Tag: Tour
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Day 9 – Sunday, October 23 We got up at 6:45 so we could finish putting everything in the bags and leave the hotel by 7:15. We got a Lyft to South Station and were able to wait in the Metropolitan Lounge until closer to our departure time. This would be the longest leg of…
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In Arden, Woah-oh-oh, In Arden, WOAH-oh-oh-oh!
Day 7 – Friday, October 21 I was able to sleep in a little bit Friday morning since Mom and I weren’t meeting until later. Abby and I had some tea before I got dressed, then we had our much-anticipated bagel bacon butties. Abby made some improvised brown sauce to put on hers, but I stuck…
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Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers? From the Courtyard by Marriott
Day 6 – Thursday, October 20 For our first day in Boston, we were actually leaving Boston—in fact, the entire state of Massachusetts—completely. We got up at about 6:15 and got ready for a day of leaf-peeping. Our tour guide and driver, Bobby, was scheduled to pick us up at about 7:15, so we went downstairs…
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In Which Claire Gets Verbose
Day 13 – Wednesday, December 29, 2021 We woke up about 7 a.m., wanting to get an early start so we could have breakfast without feeling rushed to get to our first tour. We got ready and headed out, having decided to walk in the direction of Jackson Square and the place we were supposed…
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Hooray for Hollywood!
Day 10 – Sunday, December 26, 2021 We took the opportunity to have a little lie-in since the only thing we had planned in L.A. was a hop-on-hop-off bus. We got up and got ourselves down to breakfast around 8 and had breakfast sandwiches at the Starbucks café that ran around the center tower base…
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The California Sea Lions in Seattle are Losers
Day 7 – Thursday, December 23, 2021 We wanted to fit as much in as possible, so an early start was essential. We got up about 7:30 so we could leave around 8 and find a place for breakfast. On Wednesday evening we had discussed a game plan and thought about starting at the Chihuly…
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A Tale of Two-Story Trains
Day 3 – Sunday, December 19, 2021 We woke up fairly early—around 6:45 or so. Breakfast was supposed to be served beginning about 6:30, so we went ahead and got dressed so we could head up to breakfast at about 7. We saw Carla on our way upstairs (yes! This was a two-story train!) and…
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Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Trolley
Day 2 – Saturday, December 18, 2021 Day two started earlier than anticipated as a previous guest in the room had set the alarm for 4 a.m. and left it on for us to discover. We ended up getting up for good around 7 and, after some brief research, decided to do a 90-minute Old…
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