This morning we said goodbye to the Hyannis hostel, jumped on a bus to Boston and finally checked into the Boston Cambridge Marriott (next to MIT) about lunchtime. After some confusion about the room rate, we ended up with the “friends and family” rate which was not as cheap as we had hoped, but still half the price of the standard rate. For tomorrow and Monday we should get the full employee discount rate as Kieran (who works for Marriott) will be staying as well.
In the afternoon we had a stroll around Havard Square and tagged onto one of the walking tours for a bit. The subway (the "T") station underneath our hotel as a very fun musical interactive sculpture between the tracks (see the photo) which allowed people to ring tubular bells between the subway tracks by turning handles on the side of the platform.
We took the T to Boston Common and had a walk past the “Cheers” bar (now a tacky tourist attraction) and along Newbury street which was full of designer cloth shops and galleries. One highlight was the International Poster Gallery which showcased original vintage posters – sadly there were no postcards for sale as we couldn't afford the many thousands of dollars that the items were fetching. Once you get past all the shops, the area seemed nice; lots of al fresco bars and restaurants and good street entertainment.
In the evening we had a budget picnic in the room and had a swim in the small hotel pool. Tomorrow we’re moving to another Marriott across town and plan to walk the Freedom Trail.
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