More explorations of Boston

We started the day with a recommendation by the hotel concierge of the Paramount at 44 Charles Street for breakfast with our friends. He said there are very few breakfast places in this part of Boston; 10 years ago, we could throw a stone and hit one, but the demographics have changed and it is more of a college area. He expected a 20 minute wait for us, and that was about correct. It was a stand-in-line place, order your food, then find a table with help from the staff. The food was really good!

Afterwards, we walked through Boston Common to reach the T station. Our friends were going to Fenway Park for a Red Sox - Tigers game, and we (okay, me) wanted to go to the Skywalk at the Prudential Center. It was Michael's and my first ride on the T. Except for the undergroundness, it was very like the San Diego Trolley.

We saw M.I.T. from the Skywalk and decided we could walk there. We walked over the Harvard bridge and, bam, there we were! It was awesome being on campus and seeing the Great Dome and the chapel. We're going to go back tomorrow with our friends who also want to see M.I.T. and Harvard - I want to get M.I.T. wear! The T was not operating from the M.I.T. stop but they had buses running back over to the Boston side of the Charles River.

We rested for a bit, then met our friends at Long Wharf for the sunset harbor cruise. That was a lot of fun! We heard the cannon shot from the USS Constitution, marking sunset, and saw a lighted Boston skyline, along with some of the Boston Harbor islands.

Finding some place was a bit of a challenge, as it seems family friendly restaurants close early on Sundays. It seems the area we were in was very much like the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. We ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe for the second night in a row. Mmmmm ... good food, good music.

Tomorrow, M.I.T. for a second round, Harvard, Emerson College, and the Freedom Trail.

18,791 steps (that's 9 miles!!!)