Snapshots from Boston, part I.

In Boston Common just after exiting the T station near our hotel. We took the train from the airport - very fast and easy, not to mention that I love pretending like I'm hip and urban


Our hotel, the Nine Zero. Our first time here, though we've stayed at Kimpton properties in other cities - love their boutique hotels


We received a complimentary upgrade to a suite - hooray! There was a separate bedroom and a large bathroom behind me (i.e., not in the picture)


We set out to pick up Robert's bib number and race packet at the Marathon Expo


The expo was so crowded I couldn't even stand still long enough to get a decent picture!


We stopped afterward for lunch at Wagamama, a noodle bar that is a favorite spot of ours in London - their only outlets in the US are in Boston. It was good, though not quite the same as being in London - no surprise there!


Later in the afternoon we rode the T out to Boston College to see a cousin of mine from Atlanta who is a freshman there


Barron gave us an insiders tour of BC - what a fabulous campus


Afterward we met Barron's girlfriend and walked with them to the charming town of Newton Center where we enjoyed a great dinner at a local restaurant


Robert with Jennie and Barron at Union Street


Robert and me with Barron before we got on the train and headed back into town

Coming up next: a Red Sox game, Italian food in the North End, Race Day and the Freedom Trail...