Boston Day

It's been awhile since I've written anything new here.  I'm finally back at school, and just getting back into the swing of things.  My roommate and I have been trying a new experiment where we get up at 7:30ish even on the days we don't have to, so that we get tired early enough to go to bed on time.  Right now it's 11:51 pm, so I'd say that today we failed, especially because I have to leave for church at 7:30 tomorrow morning, which means getting up at 6:30.  That's right.  Less than 7 hours of sleep.  But I think for today, that's alright, because we spent an excellent day in Boston!  We skated on the Frog Pond in the morning, then went to Fire and Ice for lunch, followed by a quick stop at the Steinway store where we were politely but firmly told to only play one piano at a time... After that, we took a long T ride to where we thought the Garment District was, but it turned out that we had gone too far in the right direction.  We had to backtrack almost as far as we'd come.  In any case, while it was an interesting experience, I would have to caution against it if you are the sort of person who enjoys hygiene and cleanliness.  Once we left the store and had sufficiently Purell-ed our hands, we started the walk back to the T station.  On our way there we passed a Starbucks, and ended up spending a full hour and a half lingering over our respective cups of steaming hot Rooibos tea, London Fog, and Java Chip frappachinos.  Finally, we left Cambridge and headed back into the city.  We split up, one of us going to a BSO concert while the other two of us shopped around Quincy Market.  When everything started closing there, we hiked to the Prudential, where we found the Cheesecake Factory still open, and took some to go.  We ate it in front of yet another Starbucks, and, when the concert was finally over, we took the T back to the station where we parked and drove back to school.  Overall, we were in Boston for around 13 hours, which can be a little draining, but will be a memorable experience nonetheless.