Sunday, June 19, 2011

Bill & Ed's Excellent Adventure...Day 5...Sunday, June 19, 2011...Back to Boston






Ed and I are both early risers so, around 6:00, we're both up and about. Ed slept well in the camper, and I had an equally good night in the tent (thanks to a good sleeping pad, and a great sleeping bag.
We've got electricity here, so we grind the coffee beans and brew up a fresh pot. Then some camp clean up, trash disposal...showers, shave.
At around 10:00, we're off to Quincy to park and take the MBTA train into Boston. We're heading to Boston's "North End"...rich in history...and...home to some of Boston's best Italian restaurants. At 11:30, we're seated in Pizzeria Regina...I have had the pleasure of eating at a number of Boston's best spots for pizza, and this place is my favorite. As always, Pizzeria Regina does not disappoint...chewy/crispy crust, tangy sauce, rich cheese...paired with a glass of Nero d'Avola, it's perfect. Add to this a cute, friendly and very competent waitress, and you've got a great dining experience.
After lunch, it's time for history...a visit to the home of Paul Revere, The Old North Church ("One if by land, two if by sea"). OK...all this "history" has made us thirsty, so we make several stops for wine to replenish our bodies as well as our spirits.
I, however, am now thinking of a different form of replenishment...I can not be in the Boston area without another stop at Toscanini's for ice cream. So...off we go to Cambridge. The menu of flavors is completely different from my last visit on Friday...so...today, it's Burnt Caramel, Belgian Chocolate Rum and Indian Kulfi...all fabulous...fully justifying their lace as #3 on my list of the best.
Then...back to Boston ib search of the original home of Benjamin Franklin. Good luck finding that...Ed and I searched for an hour without success. All that searching produced a great thirst...so...a stop at Kennedy's Irish Pub for a few pints before heading back to camp. "Pride goeth before a fall"...having seamlessly navigated the train system, I made a mistake, putting us on the wrong train. No problem...backtrack three stations, get on the right train, and head home.
We're now back in camp. Simple (really) dinner tonight...hot dogs, corn on the cob...a few Heinekens...nice.


[Ed's Sidebar...
Okay, here's the real story. Day 1, 2, 3: Bill goes to Boston, eats a lobster. Day 4: Ed goes to Boston, story follows:

The Flight North:
starboard Atlantic scene with small boy
stands on mother's lap, head on swivel,
a periscope over the wavetops of the seats,
portholes filling with clouds.

The Dude:
dude goes all in black
black hair, scalp buzzed with
black pork chops
for sideburns, black mohawk crest
is swept forward between his eyes, and
black disk earrings, eyebrow pierced silver,
black turkish balloon pants,
black jacket on which white ribs
printed with vertebrae
dude looks
like something out of the Bronze Age.
Only thing missing is a toy black shield.

And then, how attractive
is a woman in a simple white cotton dress?]

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