Let It Snow!

Like a snowflake in the breeze, the Ghunnies floated into Boston just days after its 3rd snowiest January on record (38 inches)! In the first two days of February another 10 inches was recorded. Never two to let a little weather stop World Ghunnie-nation (not an official Wikipedia-ism - yet) the Ghunnies zipped it up, tucked it in and Blazed that ol' Freedom Trail, in hopes of thawing it out. Trip highlights included stops at Charlie's sandwich shop, Filine's basement, the China Pearl (great dim sum, and just in time for Chinese New Year), the Cheers bar, fine italian dining at Prezza ("the Gold Standard for North End restaurants"), Mike's Pastry (yummy canoles and chocolate chip cheescake), Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, the USS Constitution, Alibi Bar at Liberty Hotel (used to be the Charles Street jail), seafood at Skipjacks, "pajama brunch" at Tremont 647 (wait staff all wore pjs), Joe's Bar & Grill and the Frog Pond in Boston Common to name a few. Our stay at the Fairmont Copley brought a couple of highlights of its own. Catie, the resident labrador retriever greets hotel visitors in the lobby. Vincent the concierge not only gave us great food recommendations - for our Saturday night he 'gifted' us with center orchestra tickets for the Boston Symphony (each had a $125 face value). Score (literally)! The current run's featured conductor was also a guest at our hotel, and he had passed the tickets on - eventually to us! For a revolutionary look at the Ghunnies in Boston please click here.