Today's photos
We beat our record as well today from getting from the aircraft door to waiting for public transport, today we achieved it in 30 minutes, having a wheelchair with you can have its advantages at times.
There is a shuttle bus from the arrivals to Airport Subway Station and it's only a 5 minute ride or so, then into the station to get a Charlie Ticket which is basically your single or return ticket depending on how much you put on it, you can also add week passes to these but they are so flimsy there probably not going to last a week but you have to have these for the ferries. The other one that they do just to confuse you is called a Charlie Card which is a plastic card for single, return and weekly passes, but is only sold at a limited amount of subway stations, you can see how this could get confusing, it also gives you slightly cheaper rides per trip.
We got the Blue Line 4 stops, then changed to Green line which resembles the old streetcars. This wasn't a pleasant experience as they were all packed even after letting a couple go passed so ended squeezed in there for 3 stops. Arlington station is just around the corner from the hotel, but check-in wasn't until 3pm and it was only 1pm at the moment, so had a stroll down the road and got a burger.
We walked back to the hotel for 3 and checked in that's when they said you don't get free WiFi in the room only in the lobby, which is a bit of a pain in the arse, but that seems to be the way in posh hotels, they did upgrade the room for us so we have lots of space and a walk-in shower.
By now, it was 4pm and time to go out for a wander around and get some drink to put on the fridge. It's a really warm afternoon and we're both knackered so wasn't out long, we got the Charlie Cards from the subway across the road from the hotel, at $21.25 for 7 days unlimited on all bus, subway zone 1A commuter trains, then caught the train one stop to Copley Square to get some bits from CVS and the liquor store before heading back pasted where the Boston Marathon finish line is and is kept in place all year round. We also pasted were both bombs exploded just over 5 years ago, they still haven't put in a memorial and the only thing that marks the spot is 2 bits of the sidewalk that curve out into the road, apparently, this is where they will eventually be placed.
We were back at the hotel by 7 but we have been on the go now for nearly 20 hours so until tomorrow, laters.
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