Boston

Yesterday John and I went to Boston. John had a business meeting, and I decided to tag along. We hopped on the Bolt Bus at 7am. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a four hour ride turned into a six hour ride, due to traffic and rainy weather. It wasn't too bad, because we both had our laptops and were able to be quite productive.

We arrived in Boston at 1pm. John ran off to his business meeting, and I had time to take all of two photographs.

It was pouring down rain. But that didn't stop me from taking a very short walk through Boston's Downtown Crossing area. I liked Boston- it felt like a pretty laid back, very old city. It was refreshing to see some different scenery.

When John returned from his meeting, we took the subway out to Harvard Business School. John met up with a friend from New York who is in the business program there. It was a very short visit, but I was able to see a little of the business school.

We then scurried back to the bus station and caught a 4:30pm bus home. What a day!

Trip to New Haven, CT

On Saturday, John and I took a day trip to New Haven, Connecticut, home of Yale University.  The purpose of our trip was to visit one of John's friends from college who is currently studying at Yale Divinity School.  Since arriving in New York, I have spent very little time out of the city.

We purchased tickets for the 3:07pm train from Grand Central to New Haven.

Grand Central was very busy last Saturday.  While waiting for John, I enjoyed people watching...

And looking at the beautiful windows...

And the ceiling!  I had never noticed that the ceiling is such a lovely shade of green.

John arrived with a little treat for us to share on the train...  A Frosty!  He certainly knows the way to a woman's heart.

After two hours on the train (John studying, I looking out the window), we arrived in New Haven.  John's friend met us at the station and took us on a tour around town. 

We saw this famous church...

And this very dark building which once housed Jonathan Edwards' office...

We also saw the library where Bill and Hillary Clinton's romance blossomed... But I neglected to take a photo of that.

We finished off our tour of New Haven with dinner at "BAR," a very trendy coal-fired pizza place.  Our seats had a perfect view of the pizza oven.

After dinner, we headed back on the train to New York City.  It was a brief trip, but a wonderful memory.