Boston Itinerary Help!

I feel so unprepared. Life has been crazy and I am just getting oy itinerary together for a trip leaving tomorrow! Eek! We are 2 single women that like history, non-risky food and fun at night. I left a lot of open time since I figure we will find things to do along the way. I feel like we don%26#39;t have enough places to eat. We are not big seafood people. Here is the itinerary:

Tuesday, April 7th 鈥?Depart LAX at 11 p,

Wednesday, April 8th

鈥rrive Boston at 0730

鈥?Check into Copley Square Hotel 鈥?Back Bay Area

鈥?Breakfast - ?

鈥?Freedom Trail

鈥?Lunch along Freedom Trail 鈥?Faneuil Hall

鈥?Afternoon nap

鈥?Dinner at Regina Pizza or Durgin Park

Thursday, April 9th

鈥reakfast at ???

鈥ed Sox Game at 1 pm 鈥?Eat lunch there

鈥arvard in afternoon/evening 鈥?red Line

鈥inner at Mr. Bartley鈥檚 Burger Cottage

鈥ar: Drink

Friday, April 10th

鈥?Breakfast - ?

鈥?Salem 鈥?House of 7 Gables, Peabody Essex

Museum, Salem Witch Museum

鈥?Lunch in Salem - ??

鈥?Dinner at Regina Pizza or Durgin Park

Saturday, April 11th 鈥?Depart Boston at 6 pm

鈥reakfast - ?

鈥inish Freedom Trail

鈥?a class=''internal auto'' href=''/Attraction_Review-g1-d108823-Reviews''>Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (11-5)

鈥unch ?

鈥eave for airport around 4

What do you think? Thanks!

Boston Itinerary Help!

Wednesday, April 8th

鈥?Breakfast - Paramount on Charles St.

鈥?Lunch along Freedom Trail 鈥?Faneuil Hall

鈥?Dinner at Regina Pizza or Durgin Park - a matter of taste for either. Both are ';OK';. The upside is that they%26#39;re both ';atmospheric'; and unique to Boston.

Thursday, April 9th

鈥reakfast at Mike%26#39;s City Diner or Flour (both South End)

鈥ed Sox Game at 1 pm 鈥?Eat lunch there (Mega bucks, but it%26#39;s all about the experience, not the cuisine!)

鈥inner at Mr. Bartley鈥檚 Burger Cottage

鈥ar: Plough %26amp; Stars

Friday, April 10th

鈥?Breakfast - go to Salem early and go to Red%26#39;s

鈥?Lunch in Salem - In a Pig%26#39;s Eye or Witch%26#39;s Brew

鈥?Dinner at Regina Pizza or Durgin Park

Saturday, April 11th 鈥?Depart Boston at 6 pm

鈥reakfast - Mike%26#39;s Pastry

鈥inish Freedom Trail

鈥?a class=''internal auto'' href=''/Attraction_Review-g1-d108823-Reviews''>Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (11-5)

鈥unch - Isabella Stewart Gardner Cafe or MFA Cafe

鈥eave for airport around 4

Boston Itinerary Help!

Sorry for not explaining... I just copied your itinerary and added a couple suggestions. Also should add that while you%26#39;re in Salem, in addition to the 2 suggestions alreafdy made, there%26#39;s a Victoria Station. It%26#39;s one of the last I know of from the old chain, but since you%26#39;re not seafood people, it%26#39;s a nice place with a nice waterfront view.

For breakfast, we%26#39;ve had a whole diatribe that you can search for in the box above. My biggest concern is Saturday. You%26#39;re not going to have much time to finish the Fredom trail. How about instead doing a little window shopping along Newbury Street instead? I would also plan a dinner in the North End (beyond Pizzaria Regina) and one nice dinner in the Chart House or one of our fine steak houses.

One thing I think is that if you get off the red-eye from LA and walk the Freedom Trail before you have a nap, you will qualify for some sort of prize. Don%26#39;t you want to consider switching sleepy time with walkies time?

In Salem, the Beer Works is good for lunch. Be sure to go to the Tercentenary Memorial.

See you at Fenway on Thursday--that%26#39;s my first game of the year. Note that it%26#39;s actually a 1:35 start, not 1:00.

If you want to go directly from the game to Harvard Square, you might do better walking to the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue and catching the Mass Ave bus (no. 1, as I recall, though I haven%26#39;t ridden that bus in years), as opposed to taking the subway. It%26#39;s more direct and probably less of a crowded hassle.

For one of the best eating experiences in the Fenway Park area, or in my world, for that matter, try the Busy Bee at 1046 Beacon Street, Broookline, about a half-mile from the ballpark. It%26#39;s indescribable. The food truly is very good and exceptionally reasonably priced, and if you%26#39;re lucky, you%26#39;ll get a floor show. I always recommend a trip to the rest room, too. If you follow this advice, please be sure to file a trip report.

Saturday sounds a bit helter-skelter. Consider doing the Gardner museum Thursday morning before the game. It%26#39;s an easy walk from there to the ballpark. This would allow you to be a bit more leisurely on your getaway day, and you wouldn%26#39;t be criss-crossing town as you will if you follow the itinerary you%26#39;ve laid out. After finishing the Freedom Trail, for example, you could wander around the North End and have lunch there.

Have a wonderful visit.

Thank you so much everyone for the quick replies! I think we will be okay as far as doing the Freedom Trail. We have done red eyes multiple times and done pretty well the following day. Ususally a 1-2 hour afternoon nap is all we need!

wpsaukee - the suspense is killing me about the Busy Bee restroom!

nurse -- for Wednesday - I%26#39;d do dinner somewhere nearer to your hotel since you%26#39;ll be heading back there for a nap. There are plenty of great choices in the area.

for Thursday - game start is scheduled for 1:35. park will open two hours prior at 11:35. So if you feel like walking around do so. Also, this month the Sox are selling some food items at half price. From their press release: ';During the month of April, fans are invited to come out to the ballpark during the first hour after gates open to enjoy the new Fenway Family Hour. A joint effort between the Red Sox and ARAMARK, Fenway Family Hour will feature nine popular food items at up to 50% off in price. Themed ';The Starting Nine';, the offerings include: Fenway Franks, pizza slices, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, fruit cups, veggie cups, bags of burgers (3 sliders), and Hoodsie ice cream Cups. The discount is available at all locations throughout the ballpark and there is no limit on the number of items purchased. The Red Sox Team Store on Yawkey Way will also have select merchandise, including Red Sox hats and T-shirts, available at a substantial discount during the family hour period.';

Bartleys is great fun. Order the raspberry lime rickey. Cash only. No bathrooms.

Friday - day in Salem sounds good. PEM has a great exhibit - Mahjong. Was there yesterday. If you are taking the commuter rail when you get back you can easily walk to the North End for dinner or Faneuil Hall. Regina%26#39;s, in my mind, is more for pizza lunch. There are plenty of great choices for Italian food - and I%26#39;d suggest you go elsewhere for dinner. One favorite-basic dishes nothing fancy - La Summa.

Saturday - seems a bit ambitious to do the Isabella Gardner Museum and Freedom Trail . I%26#39;d pick one or the other.

Welcome to Beantown!

Thursday, the only possible issue is that you%26#39;d need some time after the game and/or after you are in Harvard Square to change before going to drink. You probably wouldn%26#39;t want to go there in typical baseball game attire.

Remove Salem completely from your itinerary. It is not worth it when you are here for such a short time.

Regarding your choice of Drink: if you want well-crafted cocktails, after Bartley%26#39;s, you can go to Green Street, which is MUCH closer to Harvard Square. But if you REALLY need to go to Drink, you can hop on the Red Line, it is not that huge a deal. Although, you can always consider moving the Bartley%26#39;s meal... perhaps to the day you will not be going to Salem. :o)

I would suggest eating one night at the lounge at Top of The Hub, awesome view of the city and good lounge food.

Another fun place to have a drink would be at the ';Clink'; at the Liberty Hotel.

Enjoy!

Dear Nurse-

We just came back from a week in Boston-so much fun! I still need to write my trip report. .

If you can figure in a morning nap you might have time for a trolley tour. We found that really helpful in getting our bearings. The next day we walked the whole Freedom Trail and had a better idea of what we were looking at. OR if the weather is nicer than we had-you can do a guided bike tour (click on ';things to do'; on the left here)

We had many good meals but two that stand out where dinners in the North End. Artu and Ristorante Nico.

Artu was just plain fantastic and the service was great too. Nico was not only delicious but a really fun environment with a funky disco concept. I%26#39;m allergic to shellfish but there were plenty of non-seafood choices at both places. We didn%26#39;t eat at Ruth%26#39;s Chris because we have one here-but the location was intriquing to me right along the Freedom Trail in one of the historic old buildings. Looked pretty cool.

For a lively cocktail venue the bar at the Intercontinental Hotel on Atlantic was really hopping on Friday night.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is totally amazing-be sure to rent the audio tour for $4.00.

Have a blast!