If You Love Food Stay Out of Boston

When I read a newspaper article about how Boston looks like London I wasn't excited. I found it exaggerated, Americans always force these comparisons. And Europe is on the bottom of my travel preferences. So I wasn't particularly interested in visiting Little London. Beside that Boston people are known for their rudeness (that I guess is very European), it ranks number 1 in the nation.

First of all, I felt confused while I was walking around. Boston looks a lot like the island's capital, London. Americans weren't exaggerating. But the ranking is unfair, people are nicer than in DC. 

One weekend in Boston is enough. The city is small and very walkable (don't even try the "metro", you can walk almost everywhere). 

Things to do:

- Freedom trail. It's the main attraction. It includes many of the city's landmarks. 

- Take a NPS walking tour (free).

- Explore the neighborhoods. One of my fav is Coopley Sq. The mix of architecture styles makes it very interesting. It's also close to a gorgeous park and nice small scale neighborhoods. Another nice neighborhood is Beacon Hill, where you can do the African American trail.

- Bunker Hill is a memorable (and a little bit painful experience), 296 steps up the monument. The first 10 make you believe that it will be a piece of cake, after 50 you'll try to give up. Too late.

- Take a look into the Holocaust Memorial. Learn more about it here. 

Boston deserves to be ranked the worst city for food in the US. Restaurants are mediocre. Food options are awful. My best meal was a mozzarella sandwich in an Italian deli, Monica's market (check it here).