Boston, MA

We drove from Salem to Boston, arriving a tad later than planned. We ended up just paying the obscene $40 for parking to be near to the Prudential Center (View Boston) and Fenway Park for the baseball game. Allan likes to justify such expenses as “necessary conveniences”: parking there meant we could visit View Boston and also (hopefully) get to Fenway Park for first pitch.

We went up to View Boston at the top of the Prudential Center to get the magnificent 360° views of Boston. We then popped to The Stratus for cocktails. We got a baseball themed one with peach and bourbon and a prickly pear margarita. We definitely preferred the baseball one, but the margarita was also nice.

We hurried from the Prudential Center to Fenway Park. The Red Sox were playing the Astros, and we got decent enough seats in the grandstand. We ordered mandatory hot dogs and Sam Adams (sadly no cracker jack!), but not before I got carded. The grandstand turned out to be really good because there was a TV to help Allan keep track of the game, but also it rained and the grandstands were covered by seats above keeping us dry.

The Red Sox started off pretty strong, but unfortunately they fell apart in the second half of the game (classic) and lost. Disappointing, but I was still glad to see a game at Fenway Park and share that with Allan.

As the game went on, Allan insisted on improving our seats. We managed to get all the way to directly behind the home plate before security asked to see our tickets. We retreated a few rows to watch the last few pitches. ⚾

Allan’s deal of the day: Sip & Sights Experience at the View Boston, meaning the cocktails worked out at $10 each (less than a small beer at Fenway).Les mer