LOBSTER ROLL AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS!

 Monday, September 26, 2022

Enchanted Princess/Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

70s, sunshine—warm

 Last night after dinner, we went to the Princess Theater for Rock Opera.   The stage setting was terrific and the performers were outstanding.  Cruise ship shows have always been good, but now the shows have reached a new level with extraordinary lighting effects, multiple level stages that move up and down, and sophisticated sound systems. We had good seats near the front. The two songs I liked the best were Aerosmith/Stephen Tyler’s “Dream On.”  The vocalist was very good and I am sure this is not an easy song. I was so hoping that he would reach the high note like Tyler, but he did not.  The other song was “Sounds of Silence.”  I was hoping it would be done like Disturbed did it, but no. Their version was a little like Disturbed, but not quite.  I am so pleased that TK feels like going to the shows again!

Today we reached Boston Harbor at 10 a.m. Our only plan was to Uber to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. We have been to Boston many times so this plan suited us well.  From the port TK ordered an Uber and off we rode.

TK and Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall was a large market building that served as a meeting place for the Patriots on the eve of the American Revolution. The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the tea crisis, and other grievances with the British were all held at Faneuil Hall between 1764 and 1775.  

 

Today it is part of Boston National Historical Park and oh how it bustles!  There were lots of people strolling through the many shops and food stops inside and out of Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Any kind of food was available, seafood, Mexican, Asian, Greek, pizza, vegan and organic, gelato, pastry, and so much more.  Street musicians played-whether guitar or violin-outside to please the crowds. 

Quincy Market

The following are not the best photos, but they should give you an idea of how busy Quincy Market is and how crowded!

 After a short walk to the harbor, we returned to Quincy Market, found a table (there were very few tables), and TK was off to find his Boston lobster roll.  This time he got a lobster roll, a small bowl of chowder, and a soda for $35.  He said this lobster roll was about the same as yesterday. Instead of mayonnaise it had butter drizzled on it.

TK's lobster roll 

While he ate, I ran off and found spanakopita for me ($10).  The spanakopita was delicious, creamy, without overdoing the spinach. I do like phyllo!

not Janie's Spanakopita

 Even though the Enchanted Princess does not depart till 7:30 p.m. tonight, we got an Uber and returned to the ship.  It was a very nice day in Boston.  

Dinner tonight with Sergei. Sergei was our server last night, too, and he is not very gregarious, but he is sure efficient.  Tomorrow I will take a photo of the dining room. It is quite formal, white tabelcloths, and for every course the tableware is changed to suit what one is eating. TK has had latte or cappucino every evening--he has the coffee package as well as the soda package.

TK tried to get a Princess tour for St. John's after dinner, but the tours are sold out!  This is a lesson we are learning for our cruise in November in the Meditteranean. We have made arrangements for Barcelona, Toulon, Kotor (Montenegro), Genoa, Rome, Pompeii, Florence, and Gibraltar, but not yet for Dubrovnik (Croatia), Corfu (Greece), Sicily, Corsica, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain), so we need to take care of that as soon as we return home.  

As we learned today, not all areas we would like to visit are within walking distance of the port!   Some of our plans for the Mediterranean are private tours, but it takes a lot to arrange those. I have arranged the one in Rome (with Rome in Limo) because I wanted to see the Catacombs, visit early Christian sites, and have lunch, but when you do that you have to find others (who you have never met) who want to do the same thing. Fortunately, two other couples were interested and now we are set in Rome. I really want to do a Game of Thrones tour on Dubrovnik, but I need to gear my brain up for arranging that one.  We use the Cruise Critic site's roll call for our ship and date to find those like-minded people. 

Tonight's show was a comedian, Carlos Oscar. He was funny but a little on the edge with some jokes.

TK's Takes: The Starbucks was out of Boston souvenir mugs. Taking the Uber was easy-about $15 each way and the cars were very nice. The Toyota Highlander had the rearview mirror camera, first we have seen.  Lots of pigeons and the seagulls were three times the size of the pigeons. "About the biggest I have ever seen."