March vacation in Boston, need advice

[skytrekker]

Weather in March can be highly changeable. Early to mid March can see wide swings in temperture- with snow storms. In can be 32 and snowing, and a week later 65 and sunny- highly difficult to predict- late March can also be capricious, but on average the longer days, bring milder conditions. Early April likewise can be very chilly. To be safe and get by with only a light jacket or sweater- mid to late April is the earliest I would plan a trip- by then the number of milder days in the 50s and 60s begins to outnumber chilly ones, the 40s to low 50s.

[Buzz123]

Since my wife has to use a week of her time off by March 31st, we are going ahead with the trip. Although we did change the dates slightly due to Easter being a blackout date for our Rapid Reward ticket on Southwest. We fly into Manchester, NH, on Monday and drive down to Boston on Tuesday. Our hotel is in South Boston. It really doesn't matter to us if it's cold as that is a pleasant novelty for us. We actually like cold weather for a change and are sorry we have had to give up skiing. Thanks for all the advice. I just hope we don't end up with the wrong wardrobe as I understand the weather changes a lot. Can't wait to get out of Vegas for awhile. Our Spring started at least three or four weeks ago and the mulberry pollen is through the roof.

[Bostonian08]

Since you have a little trouble walking, take the Duck tour or Trolley tour. It will take you to al the sites, you can get on and off all day. Just catch a cab from your hotel to Park St Station. If you only do one thing in Boston, do the Freedom Trail. The Trolley tours follow the trail.

There is a John Adams historical site in Quincy - very very good.

[jronald]

Since you will be in Boston for an extended period, I would recommend staying at a short-term apartment. They are very affordable and have kitchens, which is nice. I stayed for a week and it was only $700 for the whole week. Here is a website with list of options:

Bed and Breakfast Agency of Boston and Agency Suites features Downtown Boston's largest selection of private homes and apartment suites

Also the Massachusetts Historical Society (located across from the back bay fens) has a very large John Adams and other Adams family collection that is open to the public. I would recommend visiting that too.

Massachusetts Historical Society | Founded in 1791

Have fun in Boston.

[Buzz123]

Our trip to Boston was fantastic even with the cold weather. There was only one really bad day that we almost froze to death. It was really windy. I think the wind chill factor was something like 24º. I think it was Friday. That's the day we went to the JFK Library and drove. It was a good thing we did because it's a long walk from the T station. Then we decided to go downtown to eat. When we got out of the car we walked about six or eight blocks and turned around and went back to the car and drove to the hotel, then ate at the 224 Boston Street Restaurant. Great place to eat. The T was a very pleasant surprise. We bought Charlie tickets the first day and the hotel was only about a 5 to 8 minute walk from the station (Andrew). I'm not sure that's a good neighborhood to be in at night but it seemed OK. We stayed at the Marriott Courtyard on Boston St. in South Boston. We rode the trolley one day, but the rest of the time we walked everywhere and it wasn't bad. We did quite a bit of The Freedom Trail, ate a lot of great food, went to the MFA, and really enjoyed the "vibrancy" (only word we could find to describe it) of that town. We were very surprised at how friendly everyone was, and at how small an area it actually is. We're used to Las Vegas and other cities in the West that are spread out over hundreds of square miles; where you couldn't live without a car. We walked so much we thought we would continue to walk everyday when we got home and maybe get back in shape. Unfortunately, the trip home was a bad one and we both caught colds. But we loved Boston and want to return sometime, maybe in the Fall. Some of those historical sites gave me chills thinking about the significance of what went on there. My favorite part of town is the North End. The town I'm from originally in West Virginia is also known as Little Italy and I felt right at home.

[momoffive]

i'm glad you had a very good stay in Boston. Funny, my sister use to waitress at 224.. I just dm'd you something that might help your next trip!!

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by momoffive

i'm glad you had a very good stay in Boston. Funny, my sister use to waitress at 224.. I just dm'd you something that might help your next trip!!

Kind of like Will Rogers, I never met a meal I didn't like. But you guys have some GOOD food there. Vegas has good restaurants but we don't have anything to call our own such as the chowdah or lobster bisque in Boston. I even had lobster mac n' cheese at Quincy (Quinzie?) Market. Hot dam* ya'll, that's good stuff! My wife is ready to move there, or to Manchester, NH, for The Red Arrow Diner food.

Did I mention how friendly everyone was? We couldn't believe it. Our own neighbors hardly ever speak to us, and there, all we needed to do was look lost and people came up to help. Thanks Boston. We love you. Call me if you ever get to Vegas.