Hi all,
This summer my BF and I will share our first holiday together. We'll be visiting Boston and Toronto, both for 5 days (10 days total, not counting travelling days) in early August. I've been to NYC before, but have never visited these two cities. My dear BF has never been to the American continent, so we might need some advice.
As for both cities, it turned out to be rather difficult to find the city centre. Where is it considered to be? If I google it for Boston, the financial district is noted as the centre, but I can hardly imagine that that is the nicest part of the city. The same pretty much goes for Toronto.
As for hotels, we're still contemplating which way to go, but for Boston we think it might be the Hotel Marlowe (http://www.hotelmarlowe.com/). It is however not in Boston proper, but in Cambridge. Is this a smart move? The hotel looks nice online, and the reviews are great, but I get the feeling it might be too far from Boston city centre, especially considering that we only spend 5 days there. Does anyone know if there are enough restaurants/breakfast facilities in the hotel area? Does anyone have any advice regarding Toronto hotels?
And then there is the shopping...of course not the main aim of the trip, but I wouldn't mind some serious bag shopping! I'm particularly interested in reputable consignment shops, as I'm after some Hermes goodies. Does anyone know where to go?
And of course any other tips on things to do/visit are welcome - TIA!
This summer my BF and I will share our first holiday together. We'll be visiting Boston and Toronto, both for 5 days (10 days total, not counting travelling days) in early August. I've been to NYC before, but have never visited these two cities. My dear BF has never been to the American continent, so we might need some advice.
As for both cities, it turned out to be rather difficult to find the city centre. Where is it considered to be? If I google it for Boston, the financial district is noted as the centre, but I can hardly imagine that that is the nicest part of the city. The same pretty much goes for Toronto.
As for hotels, we're still contemplating which way to go, but for Boston we think it might be the Hotel Marlowe (http://www.hotelmarlowe.com/). It is however not in Boston proper, but in Cambridge. Is this a smart move? The hotel looks nice online, and the reviews are great, but I get the feeling it might be too far from Boston city centre, especially considering that we only spend 5 days there. Does anyone know if there are enough restaurants/breakfast facilities in the hotel area? Does anyone have any advice regarding Toronto hotels?
And then there is the shopping...of course not the main aim of the trip, but I wouldn't mind some serious bag shopping! I'm particularly interested in reputable consignment shops, as I'm after some Hermes goodies. Does anyone know where to go?
And of course any other tips on things to do/visit are welcome - TIA!