New England

Last Fall we had wonderful trip to Cambridge and Boston to visit our daughter and son-in-law.  We left Kentucky in the afternoon and drove until about midnight.  We spent the night in Pennsylvania.  The next morning I decided not to bypass New York.  After all how bad could it be driving through the city?  Thousands of people do it every day.

I’m not sure at what point in the journey through New York that I came to realize I may have made a mistake.  We crossed the George Washington Bridge with several lanes of traffic on both sides of us and then we were in the city.  Luckily the lane I was in took me through the city and to the place I was wanting to go.

After our escape from New York, the journey became much more enjoyable and relaxing for me.  Instead of driving the shorter route toward Hartford, Connecticut, we continued east on 95 along the coast.  We stayed on 95 North to Boston where we hit 90 to Cambridge.

Our drive through southern Connecticut and then Rhode Island was beautiful.  We stopped at a service plaza near Milford, Connecticut and tried a fast food place that was new to us.  It’s called Cheeseboy and if you look at the menu you will see why.  We were looking for something different but good and we found it at Cheeseboy.  My wife had a Tomato Basil melt, which is American cheese, fresh basil, and tomato on artisan white.  I had the Cheeseboy Classic melt, which is   American and muenster on artisan white.  Both were great, and we will be watching for the Cheeseboy sign again.

Turning off the interstate into Cambridge was an interesting adventure in itself but we soon found our way to the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Arlington, Massachusetts.

The Homewood Suites by Hilton is a great place to stay.  The suite is made up of two main rooms, a bedroom and a sitting room.  The sitting room has a couch which pulls out to make a bed, a full size refrigerator, sink, microwave,  a two-burner stove top, coffee maker, dishwasher and a fireplace.

Another nice amenity is the free breakfast that Homewood Suites offers as well as a free dinner.  Free dinners are served Monday through Thursday. This can be both a great time saver as well as a dollar saver.  Homewood Suites is located near a bus stop as well as a subway station making travel around Cambridge and Boston much easier.