Visiting Boston, Part 3 - Haymarket

More than once, Jenny and I found something outside our guidebooks to make us pause and take note. Boston has got a lot of surprises, and we really got one Saturday night. We stumbled, quite by accident, into Haymarket, the crazy street market near Fanueil Hall. The place was steamy from the day's rain and exploding with activity.

It was the sort of encounter you see a lot in movies, but not too often around Atlanta. We had a pretty good time strolling through the crowds, watching the locals snatch up produce from the intense vendors at competitive prices. The place was full of great (and not so great) smells, interesting characters, and real people - the kind of people that you'd see if you lived there, but can't be found near where the tourists are.

Heck, it looked so cool that we decided to get in on the act. After convincing Jenny that we couldn't fit 50 oranges into our carry-on (she found a stand selling them at 25 for a dollar), we bought some blueberries and strawberries to eat for breakfast the next morning.

As a side note, we saved money and ate healthy by bringing instant oatmeal for breakfast. We'd heat water in our room's coffee maker and use it to cook the oatmeal. Before you roll your eyes, that's another tip that allowed us to drink beer and eat cannolis during the trip without gaining weight.

Boston was a great city to visit, for more reasons than just the food (I'd list them, but this isn't a travel blog!). We look forward to future trips together, and to many more memories created along the way. We've got a lot planned, so stay tuned!