Family Christmastimes in the City:
Boston & NYC
♫City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style.♫
Dressed in holiday style.♫
We haven’t had any big city Christmas
experiences in a while, so it’s nice to have some opportunities to take in the
sights of Boston & New York with family. Our pre-Christmas jaunts begin
Friday 12/9 with a drive to Boston on a brisk clear AM. WMHT treats us to an
hour of musical satirist Tom Lehrer (on his 88th birthday!),
including the classic ♫Poisoning Pigeons in the Park♫.
Marjorie’s sister Mary
and hubbie Jeff are generously sharing their Marriott Vacation Club time-share
at the historic Custom House. The Custom
House was established in the 17th century and stood near the waterfront in
several locations thru the years. The current building dates to 1847, adding a
tower in 1915, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s not the
Riverside in NYC (an inside joke), but it’ll do very nicely: a pretty Christmas
tree in the lobby beneath a high colorful rotunda, we share a 2-room suite. A
great location, view of Old North Church from our room, Faneuil Hall &
Quincy Market a block away. I head up to the 26th-floor observation
deck for photos of harbor and city; peregrine falcons reside up here. 
