Ling went to law school? Ling is a LAWYER?

Hello Boston!

Despite a flight that was somewhat delayed, we finally made it to Logan around 6:30pm. We checked into the Midtown Hotel (pics in a bit) and headed off to the North End for Little Italy.



My Fodor book recommended a place called Antico Forno, and like most good places in Little Italy on a Saturday night, it was crowded and noisy, but in a good way. We ate at the bar since we got the corner spot and it was really delicious.

Mom had the rigatoni salsiccia e riccota...



and I had gnocchi di patate...



It was so much food, I wish we could have taken the leftovers! And of course, we had a homemade cannoli to wrap things up!



It was a little late once we finished, so most things were closed and we took the train back to the hotel. We when first left the hotel, the friendliest station attendant wandered over to us to explain how to buy a Charlie Card instead of the single ride tickets, since it would be cheaper and easier, and he also explained how the train lines were different from New York's. (I'm really glad, actually, since it might have taken me a bit.) So we made it home with ease and wandered around the area.

Our hotel, unknown to me when I booked it, is owned by the Christian Science Church (or First Church of Christ Scientist, whatever it's called) and they have some enormous churches around here. The various buildings look really cool at night...





Also, there was a really sweet reflecting pool that looks like it would be really fun to wade in. (Naturally, it's fully decked out in signs asking you to refrain from doing precisely that.)





Yeah, this huge cool building? It's for SUNDAY SCHOOL. See the little artwork in the windows?



We came back to our little hotel...





...and this morning has been rainy and cloudy with a bit of a bitchy wind. Hopefully that will go away, but we're about to head down to Quincy to see the apartment, so as long as the rain is gone by this afternoon!