Bob

Okay, maybe not the CAT itself, but ferry service is pretty cheap - http://www.nfl-bay.com/

That takes you to Saint John, NB and that's farting distance to Digby, NS across the way.

That's what MIL and family are taking I think for summer holidays.

tonrob

I may be being a right joey here, but I can't see that this goes from Boston. If you look at the map then the line north in red is overland. Are they just pointing out (for the hard of thinking) that you can make your own way overland (all the way to) to St John, which is actually where the boats goes from?

Bob

They have a ferry that can/does stop at those locations.

Then again, MIL might be using another ferry service, she just said it was one of the first off google and that was the first one.

Rete

They have. With a stepson in Halifax it was a pleasant way to get there.

N1cky

OK, I have booked a hotel in Cambridge on the River, and am now having bookers remorse.

I got a great deal and love the hotel, but is it a good location? We are quite happy walkers and are quite happy to walk around 30 minutes to get where we want to be, and also happy to use public transport.

On a night though I want to be able to walk somewhere fairly close to eat, from what I have read there are plenty of restaurants in Cambridge but....

Can someone reassure me.

robin1234

If this is where I assume it is, it's a good location. Harvard Square (with plenty of good restaurants) will be a twenty minute walk in one direction, and Comm Ave and Back Bay in Boston a 20-45 minute walk in the other direction. You'll have access to the T in Cambridge (Red Line) and across the river in Boston (Green Line)

another bloody yank

Bill_S

Probably a lot of one-way streets and footpaths...

robin1234

What?

Comm Ave is just across the river, so maybe 20 minutes, Back Bay is further, maybe another 20 minutes .. you got a problem wid dat??

Bob

Shouldn't be a problem, good location....T shuts down around midnight or a little later, but walking around and getting taxis is pretty easy.

Just as the locals where best to eat and avoid the tourist traps which are massively over priced and you'll be all set.

another bloody yank

No problem... I just wasn't familiar with the term "walk". I've since googled it and I think I understand now.

robin1234

Yeah -- that "walking" is something we blue-staters do when we are feeling particularly communistic

cindyabs

hippies.

tonrob

It is a bit out of the way... It depends whether you're a go out and stay out of the hotel for the day kind of person or whether you want/need to be able to pop back to change shoes/dump shopping/freshen up before dinner whatever. Boston's a very walkable city, and you can and probably will walk miles while you're there.

The problem with this location is you have to walk a good distance on top of those miles because of the location of the hotel. You could mitigate some of this by using taxis, and this really does depend on how far you really mind walking in a day - I'd just recommend staying somewhere a bit more close to stuff if you can find anywhere in the right bracket.

N1cky

I understood what you meant

We won't be out past midnight, we'll have the little one with us.

I was just feeling better and up you pop We normally head out in the morning, do some sight seeing, get a late lunch, do some more seeing, head back to the hotel around 4.00 rest up for a couple of hours and head out for food.

Even though we have the little one with us, we will happily walk 5-7 miles a day, and don't mind walking for half an hour to a restaurant and back on an evening.

Quite like using public transport while on vacation, but try to stay away from taxi's.

I think I will do as you suggest and keep my eyes open for a deal around Copley Square, I can cancel my current res up to the day before we go.