Harvard Medical School Year 2 Day 2 “Damn It’s Cold”

This morning I was up early (7 AM Boston time, 4 AM Los Angeles time) to get to the conference. The talks varied from good to bad as is typical for medical conferences. While I was busy trying to get smart Patrice did much more important work………. she looked for a place to have lunch.

Patrice gave me two choices, “Stephanie’s” a restaurant we visited on a previous trip (and enjoyed a great deal) or “The Map Room Cafe” located in the Boston Public Library. I was undecided until we stepped outside. Five seconds in 44 degree Boston weather made the library seem about as far as I could walk and it was only across the street. We got into the library very quickly (I can move very fast when I think I am going to die). Once inside we found the Map Room Cafe and it was very cute. Unfortunately a lot of others felt the same way and there wasn’t a place to sit. We asked one of the waiters if there was any other seating and she said, “Yes, there is plenty of seating outside”.

Stephanie’s is an excellent restaurant with an eclectic menu. The food is very good as is the service and ambiance. But the best part is that the place is well heated. I had the Shrimp Louie and Patrice had the Macaroni and Cheese (yes, and believe it or not, mac and cheese is one of her favorite dishes). Sorry, no food pictures today, I was still recovering from the walk to the restaurant to even think about pictures. The food was excellent but lunch time was over and we had to walk the grueling 350 yards back to the hotel.

After lunch I went back to the conference and Patrice explored the city a bit. She went to a place called the Mapparium which is a 30 foot stained glass globe designed to be “an emblem for the importance of good global citizenship”.

At night the conference sponsored a dinner at the hotel. I was so glad I didn’t have to go outside. The meal was excellent and we got to speak to some other doctors who were attending the meeting. At our table we had one from Philadelphia, another from Buffalo and two from the Boston area. They were less affected by the weather for obvious reasons. One of them did give us some hope, when he told us, “It is supposed to be warmer tomorrow and the weekend”.

That’s enough for now, I need to get under the covers.