Harvard Medical School Year 2, Day 4 “Snow Day!”

No snow today but the course ended yesterday so today was our first free day. When discussing what we wanted to do today it was easy to decide. After two days of getting up for an 8:00 AM lecture (5:00 AM LA time) it was an easy decision….. SLEEP!

When we did finally awake we headed to breakfast at Tatte Bakery and Cafe (399 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116). The line at 10:30 AM was out the door. I ordered “egg in a hole” (egg inside a bagel hole) which was just okay. The bagel part was great. Maybe I didn’t like the egg very much because I ate my chocolate croissant first. The mocha coffee was delicious.

Patrice here now. Did you see the caption on that last picture? What’s up, is there a game on TV tonight that he wants to watch?

After breakfast we did some shopping. Patrice needed to get some things and I love going shopping with her.

After a brief rest back at the hotel we were off to watch the “Head of the Charles” boat regatta. Apparently this is a big deal here. Didn’t do much for me because my only knowledge about rowing is what I learned from reading “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown (great book by the way).

After the regatta we headed to Coppa (253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118) for late lunch early dinner. My niece’s husband is friends with the owner so we were guaranteed VIP treatment (“We have the table reserved for 5:00 PM so you have to be gone by then”). The food was excellent. Ironically we found ourselves seated next to a Boston firefighter and his wife with a mutual friend who works for LA City Fire.

I would love to write more but we are about to leave for Nick’s Comedy Stop. More about that tomorrow.