Pond Hopping: From Cork to Providence with Norwegian - Part 2: Some Tea in Boston?
This is the second part of a five-part series about my trip to Providence. Check out Part 1 here. Well, I’ll say one thing for a westbound jetlag: It makes you get the most of the day. My alarm clock is set for 0635h, but I’m wide awake an hour earlier. Good, that means I can take it easy with getting ready, and still catch an early train to Boston, which is my main plan for the day. My optimism is shattered by the time I’ve finished getting ready and opened the blinds. Outside, it is raining cats and dogs! Well thanks a lot, America. I feel right at home already! Alas, there’s no use in whining about the weather, so I head down for a quick breakfast, which turns out to be excellent. Especially the coffee. Some of the combinations seem a bit “eccentric” to my European palate, but the taste is great, and the quality top notch. As for the rain, remember that covered walkway I mentioned in the last paragraph of the previous article? Well, that thing is absolutely essential in t...