My Travels

I've been slacking this year on travels and decided to head out to Boston for a long weekend. Checked into the Westin Los Angeles Airport the night before for a park and fly package. The lobby area was nice and the bar was packed. I was actually surprised how much activity there was at the Westin. The bar was nice and a Daily Grill restaurant is inside. The pork chop at Daily Grill is excellent and they give you 10% discount if you are a SPG member regardless if you are staying at the hotel. The hotel also offers a decent parking package for airport parking - $30 for three days. Flew on United Airlines to Boston with a brief layover in Denver. Even with the delayed takeoff, the flight arrived on time and I was able to grab some McDonalds in the food court. Although there were plenty of people ordering, I felt the food had been out for a bit and the staff seemed out of sorts. Jumped back on the same plane and landed into Logan International Airport.  Since it was such a l...

Drove up to Palo Alto for a football game at Stanford. Stanford Stadium is a fairly new stadium and the facilities are fairly nice. The last time I was at the stadium, I had tickets on the upper level. This time, I tried to get tickets on the lower level to get away from the obnoxious speakers that ring on the outside. I didn't eat too much at the stadium but I did try having a sundae at Marianne's Ice Cream . I found the ice cream very good and will keep my eyes out next time I'm in NorCal. On the way to Four Points San Jose Silicon Valley , I stopped at Falafel Drive In to try the gyros. The eatery was featured in Diners Dives and Drive Ins  for their falafel. I'm usually not a fan of falafel, so I tried the gyro sandwich and banana shake. Both were good but nothing I would go out of my way for. The Four Points has the faux modern Euro look. The hotel met my expectations and I'm not sure why the reviews of the hotel was so bad. It is slightly dated with the ma...