by Simran Jayasinghe
We woke up on July 4th at 4:30 a.m. We were so excited! We were going to Boston! We got all our bags together and checked to make sure that we had packed everything we needed. We had gone shopping before the trip to get all of us our own suitcase, so that everyone could fit everything they needed. It took us some time to get out of the house, and we ended up leaving the house at 6:50 a.m. to drive to Los Angeles International Airport. We were supposed to board our flight at around 10:30, so we were all yelling at our dad to hurry up! We had a very exciting drive to LAX, as all of us were anticipating the start of our vacation!
We got to the airport at around 8:30 a.m , but we had to drive around looking for the long-term parking lot that was by the airport. The lot we had directions to was full, so we were directed to a second parking lot. Guess what? That was full too. Then we were sent to a different parking garage, the Wally Express, which, finally, did have space. We parked and took the Wally Shuttle to our terminal. Next came the long process of checking in our baggage, going through TSA check, and then actually finding our gate. We were flying on JetBlue, which was the airline we liked the most out of the two we had been on. By the way, if you ever are at a loss of what airline to fly with, pick JetBlue, its our personal favorite. At around 10:30 a.m, we heard our flight called and boarded our flight. nAfter takeoff, we were served unlimited complimentary drinks and had the option to buy snack boxes. The three kids each got the Pick Me Up Box, which consists of three different types of cheese, crackers, and raisins. I entertained myself throughout the 5 and a half hour long flight by watching the movies, The Incredibles, and Jurassic Park. I also reread the book, When the Sea Turns Silver by Grace Lin. It was a riveting book, and helped pass some time of the flight. (For a book review on When the Sea Turns Silver, click here.) The enjoyable flight was full of relaxing, watching movies, reading, listening to music, and drinking lots and lots of ginger ale, (our parents argue that it is soda but I stubbornly disagree). After we landed, we were all We collected our luggage and took a shuttle to the rental car office.
There, our dad spent a good half-hour in line just to be told that he had been upgraded to be a ‘preferred member’ and had to go wait in a line at a different office!
Shortly after, we got our rental car, a Chevrolet Equinox. It was the perfect car for this trip because it had enough space for all of our bags, and, trust me, we had a lot. The car was also very comfortable. The only thing that I did not like about the car, was that I did not have a seat warmer!
We drove to our hotel in Boston, a Homewood Inn and Suites by Hilton, and checked in. The room was not bad. It did have a decent amount of space, and it wasn’t too cramped. It had a King sized bed, and a couch pullout bed. It was clean, and we did not have any problems. We were very hungry after our long day and got takeout from The Best Burger Bar for dinner. We really didn’t have a choice in were to eat, as it was 10:30 at night! It was about a 5-10 minute walk from our hotel, so Dad, and the three kids walked there to get our food. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. After eating our dinner, we all went to bed, tired from our long day.
To see Svara’s restaurant review of The Best Burger Bar, click here.