We're in Boston!! - Day Two - Jamaica Plain/Little Italy

Today we are off to explore another area of this incredible city, Jamaica Plain.  We are taking the "T", what Bostonians call their subway, over and as we walk to the station we pass the Trinity Church and are brought to a standstill by it's reflection in the building across the street.  Isn't this beautiful?

We don't stop in, but as we get closer to our station, The Old South Church does pull us inside.  Again, the churches here take my breath away.  A look back at the organ holds my gaze for quite some time.

 The "T" takes us to the Stonybrook Station and after a short walk, we are at Samuel Adams Brewery.  The tour starts at 11 and we are just a few minutes early.  Great timing.

  It is an informative tour and I love the hops growing outside the building.  My sister has some at her home and I wish I could grow them in Dallas.  Once the tour is complete, samples are provided out on the patio and we enjoy visiting with other visitors while we sample a few of the offerings they have.

The brewery provides shuttle to Doyle's Cafe for a step back in time and a good lunch.  I love that they have menus still posted with original prices from what seems like forever ago.  It is an old style Irish pub and is reminiscent of the saloons of long ago.  The break is nice but we are soon reminded of the time and why we have come to this area of town today.  Mister has been invited to an artist reception for Matt Sesow, whose work he has in the office.

As we walk over, we stop in several shops along the way and get a feel for the flavor of this neighborhood.  I love that each area of town feels the same and yet different.  This area reminds me of Deep Ellum in Dallas.  Funky.

The reception is great and Mister has a chance to visit with Matt before we leave and I am sure he will continue to follow this promising artist.  The weather is turning and a storm is moving in.  We return to downtown and walk up through Little Italy in search of dinner.  Mister has a destination in mind and we arrive at Trattoria de Monica's just before the rain starts.  It is a wonderful storm by my standards, but we have to laugh at the staff as apparently Boston never gets these booming thunder and lightning shows and they are very frightened.  They stand at the door watching the storm the whole time and we are left to enjoy our dinner and chuckle to ourselves.  The food is fantastic and it is the perfect end to a wonderful day.  We are even given a rainbow as a reward.