OT: Planning a trip to Boston

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Posted By: Al

Just a follow-up thought on your potential trip to Boston.

Perhaps the best and most cost effective might be to find a hotel in Norwood, MA. Norwood is about 20-25 miles SW of Boston. You should be able to find a decent hotel (Marriott Courtyard, Holiday Inn, etc) there for perhaps in the $150 range...try priceline.com to confirm. Then my suggestion would be to take the train from Norwood into Boston. Google Norwood to Boston trains for schedules. The train station in Norwood provides free parking and it's a breeze. The train into Boston is pretty cheap and takes about 30 minutes to get to South Station. This would all be perfect if you went to a day game at Fenway for train schedule purposes. Once established at your hotel in Norwood, just ask how to get to the train station, which should be a snap. Train tickets are purchased across the street from the train station in a little convenience store with a BP gas station...it's the only one around.

South Station puts you right in the heart of Boston. A short walk will take you to Boston Common and you can take the "T" (subway), from that area to Kenmore Square, which is the Fenway Park stop. Just reverse course after the game and you're good to go. Cheers which is at the SW corner of Boston Common would be a great place to grab a bite before the game. Chinatown would work just as well.

Just thought the train thing and cheaper digs from Norwood might be your best bet. When you're ready to head to Cooperstown, getting to the Mass. Pike is very easy from Norwood via rte 1, then rte 128 to the Mass. Pike.

Sounds complicated, but really isn't, this may be your best bet dollar wise.

GL, hope this helps your decision making.