Enjoying Yourself & Knowing Your Surroundings

Enjoying yourself &Knowing your Surroundings March 21, 2018 So as promised I am picking up where I left off. Even when you are with a friend it’s always good to stay aware of what your surroundings are and who is near you. It’s not being paranoid while traveling, it’s about being smart, but enjoying yourself. So my friend and I checked into the Park Plaza. That is where I stay whenever I travel to Boston. I generally can find deals and I just love the feel of staying I a place that has history and I have always been treated very well. The first night we had to ourselves. Saturday I would be at an author event so we just wanted to unwind. So we headed to The Black Rose. This Irish Pub has a storied past and one that I had known about since I was little so I love going there. We had dinner, but the night is young. Both my friend and I love to go out dancing but don’t want to spend a huge amount on a cover charge. So we ask at the pub and they point us in the direction of another Irish pub down around the corner. They have a place to dance upstairs. We go sit at the bar. The bartender comes and takes our orders and comes back with our drinks. It’s not long before two men from Somalia come and sit next to me. Normally if you turn your body that is a hint. Not so with these two. My friend and I are not in our own neighborhood and we don’t want trouble. Finally, the bartender, who was very perceptive comes over and says in a low voice, “Are those two bothering you?” The bartender was from Boston, looked very Irish but the accent was all Boston. I said, “Yea, they aren’t taking any of my hints.” He told me not to worry, he would take care of it. Then after he told “Mutt & Jeff” to go and that my friend and I were not interested, another older fellow came by. I guess we had a sign on us that said: “we are from out of town…” Finally, it was about 10 pm and I was tired but I still wanted to go dancing. The bartender came over with a guy who looked like the comedian Gabirel Iglesias, or better known as @FluffyGuy. This guy in front of us could have been his double. The Bartender said he would watch out for us. I think he felt we needed watching… So for the next few hours, we danced the night away. At closing, he made sure we got a cab. So thankfully we had someone, a guardian angel watching over us. Normally by myself, I wouldn’t be out that late Normally when I am in Boston, I am doing history stuff or museums. Going to the Museum of Fine Art, where there is a project called the Giza Project that my Uncle George Reisner started, who was one of the most important Archeologists of the early 20th century. Genealogy is another reason for me going to Boston. BUT whatever your reason for traveling, plan ahead, be aware of your surroundings but have FUN!