Hi

I am trying to plan a family holiday to the states for Christmas 2005.

We will be leaving London, UK on the 15th Dec and we plan to take in Boston, New York and then head down the Orlando, Florida.

We were planning on staying in Boston for about a week, from the 15th to the 22nd Dec. Having been to Boston before at Christmas, i thought it was lovely, but i was only there a few days.

Is there enough to do in Boston for a whole week??????

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!

The freedom trail might be a bit cold, but there is lots to do, try Newbury Street for shooping, The JFK museum, visit fenway for a stadium tour and explore cambridge

There is absolutely enough to do in Boston for a week. You could spend a whole year and never see all of the sights. Definately check out some of the museums. The Museum of Fine Arts is considered one of the best in the country.

I have some info about Boston and the surrounding area on my site. Check it out, it might help with your itinerary.

Massachusetts Info

www.yourlifepassion.com

Just to let you know - Rough Guides is coming out with an updated Boston guide in July in the UK.
There's a lot to do in Boston around the holidays..The Boston Ballet and Boston Symphony Orchestra always have special holiday shows, there's usually a "Christmas Village" set up in the Hynes Convention Center if you have young ones or even if you're a big kid yourself, there's the Science Museum and the MFA, if it's cold enough the Frog Pond in Boston Common might be open for ice-skating, also downtown are the Macy's and Filene's department store windows that are decorated for the holidays and there's never a lack of restaurants,pubs and other entertainment venues to visit all over the city, and even into Cambridge where Harvard is located.
If you end up flying into NY first, Boston has "First Night" every year on New Years Eve with events happening around town that you should buy a pass/button for - this includes ice sculptures in the common. Have a great trip!

Check out my reply to the "North American Rail Pass" question posed by "JennyNumpkins". Remember that distances in the USA are huge and Greyhound buses are pretty uncomfortable.

Sorry, that reply was meant for a different post ... apologies.

Thanks guys

all sounding good so far!