A Love Letter To Winthrop, Mass.

At the end of the trip, we stayed in a little town called Winthrop, a little ways out of Boston. I really liked it, and I don't quite know why. There's not much there, some might say it's a tad gritty, the beach isn't superb and it's kind of a hike from the city. But for some reason I just liked it. A lot.

• We stayed at a great little hotel called the Inn at Crystal Cove, which I would totally recommend if you're cool with being outside of the city. It's recently remodeled and the view is great!
• I liked the general -brace yourself for the most overused word of 2015- aesthetic of the town. It has a really cool view of the Boston skyline and it's full of tall, colorful old houses that aren't in perfect shape, which are my favorite kind of houses. 
• Almost all of the restaurants are Italian restaurants. And when it comes to restaurants, that's all I need.
• Except there's also this little breakfast place called High-Tide where everything is really cheap and has a super small coastal town diner vibe. The food isn't life-changing, but it's sure worth the money. 
• You can get into downtown Boston in about 30 minutes taking the bus and the T!
• Lastly, the people there are wonderful. This place puts "Minnesota Nice" which is really just passive-aggressively saying 'that's interesting' about something you don't like to shame. Cars always stopped for pedestrians and waved and smiled. Almost everyone we passed on the sidewalk would say hello. When my family was out on a walk a local guy asked if we needed help finding anything and even recommended a place for dinner (that turned out to be really good!) 

So, enjoy a few snaps of this town that turned out to be just my cup of tea.