Free souvenir!
Flying into Boston late for 2018 adult nationals, Dee and I stayed at the Godfrey Hotel downtown before heading to our Airbnb the next day. We had a great evening ordering sandwiches and pints at jw Curley, and the next morning, we headed over to the Boston Common to look at the old cemetery and the Frog Pond, the Boston Skating Club’s outdoor rink.With some time to kill before checkout, we wandered a bit and discovered the Brattle Book Shop, which could be the American answer to Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. Delighted, I browsed the used book sale in the alley and found some books to enjoy. The magnet was at the register, and the owner was proud to state they are one of the oldest and largest booksellers in the United States.
As bookstores are becoming a dying venture, it’s nice to know they are defying that fate and thriving. It’s giving me cause to seek out other rambling, curious shops like the John King Bookstore in Detroit.
Such goodwill and inspiration from a cash register freebie.
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