First Night in Boston -- Actually the last night of 2015, New Year's Eve, hundreds of thousands of people, ice sculptures, a giant tree, and lots of celebrating.
First night of 2016 -- The true "first night" of the year, New Year's Day, hundreds of people, ice sculptures, a giant tree, and a fair amount of celebrating.
There's something magical about the city during the holiday season. This is especially heightened by the addition of First Night. But, I despise crowds.
The beauty of First Day in Boston is that all the cool stuff and decorations are still up, but the throngs of people are not there. It's just a regular tourist day, which is almost hard to believe since the major hoopla happened less than seventeen hours prior.
Here's a little something to whet your appetite. Enjoy!