A few weeks ago I took a vacation from life for a few days by myself and trekked up to Boston for a design conference.  It's a little bit like a Star Trek convention but with much cooler special effects.  The attendees were all graphic designers like myself and photographers.  The focus was primarily Photoshop but the design track (which is mostly what I attended) covered all of the Adobe Design Suite.  A lot of it was review for me / brush up on some design skills but there was quite a fair amount of new techniques and tools to be learned as well.  I had a great time submerged in three days of design stuff alongside a slew of other designers.  When you freelance like I do, it's nice to have human contact with other like-minded folks every now and then. 
One afternoon while I was there, I had a three and a half hour break to do whatever... so I went for a walk.  My hotel (next door to the convention center that hosted the conference) was in the Back Bay area which is sort of a swanky little burgh of Boston with lots of cute boutiques and artsy stuff.  I set out to explore that afternoon and what I found most exciting was some beautiful architecture.  I didn't have time while I was there to see many of the major historical spots but I did get a glimpse of a beautiful New England City.  And I did find Fenway Park and attempted to take some pics of it... although I couldn't really see anything.  It's really just dumped in the middle of a bunch of other buildings.  Here's a link to my photo album from the trip:  Boston Pics