To The Celtics

That night, after checking into the hotel,  I headed to a Celtics game after picking up some last minute tickets.

The TD Arena is quite simply fantastic.

 Pretty easy to navigate, it is a very nice sporting venue.  TD Garden is clean, well laid out, and with lots of interesting food vendors beyond your typical hot dogs, a full on bar inside and quality beers for sale including lots of their hometown Sam Adams brews. 

Suitably victualed (yes with a hot dog, Boston style), I headed to my seat.

A very cool and very green light show opened the game.

The Celtics entered to thunderous applause and some fiery excitement.

 They were playing the Milwaukee Bucks, and for the most part the Celtics held the lead early in the game. But, the Bucks woke up a bit in the second half to tie the game, only to lose to the Celtics in the end with a score of 109-102.

 

The home team crowd was happy, and we all filtered out of the arena.  Took the subway back to the hotel which was very easy to use. Then walked about a bit over a half mile back to the hotel.

Downside was my map software took me into the alleyway behind the hotel and there was no back entrance and all the buildings were adjoining each other on the block, so I had to walk all the way around to get to the front and enter. A few extra steps, there.

A good end to the first day there.