August 2008 - 11

Boston NABC

Getting around Boston
Boston is divided into neighborhoods that are easy to reach by
subway or on foot. The tournament
hotels are located on the dividing
line between Back Bay, a fashionable
neighborhood of landmarks, eateries
and upscale shopping, and the South
End, full of restored brownstones
and artsy residents. (Keith Lockhart,
director of the Boston Pops, and Sue
Miller, popular novelist, live in the
South End, along with other artistic
luminaries.) The Boston Public
Library and Trinity Church dominate
the square north of the tournament
hotels. Newbury Street, just two
blocks away, offers shopping and a
range of restaurant and café choices.
Go one more block and tree-lined
Commonwealth Avenue provides a
park-like environment and a glimpse
of the Charles River. Walk south from
the tournament hotels and discover
the South End, which has come back
to life over the past decade. Many
small neighborhood gardens are open
to the public.
Boston is called "America's Walking City" for good reasons. It's easy
to get around on foot. You can walk
from the host hotels through the Public Garden and Boston Common and
over to Boston Harbor and the North
End in just 30 minutes. On a nice
day, walking is the easiest way to get
around. However, the city's subway
system is efficient and easy to use.
Buy a "Charlie" ticket at any stop.
By subway (take the Green Line outbound), Boston's famed Fenway Park
is only a few stops away from the
bridge-playing site. On the Red Line,
a trip to Cambridge, home to Harvard
and MIT, is 15 to 20 minutes.

than a dozen daily trains that connect
the city to Providence, Stamford,
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Amtrak's Back Bay stop is
also right across the street from the
NABC host hotels.

A special
Thanksgiving
dinner
Can you imagine spending
Thanksgiving
in a better place
than New England - where it
all began? The
Westin Hotel is
offering a special
Thanksgiving dinner with guaranteed
seating for all bridge players. The traditional, multi-course turkey dinner
will be priced at around $45, including tax and gratuity. Look for more
information online at www.acbl.org.
(The Boston staff had a peek at the
menu, and they say it's to die for!)

Electronic devices banned
in national events
The ACBL Board of Directors approved
a comprehensive ban on electronic de‑
vices for all national‑level events, but not
for regional or Intermediate‑Newcomer
contests:
Electronic devices, excluding health‑
related equipment, capable of sending or
receiving communication, including but not
limited to, headphones, earphones, cellular
phones and minicomputers: (1) shall not
be allowed in the playing areas, adjacent
hallways, restrooms or accessible break
areas; and (2) shall not be used during a
session.
These restrictions shall apply to all pairs,
team members, captains, coaches, record‑
ers and kibitzers and shall apply throughout
any actual playing session or segment.
A violation of this policy shall result in
a disciplinary penalty of one full board (or
12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the
first offense. A second offense shall result
in disqualification from the event for the
pair/team.
Kibitzers violating this policy shall be
removed from the playing area for the re‑
mainder of the session.
Participants will be reminded not to ap‑
proach the playing area with a personal
electronic device in their possession, even
if the device is turned off.

BOSTON NABC * NOV. 20-30
The Copley Connection
The Westin
Copley Place Boston

The Marriott
Boston Copley Place

(Most NABC+ events)

(Most other events)

10 Huntington Ave.
Boston MA 02116

110 Huntington Ave.
Boston MA 02116

Make your reservations online at www.megahousing.com/acbl

Commuter Rail
information
Getting into Boston from surrounding suburbs is made easier with an
efficient commuter rail, with a Back
Bay stop right across from the host
hotels. Boston is served by Logan International Airport and Providence's
Green Airport, which is only 45
minutes away.
Amtrak serves Boston with more
August 2008

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www.megahousing.com/acbl

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