![]() ![]() I don’t know about you, but practically the only thing on my “20 for 20” list that was achievable during a pandemic was “Read War & Peace” and I didn’t even manage to do that. It strikes me that the second DD stands for the idea that the obvious way to achieve a goal – like standing in a long line but risking missing your train – may not be the only way forward. ![]() New York, NY 2017īut my point about the special Dunkin’s is not just that it earned a mention in my older daughter’s 2014 Christmas Poem (although it did, and I have generously included an excerpt below), or that it continues to provide joy and laughter in our armchair vacationing (although it does). Just mention the secret Dunkin Donuts to my kids and you will see this in action. Even before the pandemic paused our travel schedule, we would spend hours over family dinners reminiscing and repeating – to the chagrin of those who were not along for that trip – all of the inside jokes until we cry laughing. We spend hours enjoying the planning, and years savoring the memories. We prioritize family summer vacations, and trips to Europe in lieu of Christmas or graduation gifts. Even in new places, we value the familiar. We typically stay in the same section of any city, find a local pub and market, and settle in. When we are in DC we run or walk to the Lincoln Memorial, without fail. When we visit familiar places, we instantly set up routines. Over the past decade we have been to NYC a lot, and both kids lived in DC for a total of eight years so we went there A LOT too. I just hope the DD is still there when we can go back to NYC. ![]() I wouldn’t even risk mentioning it on this blog, but no one can travel right now so I think our secret is safe. We are always perilously on the edge of missing the express, and the line for DD is very long.Īnd then, the kids discovered that there is a tiny, secret, Dunkin Donuts at the bottom of the stairs that never has a line. As a result, we have spent a lot of time over the years rushing through the station to buy tickets, get coffee, and make the train. The whole trip takes about four hours, we don’t have to drive in Manhattan, and the commuter line is cheaper and runs more often than Amtrak. We typically visit New York City from the Boston area a few times a year, and the best travel plan for us is to drive to New Haven and take the commuter train into the City. Every time I think about the train station in New Haven, I remember the two Dunkin’ Donuts and laugh. ![]()
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