For a water view, she loves the Boston Harbor Hotel with its restaurants, or the Seaport. And for a bird’s-eye view, she takes company to the Top of the Hub. “How can you not want to be there with the big Christmas tree at the Prudential?’’
For festivity, it’s Faneuil Hall with all the holiday kiosks. “It has that feel of the old and the new.’’ And for food, it’s her all-time favorite, Hamersley’s Bistro. “Nobody has a better winter menu. The food is comfort food. They cook like you are in your own home.’’ BELLA ENGLISHCAM NEELY,Bruins vice president and HallofFame NHL player As Neely says, he’s done his “share of skating.’’ So, he is happy to sit on the sidelines and sip hot chocolate when out-of-town guests take the ice at the Frog Pond. Visiting family members from the west coast of Canada enjoy the postcard-perfect New England images created by the pond and the lights on Boston Common.
“The kids certainly enjoy it,’’ says Neely. “They’ve got a great light setup. There’s the whole package.’’
When time and holiday schedules permit, the Neelys pack up and travel to Woodstock, Vt.
“You want to talk about the feel of New England,’’ said Neely. “It’s just a beautiful old town, little shops, antiques stores. From a Christmas standpoint, Woodstock is gorgeous in the snow. It has that New England outdoor feel of what a nice, crisp, sunny winter day is like in New England. It’s really the image people would have in their mind or from movies, if not from here.’’ SHIRA SPRINGER
MALCOLM ROGERS,director of the Museum of Fine Arts
