My husband and I will be in Boston, where he's attending a conference. Basically, he'll attend classes for 3 hours in the a.m., have a lunch break, and then have another 3 hours of classes in the p.m. - for 2 days. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do for any of those 3 hour chunks?

We're staying at the Wyndham Boston. Is the aquarium as close as it sounds to the Wyndham? My husband needs to get over to the Sheraton for classes. Is there anywhere midpoint between the hotels that we could meet for lunch?

Check with the Wyndham, as they may have a shuttle. Boston is a very walkable city. You can walk to many places from the Wyndham, including the Aquarium. The Sheraton and the Wyndham are a bit over two miles apart. There are dozens of places for lunch near the Sheraton - just head down Boylston or Newbury Street. There's plenty to do in three-hour chunks. You might want to pick up a good tour guide. Access is excellent because it's divided into neighborhoods.

Schedule a couple tours by reservation: the Duck Tour out of the Pru, and the North End Culinary Tour. There is also a new Immigration Museum on Milk Street that is supposed to be good. Walk around Fanuil Hall or the Boston Garden. Have fun!

Get to the Museum of Fine Arts at opening time (so you don't have to wait in line) and choose one or another of your favorite kinds of art (nice Impressionist and US stuff there) and leave yourself enough time for the lovely cafe and the great museum shop.

Take the T over to Harvard Square and kill time puttering around there until your husband meets you at Sandrine's or Harvest Restaurant.

The best way to book a Duck Tour is through the hotel concierge. Although, you and your husband would enjoy doing this together. Tours depart not far from the Sheraton in front of the Prudential Center on Boylston. I've never encountered lines at the Museum of Fine Arts, even during popular special exhibitions (for which advance tickets are often necessary, though). There are three restaurants within - a nice restaurant on the top floor, a cafe on the ground floor, and a cafeteria on the lower level (with surprisingly good food). Right around the corner from the MFA is the exquisite Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. Here's another recommendation for Sandrine's off Harvard Square and an excursion to the square and environs for shopping.