Boston Advice
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legal seafoods does great erm um seafood....
did go to a few bars but names escape me
there was one mexican place near harvard.......shit service and dodgey waitress
did do a 'duck tour' well touristy but well worth it
http://www.bostonducktours.com/
did go to a few bars but names escape me
there was one mexican place near harvard.......shit service and dodgey waitress
did do a 'duck tour' well touristy but well worth it
http://www.bostonducktours.com/
been a few times
There's a line you can walk which takes you round all the cool places -- including the cemetaries where famous people like Paul Revere (sp?) from the Beastie Boys song
are buried.
It's nice to go out to the harbour, plus the fish market's are cool.
Though I can't remember any specific names...
There's a line you can walk which takes you round all the cool places -- including the cemetaries where famous people like Paul Revere (sp?) from the Beastie Boys song
are buried.It's nice to go out to the harbour, plus the fish market's are cool.
Though I can't remember any specific names...
mhendo
Aussie in San Francisco
Possibly The Freedom Trail? Interesting, especially if you're into Revolutionary-era history.J77 said:There's a line you can walk which takes you round all the cool places -- including the cemetaries where famous people like Paul Revere (sp?) from the Beastie Boys song
If you're looking for some kulcha-type stuff, i highly recommend the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. An easy ride on the T, and it has some great collections. Admission is a bit pricey, but you can go for free on Wednesdays after 4pm.
I like wandering around the Italian neighborhood, and there are some nice Italian restaurants and coffee shops.
Boston has colleges and universities everywhere, and the town is chock full of uni students during the semester. They can be a pain in the arse at times, clogging the transit and filling up the bars. And be careful crossing the streets; the drivers are fucking nuts.
Great town, though.
Jonny Elvis III
Travelling Minstrel
Cheers, that's dead handy for me too, as I'm off out there this coming Thursday.
Cheers
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onemonkey
winmonkey
me too..Jonny Elvis III said:
doubt i'll have time for much sight-seeing cos i'm hanging out with kiddie-psychoes
but will pass info along to my gf who is there as tourist.
Gavin Bl
terrible awful baaad
I really liked the 'Glory' 54th Massachussetts regiment statue from the Civil War, and the Harriet Ross Tubman statue on Columbus Ave(?)
That really nice blue glass building, John Hancock Center (you can go up the top for a good view), and the church next to it, that whole Copley Square area is worth a look round
Some of the older streets are very characterful, don't remember specfics, other than pizza from Ernesto's in the old italian area near the big market on the waterfront, and the beers good generally.
Sorry I'm a bit hazy, it was several years ago, its a nice city to walk round. I found the founding fathers, war of independence stuff, very interesting.
That really nice blue glass building, John Hancock Center (you can go up the top for a good view), and the church next to it, that whole Copley Square area is worth a look round
Some of the older streets are very characterful, don't remember specfics, other than pizza from Ernesto's in the old italian area near the big market on the waterfront, and the beers good generally.
Sorry I'm a bit hazy, it was several years ago, its a nice city to walk round. I found the founding fathers, war of independence stuff, very interesting.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Yeah, that was recommended to me by someone who used to live there as well.stroober said:
It's on a dodgy pier in the middle of nowhere, and unlike 99.9% of places in the states, doesn't take credit cards, so bring cash. It's really basic inside too, just trestle tables. However, if you want good quality seafood, and lots of it, for very little money, it's the place to go.
The Aquarium is very good - they have several different species of penguin, for a start, and this tower thing in the middle that goes around a long tubular tank of fish from different levels of the sea.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Oh - all the standard bars in Boston are non-smoking. There are "cigar bars" where you can go and smoke, but they're not that common.
I remember going to the Bukowski Tavern, which has a really excellent beer selection, and liking that. It's not too far to the door to smoke either.
I remember going to the Bukowski Tavern, which has a really excellent beer selection, and liking that. It's not too far to the door to smoke either.
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
FridgeMagnet said:
AFAIK Legal Seafoods have taken credit cards for years at all their branches. But I'm not sure the location you're describing is one of theirs.
There are still some phenomenally good cash only places around Boston Harbour - Belle Isle Lobster on the road to Winthrop, but you need to be with a car driving local to find them.septic tank
the wanky Yankee
Cambridge is generally interesting. Of course, it's overrun with your fancy Harvard kids, and a lot of its charm has been eroded by the recent rent decontrol, but it's still a lovely place to go for a stroll.
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
Boston's drinking hours are very strict for the states - from memory everywhere closes at midnight, even hotel bars/room service. The best place to go for a late drink are police bars - just ask the cab driver to take you to one.
Shandril19
Member
Mike's Pastries in the North End for a lobster tail.
Shandril19
Member
lang rabbie said:AFAIK Legal Seafoods have taken credit cards for years at all their branches. But I'm not sure the location you're describing is one of theirs.
Sounds to me like the No-Name Restaurant they're thinking of.
Is the $ a pound clothing shop still there in Kendall Square, Cambridge? That was always pretty entertaining. Central Square, Cambridge, used to have some nice bars/gig spaces. The North End (Italian district) is fantastic for meals and a wander. Haven't been back in 10 years but it was nice enough for a city when I lived there. Weather could be anything from snowstorms to summer at this time of year, so pack well!
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
Shandril19 said:
Thought that was now on the tourist bus circuit and not reckoned to be as good as it once was - although it is probably still cheaper than any branch of Legal Sea Food.
It looked as though that whole area around the fish pier was getting tarted up a few years ago after they finally completed all the digging for the approaches to the Ted Williams Tunnel and opened the convention centre a few blocks away. [Sudden feeling of approaching middle age - I remember that side of Boston before the Big Dig started
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