visiting BOSTON

So that means don't try to drive anywhere & the red line on the T is going to be awfully cramped. I miss Boston in October, though, it's my favorite month there. Um, go to a Toscanini's store and have some really good ice cream:

http://www.tosci.com/

So many good clubs. TT The Bears, Johnny D's... those are my two favorites, but there are tons. The Roxy in Boston proper is a huge old theater, really ornate.
Walk around Beacon Hill and the North End.

go to Twisted Village in harvard square. it's a record store dealing in psych and strange music.

do the "heart of the" Freedom Trail with the official tour or on your own, then walk through the plaza at Quincy Market to the waterfront park and the end of the pier
take a boat trip to Little Brewster Island (probably a bit cold right now) (Thompson sounds interesting too)
stop inside Old South and check out the exhibits (and visit the bookstore in the basement)
walk around Beacon Hill, including Louisburg Sq and Acorn St, in late afternoon/early evening
after dark, follow North St. up to North Sq. in the North End, wander around, including through the Prado, and eat/graze
on a nice day, explore Harvard Square, including the Brattle Theatre complex, then walk along the Charles
visit Frank Gehry's Stata Center at MIT?
walk along the Charles by the Hatch Shell?
visit the swans in the public garden?
do an architectural tour of Back Bay churches, esp. Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church
wander/dinner/theatre in the South End?
have brunch at Upstairs on the Square
have lunch at Summer Shack and/or Durgin-Park
have dinner at East Coast Grill and/or at the bar/cafe at No. 9 Park

Grab both the Weekly Dig and the Boston Phoenix and smear your hands up real dirty with the promise of things to do.

Cafe Algiers, above the brattle in harvard sq., is also beautiful. They used to have great arabic coffee, though last time I was there it was crap. Maybe that was an anamoly.

Eat in the north end.

The MFA is nice also, but expensive. Although it's HUGE so expensive is kind of OK, you can spend 6 hours in there exploring.

this is the most urgent & key of all the recommendations.

- Government Center is worth walking through to behold its brutal magnificence.
- Isabelle Stewart Gardner museum is wonderful, even if you ignored all the art.
- The section of Mass Ave between Porter and Harvard squares tends to have an interesting selection of shopping. Simon's Coffee (at about the halfway mark) is quite good.

These are all absolutely OTM. Actually everything on this thread is OTM.

If you want to spend some dough on a good-ass meal, check out Kingfish in Quincy Center; it's a Todd English restaurant and it's got some bomb-ass food although it's also a little pricey.

If you're looking for the drunk, it speaks truth. I second the Inman Square suggestion...Bukowskis is cool and the Zietgeist usually has something at least vaguely good going on.

If you're gonna do mushrooms, I'd go for the Arboretum and not Harvard, personally. Or the swan boats!

http://www.mountauburn.org/

find the tower and climb to the top.

Planet Records in Kenmore Square
Nuggets in Kenmore Square and Coolidge Corner
Second Coming (halfway between Central and Harvard Squares)
Looney Toones (2 spots-near Berklee and near Central Square), Cheapos in Central Square (this and twisted are my top picks)
CD Spins (upper Newbury Street) decent.
Mystery Train (Harvard Square)
In Your Ear (Comm Ave in Allston)
Stereo Jack's (midway between Porter and Harvard
Squares on Mass Ave), which specializes in jazz and blues
20% off sales at the Harvard Coop.

scorpion bowl at Honk Kongs on Mass Ave/cambridge. full of booze!

Haha, in 1998/1999 I used to work for IBM in the Lotus building, and did most of my classes in the Media Lab and Sloan buildings, and had 6 of my friends working at a startup in the same building at the Marriott (curl). I think I *lived* in Kendall those 2 years. It has Rebecca's Cafe, and Quantum books! But I'm a big geek, I didn't really care that it was probably the most boring corner of Cambridge, I was walking around with problem sets and work coming out of my ears.

I have this great memory of walking down Amherst St at about 3 AM with my little sister and my best friend, barefoot in Feb or March- we'd gone out wearing heels, and they were hurting all our feet, so we took them off. The pavement was so freezing it actually felt good on our feet. There was no one around at that hour, so we were just walking down the center of the road, in fancy black-tie clothes, carrying our dress shoes.

Twisted Village/Diskovery seconded; there's also the new undergroundhiphop.com store on Huntington near Northeastern and a bunch of random hip-hop/reggaeton stores in the outer neighborhoods - Franklin's CDs in Jamaica Plain and Vibes in Dorchester are shockingly great for their size.

If you're in Allston, you can eat well for cheap practically anywhere - Grasshopper (vegan pan-Asian), Rangoli (great cheap Indian), Spike's (hot dogs), that Lebanese place I can't remember the name of, the Super 88 Asian food court, all those Brazilian BBQs. In JP I can't say enough about La Pupusa Guanaca in Hyde Square; the Cuban restaurant a block away from it was truly exemplary until it was firebombed a couple of months ago. Lately I've been eating a lot of tacos - at the venerable El Pelon in the Fenway, but also Tacos Lupita in Somerville (which might actually be the best taqueria in town).

Grab a copy of the Phoenix or Dig when you're here and check out the nightlife listings - the Enormous Room and Middlesex are better-than-average clubs in Cambridge, with none of the Lansdowne riff-raff and really good DJs (including sometime-ILXoR Er1k Pe4rson on Fridays at Enormous). River Gods tends to be packed to the point of suffocation on weekends lately.

Friend got me a ticket to the Yankees v. Sox in late August. Probably arrive Thursday and leave Monday. I know nothing about the city.

Priceline's areas around Fenway are "Cambridge" and "Copley Square - Theater District" - best shots for staying somewhere that's good for wandering around?

Ha - what a game to go to! Copley Sqaure and the Theater District are both good for wandering around. Cambridge is great but not really that close to Fenway. What hotels are they recommending specifically? I might know something about them.

Boston -- Classic or Dirty Water?

Gonna be there for work next week.

welcome in advance!

I wish the Red Sox would be in town, but they're gonna be in Baltimore. I need to check the Boston threads for restaurant suggestions.

where u staying? what u like to eat?

Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street,

Pretty flexible food-wise--- Asian(Chinese, Japanese, Thai,Indian, elsewhere), Ethiopian, Mexican, Afghan, American seafood ...

cool--

chinese - chau chow city in chinatown (steve shasta approved!)

afghan - i've never been to the helmand in east cambridge (owned by hamid karzai's bro!) but my buddy has and he liked it

there are a couple of ethiopian places but i don't know what's up with them.

there's a new senegalese restaurant called teranga that looks pretty cool and it's not far from where you're staying. you're also pretty close to b&g oysters which is pricey but i've had a v. nice time there.

I need to check the Boston threads for restaurant suggestions.

main thread we've been using lately is this one: Boston -- Classic or Dirty Water?

I like this thread more, and have been finding it useful in preparing for my forthcoming trip - to Boston.

ooh, when?

arriving - tomorrow. I am my beloved's plus one at a spelling bee for grown ups.

although I am hoping that due to some mix up she will be competing against ten year olds.

WELCOME!!!

haha awesome

we have Wagamama now, it's only a couple of steps until we teleport into the UK

ho ho, next thing you will have bars where you don't need to tip.

If there is anything amazing happening in Boston over the next few days, let me know. I am kind of tempted by either Fiery Furnaces or Holly Golightly on Saturday, but we will probably just stuff our faces in the North End or something.

hmm, by Saturday I'm going to be off in the woods getting shitfaced, so I dunno what's going on this weekend

it turned out that I just spent my time eating food. Nom nom nom.

My beloved's team came second in the spelling bee, after failing to correctly spell "tatterdemalion".

hmm, by Saturday I'm going to be off in the woods getting shitfaced, so I dunno what's going on this weekend

― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 19:11 (1 week ago)

so bears /do/ shit in the woods

brunch recs in Cambridge? I am somewhere between porter and harvard.

help me boston

The S&S in Inman Square!!

http://www.sandsrestaurant.com/

today? i really enjoyed the sunday brunch at the blue room in kendall sq. when i was there at the start of the year

http://www.theblueroom.net/menus/brunch/

caveats i. obviously if you mean today and not sunday this is of little help ii. i am british

enbb otm

and hi iatee, welcome to my hood

that looks good and cheap but google says it's 1.5 miles and I'm not sure I can convince the girl to walk that far before eating. is there a bus that goes down mass ave and then cambridge st?

thanks cad, I've actually never been here before! taking any cambridge suggestions, we were just gonna wander around. (friend is gonna give us the pro tour sat/sun but works today)

re: bus i don't think so. if you cut over to beacon st. there may be a bus that goes down to inman but not sure what the frequency of that would even be.

weekday brunch is sadly infrequent around here :(

since you've got a beautiful day you could definitely go down and walk along the river and stuff. in harvard two places--shay's and charlie's kitchen have good outdoor areas for getting a beer or some food.

is shay's any good, CAD? I've never been. There's a great, cheap, weekend brunch at Gaslight but it's a bit of a hike – but it's the only way I'll ever be able to afford getting inside that place.

Gaslight? Where's that?

Yeah weekday brunch is tricky.

OHHHH! Hop the train to Kendall and go to The Friendly Toast! They have great food and it's cheap. The service is shit but it's worth it. There is brunchy stuff on the menu that is available all the time.

hahaha, the service is slow more than shit, and that should be much less of a factor on a weekday. friendly toast is still the #1 place i would recommend in the boston metropolitan area. and yeah, very close to the kendall T

is shay's any good, CAD? I've never been. There's a great, cheap, weekend brunch at Gaslight but it's a bit of a hike – but it's the only way I'll ever be able to afford getting inside that place.

― ignore the man behind the parentheses (remy bean), Friday, May 13, 2011 10:07 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

shay's is amazing but not really because of any "features" it has--same six beers on tap, same three guys working the bar, super cozy and mellow atmosphere, etc. it's just cool because it never changes and because you can kick it on the patio or the steps in good weather.

walked to s&s (stuffed for the day) then MIT and now we're on a patch of grass next to the Charles. so far so good! prob gonna head back to harvard square after. such a nice day.

:D

Enjoy!

I'm glad you liked the S&S btw.

Tomorrow I'm going to be staying near the Lechmere T in a strange-looking Holiday Inn right on a highway. I'll get there around 7pm. Is there an East Cambridge scene?!... any nice/friendly area I can walk to around there just to check it out/have a couple of drinks and some food, or should I get the bus to Cambridge proper if I want to do that?

you're about a 1/2 mile from a bar called atwood's that i've never been to but have heard good stuff about. you're also about a mile from kendall square which has a bunch of bars and stuff.

Not the greatest area of town, you'd probably want to go to Central, Harvard or Inman for a wider range of culinary choices. Within a mile of your hotel, my favorite place is Atwoods.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/atwoods-tavern-cambridge

Ljub - how long you in town for?

Just one night. Mail me if you're free to fap! Guess I could go anywhere central-ish from airport and then head for the hotel after.

and thanks for reccs all.

go to harvard square for cheap walky-aroundy foodstuff. what're you in the mood for?

Just somewhere I can enjoy walking and taking in what's around - more walking and dropping in places for a drink than sitting in one place, not too bothered about type of food.

So sounds ideal!

Aw L, sadly I'm not free tonight. I hope you do have a nice time though. Everyone's recs here are good. Harvard Sq. would probably be the most interesting since you only have one night. :)

I will head to Harvard Square. I'm getting the overnight regional back to DC, because I need a v late flight back (evening thing to go to) and none exist, and was being a cheapskate about an extra hotel night, and anyway wanted to try the train. No berths on that train, so got a bus class seat and plan on tipping it right back and deploying blanket. Is this foolish? Costs about the same as a flight. Suspect I would have been fine 10 years ago doing that but now....

I'm gonna be there this afternoon/tonight for a friend's art show, near Boston Common? I have lived in mass a year now and this is the first time I been to Boston.

What are some fun ways to kill the afternoon? I like record stores, book stores, walking, art. I know driving there sucks, but any parking recs? Also I guess I might need a coffee shop to get an hour or so of work done...

Thanks!

if you can live w/paying for parking, use the boston common underground garage imo. from there you can walk through the public garden and get to newbury st., which will have what's left of our book stores and record stores. trident books and raven used books are both worth poking around in. newbury comics is the only record store around there (actually there might still be one used record store across mass ave. near boylston, i haven't been over there recently).

Thanks. Yeah, I'm fine w/paying, so long as it isn't extortionate. I might check out the ICA too, but maybe it's not close at all? I have no idea of the size/orientation of this city.

ICA moved to the waterfront area, it's not very close to that stuff anymore

yeah ica is not close, if you park where i recommended you could take the red line from park st. to south station and either grab the silver line or walk abt 15 minutes, not sure if that all fits into your schedule.

It does! Awesome.

CAD's got it covered, nothing to add other than WELCOME and HAVE FUN

though if you decide to walk from South Station and you're going down Congress St, consider leaving aside some time to pop into Drink (348 Congress, basement level underneath Sportello; opens at 4 PM)

^^that is some strong advice, especially if you pop in between 4 and 5. you'll have the bartenders full attention and it's pretty relaxed.

So I guess I kinda washed up in Beacon Hill? There was parking and a grabbed it and here I am. Seems fancy, feel like I'm in some posh part of London. Lots of dogs being walked and I feel underdressed.

Beacon Hill is one of the fanciest rat warrens you'll ever see

If you're at a meter, make sure it isn't on until 8, btw (or plan to be back by 7 to feed it for that last hour)

yeah and other than that you're still pretty close to all the stuff i mentioned previously, boston is small

I can't find the thread I posted on about this before but I'll be in Boston in a few weeks, from June 13-16. I'm coming for a conference and I don't really know what my schedule is yet, but if people want to get together, I would like to meet you or see you again.

Probably shouldn't have posted this the Friday before a long weekend.

haha

I'm pretty certain we'll be around; we were invited to Vegas to hang out with friends for a birthday bash but wrangling twins on the Strip seems like a terrible idea, plus we're now broke

Their loss is my gain.

So just a reiteration that I'll be there in a little over a week. Any interest in getting beers or something?

"something" ;)

sure

Yes!

Cool. It looks like I'm staying in the "Theater District" if that's really a thing. My flight doesn't get in until like 8:30 on Saturday so that's probably not a good night unless people want to meet up late and near my hotel. Sunday or Monday evenings are open.

if it's not a thing, i attended college in a nowhere zone (which sometimes feels like the case)

The "Theater District" is three blocks next to Chinatown. If you're staying at the Marriott, check out the ballroom; that's where we had our wedding reception.

There are also a billion places to consume beer around there, including a German restaurant and a terrible fake brewery. You can also get on the Orange Line and take the Oak Grove line to Assembly Square, where there is a beergarden run by a local brewery that's actually pretty great.

Is Sunday or Monday better? Also aren't there more Boston ILXors? ENBB? markers?

Monday is better for me.

There are a bunch of us now; I don't know where everyone else is.

monday is prob better for me as well.

OK let's do Monday. Any suggestions for where to meet? I'm fine with anywhere I can get on public transportation.

You're in the theater district, right? The easiest thing would be to either meet somewhere near there or somewhere along the Orange Line; switching to either the Green or Red will be a PITA, especially getting back afterward.

There are a bunch of bars around the Theater District; we could do Intermission Tavern if you want to stay close to home base or the divey place next door that I've never gone into because I think townies will kill me on sight. There's also Jacob Wirth, a good German place in the neighborhood, but I don't remember if they actually have a bar.

There are also a ton of places around North Station but I don't know many of them by name. I think there was an occasional poster who was a brewmaster at one of them that we promised to visit and never did (oops).

I'm not going to suggest the Slumbrew beer garden because I cannot start a second life there, but if you go to the Assembly Square stop there's a brand new shopping complex with several bars/restaurants that we could do as well.

Someone who knows Jamaica Plain can suggest places near the T in that direction on the Orange Line.

no one knows jamaica plain afaict.

i have suggested it for previous ilx meetups but emmet's on beacon hill is pleasant enough and convenient for folks coming via both red and orange lines.

the divey place next door that I've never gone into because I think townies will kill me on sight.

the tam??? the tam is great! def townieish but not in the way i think you mean

it's more emerson kids (or former, like myself) than angry townies at this point anyway

ha I should have known

(ftr my impressions were formed by looking in there about 20 years ago so it's no surprise that they'd be off)

they were probably right at the time, honestly. and there are deeeefinitely townies galore mixed in with the younger folks, and the bartenders are old and salty-lookin but actually quite nice. i met the orlando magic player channing frye there this past december

Isn't emmet's where we met ice cram?

Hello! Monday night not work but I will know nearer the time and be sure to check in beforehand :) will also alert others.

Is was just talking about the Tam recently. Some ppl love it apparently. Jacob Wirth's prob has a good beer selection.

There's always Cheers! JK.

Jacob Wirth's does have a bar and bar tables but there isn't tons of seating. Maybe if I flash my passport and dan and I attempt to speak German they'll comp us some drinks.

yeah emmet's is indeed where we met ice cram

I liked that place :)

Wait you guys met lagoon?

Yeah!! That was a long time ago now though. Maybe 2010? Me, RS, CAD, Markers and Lagoon. We posted a group pic on wdyll. You must have been out of town!

2011

WDYLL in January 2011 - owwwwww, my head

I might go Boston sometime in the next couple weeks but I think I will miss NA.

i remember dan not being able to make it but not the reason why

trying to plan out a trip for July, but don't have the dates nailed down yet

Glancing online, Emmett's or the Intermission Tavern look good to me for Monday.

I ended up at Intermission Tavern last night, I liked it.

Boston seems nice and also very BOSTON. And my hotel is hilarious.

Which one are you staying in? Today is supposed to be beautiful out. :D I am heading to Providence for a friend's going away party and am going to try to come tomorrow but I have to see how I feel. I have been sick lately and it will really just come down to how I feel after work. Hope you enjoy today!

The Milner? I guess it's really old and my room is so small and the bed is tiny too.

This is my full room, not counting the bathroom

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds373ibww7ky1do/2015-06-13%2021.19.17.jpg?dl=0

Does that work?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds373ibww7ky1do/2015-06-13%2021.19.17.jpg

Monday works for me.

I'm still sorting out living arrangements but I'll be visiting the greater area (Worcester, to be exact) for at least a year starting in August. Definitely expect to make it into Boston proper when I can; pretty sure it'll happen in August.

OK let's do Intermission Tavern. Is earlier or later more optimal? I can do anytime after about 5:30.

I'm good whenever, just need a time so I know if I'm going home first or going straight there.

yeah i'm just at home so i can go out pretty much whenever

OK let's say 6:00 then? Then we can all go to the library conference dance party in the Westin ballroom after.

sounds good

The Westin is lovely. Sounds like a party.

I'm really bummed guys but I'm not going to make it. I just feel terrible adn I think I'm going to leave work and go home soon.
NA - I really would have liked to meet you. Hopefully I'll have the chance again some time.

JERRY: (bewildered) Four-thirty? Who eats dinner at four-thirty?
MORTY: By the time we sit down, it'll be quarter to five.
JERRY: I don't understand why we have to eat now.
HELEN: We gotta catch the early-bird. It's only between four-thirty and six.
MORTY: Yeah. They give you a tenderloin, a salad and a baked potato, for four-ninety-five. You know what that cost you after six?
JERRY: Can't we eat at a decent hour? I'll treat, okay?
HELEN: You're not buying us dinner.
JERRY: (emphatic) I'm not force-feeding myself a steak at four-thirty to save a couple of bucks, I'll tell you that!
HELEN: All right (sitting on the couch), we'll wait. (pointedly) But it's unheard of.

Regardless, Liz and I are coming. However, I have a workout until 6:00 PM so I’ll be late.

Since we haven’t posted in WDYLL for a few years …

http://i.imgur.com/u8GnMC9.jpg

I was semi joking about the Westin but if you guys want to dance with a bunch of librarians we can do that

ENBB that is not acceptable (feel better)

I'm really bummed guys but I'm not going to make it. I just feel terrible adn I think I'm going to leave work and go home soon.

=(

Feel better

Thanks, guys. I really wish I felt up to it. Hope you have fun.

Go home and nap and then come back out

This is me https://instagram.com/p/2wf0mzsAGV/

ENBB I just saw your post on the other thread. Sorry, I didn't mean to diminish you feeling sick.

Hey, no worries :). It's just bumming me out today cause I really would like to come but I'm just not up to it and one of the things I've learned over the past couple months if I push myself when I'm not well or tired than it just makes everything worse. Like I said, hopefully there will be another time. I'd really like to visit Chicago again - I liked it so much when I was there the last time.

sorry i didn't post a pic, i will be the guy looking confused as he scans around for you guys

So the Intermission is closed for a private event.

We're in the Tam

We are at the Tam, which is cash only FYI

cool see you in about 10

En route. Are people still at the tam?

Yes

Thanks again for coming out. It was nice to meet everyone.

Currently trying to decide whether to go to the airport early to stand by for an earlier flight and hopefully avoid this thunderstorm.

yeah it was fun! good luck getting out of here.

^^^ yes to all of this

Hi Boston ILXors. I'm coming up there for a mini-vacation from Saturday until Wednesday. Let me know if you are around and would like to meet up! I'll be staying in the South End but will have a car, so I'm flexible on locations.

I will not be here ;_;

well shit, there goes my plans for commiserating with you about our years at the big H

aka sipping sherry in some oak-paneled reading room

tittering at some hapless soul's mismatched cufflinks and studs

oh, the horror!

"That's the type of sartorial sloppiness that gets you bumped from the polo tournament, Barrington!"

haha, that made me wonder if there actually was a polo team at Harvard. A quick GIS reveals that yes, of course there is.

It really feels like there something like 10 different undergrad schools there sometimes; at my reunion this year, I was AMAZED by how many people I met for the first time.

there's a very large portion of the overall "Harvard experience" that I think was well outside of what I did with my time there. Outside of classes and my group of friends, a lot of it seemed very foreign and unfathomable to me.

I'm visiting BOSTON in two months, is there so much fun stuff to do???

might be in Cambridge and Somerville.

Considering going in May for my 20th college reunion.

Boston Calling happens at the end of May. it's become a pretty big deal, as far as music festivals go. It take place outside the Harvard football stadium.

Mayfair in Harvard Square is always kinda fun. May 6.

I'm visiting BOSTON in two months, is there so much fun stuff to do???

i think East Arlington? I'm going to visit my bestie from college and another friend and hopefully meet some ilxors but mostly like just hang out w/ cool ppl, not so much specifically to "see things in Boston"

i am visiting BOSTON the first week of august!!

east arlington, the gateway to north cambridge!

yeah, you'll be near a lot of cool neighborhoods for hanging out.

and near me

let's remember what is important here

This is all exciting though. Maybe people visiting will be the kick in the ass we need to finally FAP again.

yeah i'm in tho i can no longer in good conscience say i am a boston resident

you never know, I could be in Boston the 1st weekend in August (again)

http://www.saberseminar.com/

I’d be up for a FAP too.

I will be in Aug 3-5 for the baseball thing.. staying in NEWTON (thx Hotwire blind booking). Very little free time but Sat night the 4th looks best.

(happily I have found a convenient bus route between hotel and BU)

I will be blowing in next Friday eve and leaving Sunday at 6pm; only downtime looks like Saturday after 5pm, if anyone is free to meet up.

(also I am staying in bloody Newton, but i have the necessary info on the bus routes)

If anyone calls you "mush", take it as a term of endearment

Does that translate as "nitwit whose last two posts, 7 weeks apart, were nearly identical"?

I don't suppose anyone knows about gay sports bars, but lacking anything else I may repair to one called Cathedral Station to watch some of the BOS-NYY game on Saturday night.

Haaa, no, it really lies just what I said. Kind of Newtonian for bro. It's the only fun fact I know about Newton.

I don't know of gay sports bars off hand, but my parents who live in Boston's South End may be able to recommend something. I'll ask.

Oh duh, Cathedral Station is in the South End about a block from their building. If you run into my parents, say hi.

Warning: not a lot of Mets love around there.

Oh, and my previous post should read "it really is just what I said"

i won't mention Bill Buckner's name, thx

trophy room:

https://trophyroomboston.com/about-us/

i do remember when that place was Fritz!

i am tied up on saturday; sorry to miss u!

What time will you be arriving on Saturday — and how are you getting here?

Taking the bus, arriving Friday eve, at a baseball seminar at BU 9-5 on Sat & Sun. Gone Sun at 6.

Trophy Room is the kinda gay sports bar where i'm the only one watching da sports. Cathedral Station had Pirates-Cards and Brewers-Rockies on when i walked in, more credible. Anyway, i stomped around the Back Bay and South End til i got tired (around 9:30 on Sat night; i always sleep badly in hotels).

What is with all the Boston ppl wearing UnderArmour-branded stuff? way more than in NYC.

Is Jamaica Plain worth spending an afternoon in? Or should I do Cambridge or Somerville? Or somewhere else easily accessible by metro?

depends what you're looking for but Cambridge has the most Stuff in it out of those three. JP and somerville are mostly just places people live, with some pockets of good food

I was surprised at how much was going on in Davis Square, Somerville last time I was there.

davis is great but its mostly just food & a independent movie theater

i don't get over there much but i think it'd be easy to kill an afternoon in jp. if it's nice out you can go check out the pond and whatnot for a changeup from the city.

jp rules, we lived close by in west rox for 5 years. a walk around the pond then a bite to eat on centre st was one of our favorite things to do. lots of good food on centre just east of the pond and also further up past the whole foods. ethiopian, cuban, indian, tapas, mexican.

beautiful Victorians and other old houses and triple deckers throughout, walking around there is so nice, wander into the arboretum if you there on a nice day

Cambridge has the most happening tho yea

Does Boston have Chinatown or other Asian neighborhoods?

yea it has a p cool Chinatown with lots of good food, nothing like nyc or sf of course but i remember it being way more actual Chinese and Asian places than say, DC’s Chinatown

my boyf livese in Malden and every time I go visit we just kinda hang out in Malden and sooooometimes Boston proper, but rarely anywhere else. I've been to Cambridge a few times and it's cute, I THINK I've been to Somerville but I'm not certain, and I've def never been to JP.

We're also thinking abt day tripping to Salem?

xp Boston's Chinatown was p impressive and is def an above-average Chinatown imo

IIRC DC's Chinatown is just a big arch and then tons of regular-ass retail chains and does not feel remotely enclavey or distinct from its surroundings

salem is an enjoyable day trip, definitely would recommend. the peabody essex museum is the best small art museum in new england.

The more I read about Salem the more awesome it sounds, but if we went we'd have to leave by 4 or so so I think we're gonna go another time when we can stay later (or even maybe do an overnight trip)

so back to either JP or Cambridge

xp re DC, yea for sure. it felt like a real if somewhat small Chinatown when I first moved to DC in 2002 but by the time i left in 2008 it had completely transformed

my boyf livese in Malden and every time I go visit we just kinda hang out in Malden and sooooometimes Boston proper, but rarely anywhere else

lol steve replace "malden" with "medford" (which, close enough) and you basically have my long distance relationship from 2015

it's weird, Boston is so weird

it’s very weird

Are there any Boston ilxors by chance?? I’m visiting family in Norwell but very very much want to go see Kraftwerk on Saturday, would love to hang with someone

Boston :-(

maura lives in boston!

Unlike NYC, it’s one of those places where if a friend moves there, I assume I will never see them as long as they’re there. All of the hegemony, none of the charm.