What should I do in Boston?

[ahhdurr]

So what's there to do?

My chick and I were talking about how we didn't get a few days off at all this past summer and we're going a little stir crazy with the routine right now. She has a few days early November so I just put in for a few days and presto! we're on our way to Boston the weekend of 11/8.

Two things:

I don't drink.

I have a 7 month old that doesn't qualify for doggie daycare. Those sticklers. (so he's coming too)

Anyone have suggestions on what to do? :help:

( I know - don't say "I've got a hat on"... haha love that one.)

[Judge Smails]

Dude, you've got to go and check out the bar from Cheers. Make sure you allot about 5-6 hours so you can take it all in. It's one of those once in a lifetime things that you can't ever pass up.

This was the advice that I got from a friend so I'm paying it forward.

[Fallon]

Two bad you're not going the next weekend. You coulda saw Lil Jimmy perform but, you could see Carlos Mencia instead.

Bruins vs. Sabers at the Garden

Check other stuff to do here:
http://calendar.boston.com/search?swhat=&swhen=11%2F8%2F08&swhere=Boston%2C+MA&srad=15.0&st=event&svt=text&search=true&srss=

[ChrisTheCop]

Take the duck tour (http://www.bostonducktours.com/about_main.html) (both land and water, SAME vehicle!) It's a pretty good way to see the city, AND theyre partners with my second suggestion:

Eat at Fire and Ice (http://www.fire-ice.com/locations/boston.html) !
It's a cool, relaxed, family friendly restaurant where you grab a bowl, put anything you choose from their selection of meat, veggies, fruit and sauces into it, and give it to them to grill up before your eyes! It's really a very cool place.

[ahhdurr]

It's shaping up already - thanks pals.

(Judge - can't wait to go in and yell Norm! bet they never had that happen.)

[TheMojoPin]

Leave.

[IamFogHat]

Be revolutionary, and not hate black people?

[JPMNICK]

Leave.

it is not often a post this simple will actually make me audibly laugh, and maybe my hatred of boston sports is coming into play here, but this was great

the few times i have been to boston i did a walking tour. they have where to go online, and it is actually a really nice day.

[ahhdurr]

Leave.

I'm going to put your suggestion on the tail end of the trip. That's one thing we won't have to argue about.

Anyone know anything about parking in the city? It looks like we're staying 20 minutes or so out of town. Can you take a baby on a subway? (I guess that last one's not a Boston question ...)

[Judge Smails]

It's shaping up already - thanks pals.

(Judge - can't wait to go in and yell Norm! bet they never had that happen.)

Naw, really I can't do that to you. I'm not sure if you're serious or not about going, but in case you are - don't waste your time. While the exterior looks just like the show the inside is a tiny, tiny little dive and a tourist trap where you'll feel compelled to buy a t-shirt or beer mug.

[Fallon]

I'm going to put your suggestion on the tail end of the trip. That's one thing we won't have to argue about.

Anyone know anything about parking in the city? It looks like we're staying 20 minutes or so out of town. Can you take a baby on a subway? (I guess that last one's not a Boston question ...)

Parking sucks in Boston BIG TIME. If you pay you'll find a spot. Babies are free on the subway.

[ahhdurr]

Naw, really I can't do that to you. I'm not sure if you're serious or not about going, but in case you are - don't waste your time. While the exterior looks just like the show the inside is a tiny, tiny little dive and a tourist trap where you'll feel compelled to buy a t-shirt or beer mug.
check! Thanks for the tip.
http://www.geocities.com/paperbag3/itinerary.bmp
Parking sucks in Boston BIG TIME. If you pay you'll find a spot. Babies are free on the subway.

Very helpful... check! Hey Fallon - you have any kindergarten bullies you want to beat up with me? maybe on an old basketball court? Man that'd be wicked.

[FUNKMAN]

take a ride to Salem and see the Witch Museum... cool stuff!

[ahhdurr]

take a ride to Salem and see the Witch Museum... cool stuff!

oooh - did that 4 years ago. that was wicked. awesome.

perfect time of year for it too. Great Pirate museum and huge street fair around Halloween.

[Fallon]

Very helpful... check! Hey Fallon - you have any kindergarten bullies you want to beat up with me? maybe on an old basketball court? Man that'd be wicked.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/786/fallonsfaultxj4.jpg

[Tall_James]

Leave.

Go shit in your hat.

[sailor]

walk the freedom trail (a historic walking tour you can do on your own at your own pace - gratis). conclude with walking up the bunker hill monument.

[Contra]

Damn I was going to say be racist, but foghat kind of beat me to the joke.

[TheMojoPin]

Go shit in your hat.

Keep your Bostonian fall fashion tips to yourself.

[Marc with a c]

fallon

[drusilla]

Eat at Fire and Ice (http://www.fire-ice.com/locations/boston.html) !
It's a cool, relaxed, family friendly restaurant where you grab a bowl, put anything you choose from their selection of meat, veggies, fruit and sauces into it, and give it to them to grill up before your eyes! It's really a very cool place.

don't go on a saturday night!!!! that place is a zoo on the weekends.

eat lunch at cappy's or cappy's II if you go to the mfa (museum of fine arts). please eat a chicken cutlet sandwich then come back & tell me all about it so i can live vicariously through you.

people love the duck tours. i've never gone on one but i'd suggest it since you don't have anyone else there to take you around.

take a walk through boston common & faneiul hall & try to get some italian food in the north end.

& most importantly bring cold weather gear.

[drusilla]

fallon

HA!

[ANC]

I go up to Boston once a year with my chick. We stay at the Parker House grab some original Boston Creme Pie. Then Hit a few pubs and just walk around the city. Definitely go to Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant. A bit pricey but amazing food.

[patsopinion]

keep morgan freeman away from your kid
and tim robins for that matter

[ahhdurr]

I love you guys ... man.

I'll post an equally Good Will Hunting reference laden thread when I return - thread of the future... it may contain what's known as - photographical representations.

[ahhdurr]

fallon

at first I thought maybe the post button was hit on accident.

got it.

[ahhdurr]

So I've started looking into hotels in the area and I was trying to save ... as I'm usually thrifty.. but I think - forget it. I'm looking for a hotel in the heart of the city - any suggestions?

[Tall_James]

Don't know how much you're going to spend but I've stayed here and enjoyed it. (http://www.ninezero.com/index.html)

It's within 50 yards of a classic Boston Irish pub, the birthplace of the Boston Cream Pie (http://www.omnihotels.com/findahotel/bostonparkerhouse/dining.aspx) and a historical graveyard where Sam Adams, Mother Goose, Crispus Attucks, John Hancock, Paul Revere (among others) are buried (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granary_Burying_Ground).

[bostonronandfezfan]

do the duck tour it'll give you a nice commercial kinda Historical view of the city also chris the cop said fire and ice. Amazing. Also check out the rest of harvard square. Also if you like Italian check out maggianos. Also the north end walk around with your chick to pizzeria regina and mikes pastry

[grlNIN]

Here's a question.

Which would be a better place to visit for a couple of nights? Plymouth or Salem?

I've been to Plymouth but i was like 9 and i had fun but i am now 23 and this is a proposed trip for a 2 year anniversary.

[Tall_James]

I'd do Salem. More goofy, offbeat and closer to Boston itself.

Though I must admit I've never been to Plymouth and only drove through Salem.

[grlNIN]

Also, this will be the weekend of Thanksgiving, if that makes any difference.

[ibanez23]

Here's a question.

Which would be a better place to visit for a couple of nights? Plymouth or Salem?

I've been to Plymouth but i was like 9 and i had fun but i am now 23 and this is a proposed trip for a 2 year anniversary.I used to work in Plymouth and never understood why anyone would go there exept for the rock.

[Dougie Brootal]

find fallon and punch him in the balls.

[Tall_James]

find fallon and punch him in the balls.

Please. That's become as commonplace as going to Faneuil Hall.

[Dougie Brootal]

Please. That's become as commonplace as going to Faneuil Hall.

but still. itll make us all feel a little better.

[Fallon]

find fallon and punch him in the balls.

Women only.

[ahhdurr]

Don't know how much you're going to spend but I've stayed here and enjoyed it. (http://www.ninezero.com/index.html)

It's within 50 yards of a classic Boston Irish pub, the birthplace of the Boston Cream Pie (http://www.omnihotels.com/findahotel/bostonparkerhouse/dining.aspx) and a historical graveyard where Sam Adams, Mother Goose, Crispus Attucks, John Hancock, Paul Revere (among others) are buried (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granary_Burying_Ground).

haha - Crispus Attucks ... haven't heard that since ummmm... 1985 I believe.

[ahhdurr]

Don't know how much you're going to spend but I've stayed here and enjoyed it. (http://www.ninezero.com/index.html)

It's within 50 yards of a classic Boston Irish pub, the birthplace of the Boston Cream Pie (http://www.omnihotels.com/findahotel/bostonparkerhouse/dining.aspx) and a historical graveyard where Sam Adams, Mother Goose, Crispus Attucks, John Hancock, Paul Revere (among others) are buried (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granary_Burying_Ground).

Tall_James = a very fancy man

I will not be staying at your snobby hotel (though I'd like to :happy:)

[Fallon]

The Back Bay area has some nice hotels, but with the months notice prices are a little high.

[underdog]

Here's a question.

Which would be a better place to visit for a couple of nights? Plymouth or Salem?

I've been to Plymouth but i was like 9 and i had fun but i am now 23 and this is a proposed trip for a 2 year anniversary.

Plymouth sucks. I grew up there and never understood why anyone would want to come there. There's like a rock and Plymouth Plantation. That's it.

As for hotels, I second the Nine Zero recommendation. Plus, they have a fucking phenomenal steak house (KO Prime) in the hotel.

15 is right around the corner from there, and it also a really nice hotel. They also have a great steakhouse there (Mooo).

What is your pricerange for a hotel?

[Fezticle98]

Plymouth sucks. I grew up there and never understood why anyone would want to come there. There's like a rock and Plymouth Plantation. That's it.


As far as I can tell, the only reason would be to have a tug near Plymouth rock.

What is their tourism slogan? Get your rocks off at Plymouth rock?

[Tall_James]

Tall_James = a very fancy man

I will not be staying at your snobby hotel (though I'd like to :happy:)

You only live once baby.

[grlNIN]

Well i guess i won't visit fuddy-duddy land, even though the replica Mayflower was way cool.

[Tall_James]

Well i guess i won't visit fuddy-duddy land, even though the replica Mayflower was way cool.

It was cool to a nine year old you. Think about what else was cool to you as a nine year old and realize that you should go to Salem.

[grlNIN]

You're the one who said Plymouth!

And i was a rockstar at 9.

[Tall_James]

I'd do Salem. More goofy, offbeat and closer to Boston itself.


I wouldn't lie to you my friend.

You were so cool that I would have taken you to a keg party but that would violated my parole.

[grlNIN]

I thought you said Plymouth, my bad!

Let's fondle.

[ahhdurr]

As far as I can tell, the only reason would be to have a tug near Plymouth rock.

What is their tourism slogan? Get your rocks off at Plymouth rock?

Isn't that a pushpin on Dave's spank map?

[ahhdurr]

I'd do Salem. More goofy, offbeat and closer to Boston itself.

Though I must admit I've never been to Plymouth and only drove through Salem.

I'd recommend Salem too... though I went in Oct. for the Halloween stuff. Nice town though - and I was wondering if they continued the witch hunt stuff into Nov... not sure. This is pretty much how that goes though. Overall the town was a lot of fun.

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Found a calendar of events for Nov. too (http://salem.com/Pages/SalemMA_EventsCal/?FormID=158&Date=20081101&calView=0)

[bostonronandfezfan]

Salem would be my reccomendation fiances little sister just started at Salem state got to explore very nice. Go to victoria station on Pickering wharf

[ahhdurr]

ok - so I was just searching the interwebz for a small, out of the way area to do some hilly new england driving ... maybe some antiques, some hot cider, happen upon New Englanders doing New England type things... trees - winding roads, farms etc... anything like this outside Boston?

Anyone know a road # I can hop on and just go? (no prob if I have to take a few other roads to get there :happy:)

[underdog]

ok - so I was just searching the interwebz for a small, out of the way area to do some hilly new england driving ... maybe some antiques, some hot cider, happen upon New Englanders doing New England type things... trees - winding roads, farms etc... anything like this outside Boston?

Anyone know a road # I can hop on and just go? (no prob if I have to take a few other roads to get there :happy:)

If you're heading north, RT1A or rt 28. If you want to head west, RT20.

[grandcanyon]

have some chowda

[zildjian361]

put your pinstripes on,#24 #51.

[ahhdurr]

If you're heading north, RT1A or rt 28. If you want to head west, RT20.

Thanks budday!

[ahhdurr]

Oh - also ... Tall_James fancy hotel is pretty fancy but you'd get a better deal off expedia or somesuch site rather than booking off the hotel site... which, I guess, is probably common knowledge but I'm someone who doesn't go anywhere. Speaking of which...

Here's another thing I learned - priceline really let's you get a pretty good discount (if you're lucky) I've been telling everyone I can about how I was looking around where Fallon had suggested (not that I mention Fallon or .net or anything crazy like that ... they'd think I was nuts :wink:)- and I was going to go for some $200/night 2 star hotel but wound up on priceline and checked the median price in that area and halved it (b/c they say you can only do half off or something - I guess so you don't bid $5 ?) Anyway 1. they should say "name your own half price" first off 2. I didn't get the room in that area so they set you back up asking you to pick other options... and I'm careful at this point b/c you get charged instantly - no refund - if they find you something that matches your bid criteria... so I upped my price $5 and asked for something (3 whole stars) in Cambridge - presto! I saved $70 per night off a hotel right next to MIT (where I'm attending a seminar... martial arts - not academics) ... sweeetness! yay me. (and Will Shatner)

[ahhdurr]

7 days till I leave for the windy city ... any last suggestions?

[ahhdurr]

ok - so I made it up to Boston with the family. And I'm posting to let you know. And also that travelling with a 9 month old sucks.

My itinerary has officially gone in the shitter.

We saw Minuteman Historical Park - that was fun. I stood behind a rock.

Also we found a parking spot in Cambridge and ate at a "famous" burger joint with a bitchy cashier (who I entreated to "cheer up sweetie" in NJ fashion - fuck her)

And then now I'm stuck at my hotel posting from a public computer on the second floor like a mutt b/c I'm lame with my tech choices.

Tomorrow I meet my cousin. He lives here. He wants to go to a famous burger place in town. I'll wind up with poop burgers. We'll have to find something else.

I'll let you know how the rest of the weekend goes. (We're actually having a laht of fun!!)

:)

[sailor]

we're visiting boston (cambridge) in 2 weeks with our then 10 month old. wish us the luck! mostly gonna do the freedom trail and just look at old shit.

[cougarjake13]

turn around and go home

[Fallon]

we're visiting boston (cambridge) in 2 weeks with our then 10 month old. wish us the luck! mostly gonna do the freedom trail and just look at old shit.
This can be you!!!

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1048/walkingthefreedomtrailsa4.jpg

[sailor]

we don't have teenagers. we actually did it 4 years ago and it was cool. until the bunker hill memorial.

[ahhdurr]

we're visiting boston (cambridge) in 2 weeks with our then 10 month old. wish us the luck! mostly gonna do the freedom trail and just look at old shit.

That's what WE did!

That's probably the best thing to do there. NJ is pretty good with that sort of thing but it seems everything is spread out. You can see a bunch of same-era stuff but would have to go from Trenton to Princeton to New Brunswick and up toward north Jersey I suspect.

Boston had so much cool stuff with all your favorites from elementary school textbooks. Great town. Really great. The nice parts of town reminded me of nicer parts of Philly but nicer. With more stuff.

So here's a few of Bear acting as my garden gnome and me crouching next to him near Minute Man Park. Oh and another of me in the park behind a rock (apparently said rock served as cover for a colonial sniper Josiah something) because I'm a retard.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02460.jpg
Old City Hall (Now a Ruth's Chris)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02532-1.jpg
Boston Tea Party started here (there's a Salada ad painted on the cobblestone next to it "The Boston Tea Party - brought to you by Salda" I quipped - no one though it was funny)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02530.jpg
Crispus Attucks and the rest of the Boston Massacre happened on this spot. Bear boy was pretty impressed.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02520.jpg
wife: "Holy crap - this guy was 93 yrs. old ... that's old for today." and apparently its a photo op. I liked the graveyards a lot. They're pretty impressive. I was not allowed to photo the boy against the graveyard.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02544.jpg
I'm stupid - strangely I waited till no one was around for this... but I'm showing it to everyone now.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k142/newmanruby/DSC02471.jpg
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Short but great trip - thanks for your input. Unfortunately no one informed me that travelling with such a small kid is like saying "let's take everything we were going to do today and just throw that out. Ok, now let's do 1/3 of that."
Good times:)
It was short but fun

[Fez4PrezN2008]

...Can you take a baby on a subway? (I guess that last one's not a Boston question ...)
Yeah, but the last time I did the cops chased me for like a hour so I had to ditch the little brat.

(Woot! 1500 posts I think I will stop right here)
Glad you had a F4P-free trip.

[Reephdweller]

fallon

I thought Mojo's response was the best until this. BRA-FUCKING-VO! I actually spit up laughing!

:lol::lol::clap:

[ahhdurr]

I thought Mojo's response was the best until this. BRA-FUCKING-VO! I actually spit up laughing!

:lol::lol::clap:

I didn't see Fallon but I did see a rowdy bunch of maniac looking white guys from (South Boston? is that even the tough part of town? I only know from movies) ...

Anyway - saw these maniacs on the way home from Chinatown. I gave them the finger hehe.:smoke:

[sailor]

the sad thing about the old cemeteries was how many babies were stillborn or died in infancy.

[ahhdurr]

the sad thing about the old cemeteries was how many babies were stillborn or died in infancy.

true - the first stone I saw was a 2 yr. old... about 2 and 3 months. Really sad. It's no wonder my grandparents came from 12 and 14 child families.