Woohoo!! Travel time again! It feels like forever since I’ve
been to a new place when really it’s been less than a year. But I guess that’s
a long time for me haha. So Friday afternoon, I flew to Boston to visit my
cousin and my sister from another mister.
I don’t really want to talk about Friday. You know how it’s
possible for everything to go wrong when it comes to flying? Well, that was
yesterday, except, thank the Lord, they didn’t lose my bag. Though I think it
would’ve taken an effort to lose my bag since I was sitting in the Newark
airport for three hours waiting on a flight that was supposed to load right
after I got there. Anyway, let’s just say that I didn’t touch ground until 2 in
the morning.
I saw so much this weekend (JUST 2 DAYS), I’ll bullet point
this trip for you lovely readers J
·
Central Square:
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Breakfast at Veggie Galaxy
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H-Mart – huge Asian market with restaurants
within
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Graffiti Alley – found a wall to match my jacket
·
Beacon Hill
o
Saw the original bar where Cheers was set. If
you haven’t watched it, you should. It’s great.
o
Made the mistake of walking along the Charles
River where we were almost blown in by the viciously cold winds.
o
Walked past Boston Common and the Public Gardens
·
Newberry
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This is where all the primo shopping is at. We
went to a really cool shop called the Fairy Store, which was misleadingly a
completely Harry Potter shop.
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Amorino – THE BEST ICE CREAM/GELATO EVER! They
shape it like a rose and have gelato macarons that are melt in your mouth
amazing.
o
Trident Bookstore – also a café, old feel,
creaky floors, wide variety, lots of cool side items, looked like fantastic
food!
·
Theatre District:
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Dinner at Sip which had great sushi. Man, I
haven’t had sushi in so long. Missed it!
·
Financial District:
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The Black Rose: If you’re looking for a
traditional Boston bar, this is the place to go. Great, fun atmosphere!
·
Allston:
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Allston Diner for breakfast – great hometown
restaurant with cute kitchen accessories. They whistle from the kitchen when
the food’s ready.
·
Brookline:
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Coolidge Corner
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Brookline Book Smith: Fantastic YA section, open
floor plan, TONS of side items. They also told me that they love indie authors.
So, they get an A+ in my book. They’re also pet friendly
·
Copley Square:
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Boston Public Library founded in 1630, absolutely
spectacular. Has a Harry Potter-esque in some areas. It’s very modern in
others. I had to take a panorama picture to get the full image with their
motto.
o
Trinity Church – built in the 1700s. Have
absolutely gorgeous stained glass. Individual and guided tours. Students had a
$5 self guided tour. They had beautiful pipe organs and handmade kneeling
images.
o
Max Brenner – restaurant + chocolatier. OH MY
GOS. We had a churro fondue platter and Italian cream hot chocolate with dark
chocolate in what they call “hug mugs”
·
The Prudential Center:
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Mario Batali’s Eataly – a monster store of fresh
Italian ingredients split into sections. So overwhelming and fantastic. You can
even get fresh pasta, and they have meals in the building too.
o
Copley Shopping Center - the designer stores
that I shouldn’t even be allowed to touch haha
·
We walked through Back Bay and Tremont
·
China Town – small, just a coupe blocks, huge
welcome arch.
·
One of the oldest carousels, funded by Tiffany
& Co.
·
Kennedy Greenway has art exhibits right now. A
neat wall graphic, giraffe statue, light display, a little free library. Plus,
I got hugged by a golden retriever. Fantastic.
·
The North End -
aka the Italian district
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Dinner at La Famiglia – family sized meals. So
leftovers for days. I ate my leftovers on the train for lunch.
o
Bova’s Baker – get the Florentine Cannoli. Oh,
my good gracious. Yum.
What I learned about Boston
*It was not
planned well, but the public transit is pretty comprehensive and laid out.
*You’re not
a true Bostonian unless you drink Iced Dunkin Donuts Coffee in the dead of
winter.
* The
farther out of the city you live, the cheaper the cost of living.
I CANNOT wait to go back!
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