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[never_enough]

Hope you have a good trip to Boston.

I just moved up here almost two years ago so I won't pretend to know the best places to go. But as far as commuting in the city, it's really easy to get around on the T. Pick up a Charlie ticket in baggage claim at the airport. Also I think Boston is a very easy city to walk around in.

I haven't been, but a friend just went to the Sam Adams brewery and enjoyed it. Emopunker on here just went and liked it too.

Go to the north end for a cannoli if that's your thing. Chowder is good most places, but its a new thing to me so I couldn't tell you what's best.

Anyways, after not really answering anything for you, I hope you enjoy your trip and have a safe flight.

[BHalbrooks]

Originally Posted by coffeemonkey

I am making a very quick business trip to Boston, leaving tonight on a red eye (flying out of Seattle). I wish I had time to smoke a few with some locals but business agenda takes up my only evening that I am in town. However, I probably will have tomorrow afternoon to kick around town.

I'll be traveling to western Massachusetts in the morning and heading back to Boston late morning, which at that point I am free until early evening.

Any suggestions for me in the afternoon? I've never been to Boston and 6 hours isn't enough to do anything cool, but I figure I should at least do something for those 6 hours.

I hope to be back in town in the early spring and I'll extend my stay and use personal time to look the city over a little better.

I was planning on walking around Harvard, driving by Fenway (maybe take a tour if one is offered) and finding some good chowder. Good plan? how is commuter traffic getting around the city and getting to and from Logan?

Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

Ted

Originally Posted by never_enough

Hope you have a good trip to Boston.

I just moved up here almost two years ago so I won't pretend to know the best places to go. But as far as commuting in the city, it's really easy to get around on the T. Pick up a Charlie ticket in baggage claim at the airport. Also I think Boston is a very easy city to walk around in.

I haven't been, but a friend just went to the Sam Adams brewery and enjoyed it. Emopunker on here just went and liked it too.

Go to the north end for a cannoli if that's your thing. Chowder is good most places, but its a new thing to me so I couldn't tell you what's best.

Anyways, after not really answering anything for you, I hope you enjoy your trip and have a safe flight.

The North End Canoli he's talking about it as Mike's Pastries on Hanover Street. Down the Street is a Cigar Bar that used to be a speakeasy. The Cigar Bar is really cool. Mike's Pastries is a treat. A lot of people get treats for the Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox from there, especially the Red Sox.

The Traffic shouldn't be too bad. It'll suck, but not as bad as during 6-8 or 12-7.

The Sam Adams Tour is in Jamaica Plain (West Boston), which is kind of a **** hole. I work at the Childrens Hospital, and it's not too far from J.P. Not a bad enough area where you have to worry about being mugged or anything, I just think it's a shitty area. It's a free tour, and you see the entire process. Know the bald guy from the Commercials? Yea, you'll probably see him. You also see a lot of $$$ worth of Beer. They had like 60+ barrels of Utopia, which is like $100 for 12 ounces, and Millenium with is like $1,000 for 12 ounces. Lot of money worth of Beer.

What my Wife and I do when our family visits is to take them to Mike's, Sam Adams, and then walk around the heart of the City. You can take the Prudential tower up to the top and you see an awesome view.

Hope you can stop for a smoke next Spring. Hit me up