Okay so Meriadoc, mal-2, _refugee_, insomniasexx, scrimetime (if you'd like to join!) and humanodon, how's the following sound for Saturday (feel free to shoot things down/out): 11:00am: meetup at Sam Adams and do that whole tour-shindig - Mostly free, small suggested donation. Lunch (mal/Rico, do either of you know of any good places between Jamaica Plain and Huntington Ave?) Museum of Fine Arts - closes at 4:45, $25 admission. Touristy things like the Freedom Trail?. It's looking like a nice day Saturday so I think walking it would be nice. I'd say checking out the Public Library might be cool too. And/or Taza Chocolate Tour which is only $5 per person. Dinner - Same deal, suggestions? I eat just about anything. Maybe someplace up in Cambridge like East Coast Grille?. Exploring Cambridge? Something else? Drinking at the Publick House in Brookline since it's a cool bar and close to where ref/insom are staying. === Sorry this isn't totally fleshed out, been kinda swamped this week at work and after work.
Some ideas: - There is a food truck festival in Somerville - http://foodtruckfestivalsofne.com/ - The public library is holding a big book sale - http://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/citywide-friends-of-the-boston-public-library-june-book-sale - The River Festival is going on in Central Square (lots of good restaurants in that area too) - http://www.cambridgema.gov/arts/Programs/riverfestival/Visit.aspx - The Greenway Open Market is running by the harbor, we could also explore the North End or Faneuil Hall if we ventured over there. - http://newenglandopenmarkets.com/greenway/ I think we should give some consideration to transit so we're not bouncing all over the city. Maybe something like Sam Adams, then take the Orange Line up to the North End/Faneuil Hall area. From there we could take the Orange further up to check out Somerville, or take the Red up to Central for their Festival, or go west along Newbury/public library getting closer to Brookline.
I'd say go South to North along the orange/red then back west once it gets later, would that make sense? Those two fests look great, I'd love to check out either/both.
Yeah that makes sense to me. I'm always eager to get close to the North End because Modern Pastry and Bova's are there. :) Only downside if we go into Cambridge is there's no easy way to get back to Brookline via T from Central/Harvard. I don't know if people are driving or not, but we could always split an Uber or check out stuff along the way too.
In my experience it's not really faster than taking the red to Park and then getting on the D line . . . but you never know on any given day with the MBTA. What's the deal with those bikes? Those were introduced after I moved away, but that seems like the fastest way to me.
Yeah same here, plus the 66 is usually packed. When I say packed... You can rent a bike at one location and drop it off at another. I haven't used it before but I do see people using them. It's $6 for a 24-hour pass though, so unless people are using it all day it's probably cheaper to split an Uber van.
Hey all. I just arrived in Leominster. We are going to shower, get coffee, leave here by 10am - drive back to BOS - return rental - and take the subway whatever to Sam Adams. We probably won't be at Sam Adams until 11:30. I'll keep you posted. Woooo hoooo
Does Sam Adams involve drinking? If so, is it a good idea to do that first?
Yes...but...sometimes it leads to sleepiness / not cranking out the amazing list of things we want to do?
You (shouldn't) get drunk at it, the tasting is only like 20 minutes. We can totally start anywhere else, just wanted to throw out something.
Oh, that sounds grand then. I'm not picky. I would love to do the tour, I just didn't know how crazy it got. I did a wine tasting in Napa once it and it was basically just walking and sipping wine for 2 hours. I was completely done-zo by the end of it.