[Barlibash] Stuff to do in Boston

[William R Thomas]

Shopping:
Near the hotel there is a mall complex which consists of multiple
     different malls:
     http://www.prudentialcenter.com/
     http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=784
Newbury Comics is a Boston tradition.  A very complete comic, music,
     clothing, and more shop.
     http://www.newbury.com/
Harvard Square.  The Harvard Coop bookstores are quite nice.
     Additionally you have The Garage (shop complex full of
     sub-culture stores including Newbury Comics) and various other
     small shops in the area.
Newbury Street.  All sorts of small specialty shops.  I would suggest
     going to the Mass Ave end and walk back to the commons.  Includes
     the original Newbury Comics and the Avenue Victor Hugo Bookstore
     (which may have closed).
     http://www.newbury-st.com
Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market/South Market.  Another weird conglomeration
     of shops.  Includes the Cheers tourist trap, which all Bostonians
     will scoff at you for going to.
     http://www.faneuilhall.com/
Hay Market.  A very big farmers/fishers market.  Interesting to see,
     but unless the hotels rooms have kitchens, probably not that
     useful.

Music, Theater, etc.:
Citysearch.com can be searched for events by date:
     http://boston.citysearch.com/section/events/?cslink=topbar_events
Alternate Concert Listings available at Pollstar:
     http://pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=C-MA_Boston&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=19&Date_From=8-4-04&Date_To=8-8-04&By=City&PSKey=Y

Food:
Right near the hotel are a large number of good restaurants.  Chains
     including Magiano's and P.F. Changs, local places like Finale and
     Legal Seafoods.  
Boston's North End has a ton of smallish Italian restaurants and
     pastry shops.  I do think I could eat in the North End every day
     for a month, not eat at the same place twice and be happy and
     full every day.
Chinatown, I would suggest everyone who is still in town on Sunday
     morning participate in the experience known as Dim Sum.  Think
     walking chinese buffet without the little placards saying what
     everything is.
Cambridge/Harvard Square, there seem to be a large number of a wide
     variety of very good ethnic restaurants up and down Mass Ave in
     Cambridge.

Touristy stuff:
Boston Duck Tours.  This was a really good time for an overview of
     what Boston has to offer.
Freedom Trail, some drunk painted a red stripe through the heart of
     Boston and dubbed it the Freedom Trail.  You will come across it
     no matter where you go.  You could actually try to follow it.
USS Constitution, I have not gone yet, but it is reputed to be one of
     the places to go.
New England Aquarium, another thing I have not done, but rumored to be
     cool.
Bull and Finch, this is the real Cheers, Bostonians will still scoff
     at you.  I have been told the actual awning which mentally
     represents Cheers to everyone, was actually a bondage shop, not
     sure if that is urban legend or not though.



Pick a direction and walk.  Seriously, pick a random direction and
walk for a while and you will run into very neat architecture, shops,
food, people, etc.  When you get tired, hop a cab back to the hotel or
sit in one of the many parks until you recuperate enough to walk back.

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        William R. Thomas
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