[Barlibash] Discount Tickets

Nancy nbro1@cox.net
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:08:51 -0400 

Hi!   Please include me in the count for the comedy connection!  Who do I
send money to?
~Nancy/sirelle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jincey" <jincey@theonering.net>
To: "Adams, Julie" <Julie.Adams@joslin.harvard.edu>;
<barlibash@theonering.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Barlibash] Discount Tickets


> jincey, sam, balin for MBTA passes, and comedy connection : )  let us know
> how to get money to you : )
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Adams, Julie" <Julie.Adams@joslin.harvard.edu>
> To: <barlibash@theonering.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 2:37 PM
> Subject: [Barlibash] Discount Tickets
>
>
> > Discounted tickets, from me to you:
> >
> > Peabody Essex Museum ($9, normally $12)
> > Boston Walking Tours ($7, normally $10)
> > Aquarium Tickets ($8, normally $16)
> >
> > Contact me before Friday at noon if you're interested in these.  They
can
> be used any time.
> >
> > MBTA visitor passes are $18 for three days - unlimited subway, bus, and
> harbor ferry use.  You can't get them at all stations though (very
> irritating to find out during a trip).  They can be purchased at South
> Station, North Station, and the Airport Station, but if you need to get
one
> somewhere else (if you are driving in, or will not go through any of these
> stations) - other sales locations are listed on the MBTA site.
> >
> > I would like to go to the Comedy Connection in Fanueil Hall on Saturday,
> August 7th, at 10:30pm (after Hanna's party), and see the R-rated
hypnotist.
> (http://www.comedyconnectionboston.com/) Tickets are $17.  After that we
can
> stumble over to the Black Rose (an Irish pub) for a couple of drinks and
> some live Irish music.  Anybody else interested?
> >
> >
> > Note:  Everything past this is not really important.
> >
> >
> > I thought I'd share my experiences and opinions on some of the things
> people have suggested doing.
> >
> > Salem:  Several stops north on the commuter rail from north station (few
> dollars each way for train tickets), it is, at max, a half-day trip.  It's
a
> small town, and there isn't much to do.  It is definitely more fun during
> the autumn months.
> >
> > There is the witch museum, but I didn't really like it (exceptionally
> cheesy, and sometimes tasteless, in my opinion).  The Peabody Essex museum
> is a very nice; I enjoyed their Chinese market-home exhibit and all of the
> shipping/sailing/coastal-community related exhibits.  Admission was cheap
> ($12, I can get you $9 tickets through work if you let me know NOW), it's
> wasn't crowded, all of the audio-tours and guided tours were free, and
there
> were plenty of places to sit and relax.
> >
> > There is a small main street filled with touristy shops, and should you
> choose to go to Salem, a graveyard that you must not miss.  It is one of
the
> oldest in the US.  It's downright creepy, spooky, and tons of fun to walk
> through.
> >
> > The Aquarium:  Bad acoustics, packed, swarming with children.  The
> exhibits are nice, it's in a convenient location, and I do encourage you
to
> go, but I also would like to warn that I find it a tiring trip every time
I
> go.  I can get discounted tickets for $8 through work (regularly $16,
again,
> let me know ASAP).
> >
> > Fanueil Hall and Quincy market:  It's a thing to see more than it is a
> place to go. Everybody ends up there.  Crowds, open air market type
> shopping, a number of street performers, and horse-drawn carriage rides
> await you.  You can get off the train at Government Center and walk right
> through it on your way down to the Aquarium.  I think it's worth seeing,
but
> not worth dedicating more than an hour or two towards visiting.  Eat at
the
> Black Rose, an Irish pub that frequently has live music.
> >
> > North End Dining:  Take an extra 10 minutes and walk to the North End.
> None of the trolley tours go there because the streets are too narrow.
It's
> beautiful, and lunch there can't be beat.
> >
> > Walking Tours:  I haven't done one of these, though I would love to.
They
> have tours of the North End, a portion of the Freedom Trail, Back Bay
> (flat!), Beacon Hill, and a 1/3 underground tour.
> > Normally $10, I can get you tickets for $7.
(http://www.bostonbyfoot.com/)
> >
> > Museum of Fine Arts:  Beautiful, quiet, and if you are coming in
Wednesday
> evening, free.  You should definitely go out for an hour or two on
Wednesday
> if you can.  A downside is that there are no good eating places right
around
> it (I should know, it's very near where I work), so you'll want to head
back
> towards the Prudential Center and downtown to eat afterwards.
> >
> > Duck Tour:  If you can do it, DO IT!  It's funny, it's land and water,
and
> the guides mix up a great selection of historical and contemporary Boston
> information.  You must get your tickets early to see this.  They only
> pre-release 1/3 of their tickets, but those always sell out, so if you
don't
> buy your tickets in advance you will have to go to their stand (at the
MoS,
> the Prude, or Fanueil Hall) at 8am (I have seen them sell out by 10am on
> weekends).
> >
> > Harbor Tours:  I took my mom on one of these, and it was really kind of
> boring.  There was lots of colonial America historical info and mediocre
> views (the route involves going out along the Harbor by all of the
> industrial warehouses).  The best part about it was the incredible
> skyline-of-Boston photo opportunity on the return trip.
> >
> > Harvard Square:  This also is a place to see more than a thing to do.
If
> you like Indian food (several vegetarian option available), go to the
Bombay
> Club for lunch or dinner.   Check out the Garage (small mall'ish place
with
> several fun stores - comic book place, sci-fi/fantasy book place, anime
> place, alternative clothing place, etc).  Harvard Square makes for some
good
> people watching on weekened evenings.
> >
> > Drinking/Eating:  If you want a recommendation for any of this while
> you're here, ask.  It's likely you'll stumble upon places just as good as
I
> could suggest simply by wandering around.
> >
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