redballooon,

12 hours have gone by. What did you do, and would you do it again?

WagnasT,

I had a great time, i eventually made it to the pig slide, it was neat but i have no idea how he got so fast. checked out the street markets near government center, that was fun. Some guy with a violin started following me around, i had my own soundtrack for a while, that was cool even though it sounded sad. Found the greenway, that place is pretty awesome. A lady slapped a cheap bracelet on me and bullied me to give her money. Checked out the freedom trail and got humbled. The park with the giant MLK arms had Shakespeare stuff going on, that was neat. Watched a street performer do a balancing act. There were cow statues…everywhere. I may need some elaboration on the cow statues. Tried to figure out if i should buy a 10 ride T pass or just pay as I go, panicked about getting stuck somewhere and ran away. i really wanted to get to the museum of science and the USS constitution but i started freaking out missing my flight so I got to the airport 3 hours early and everything went fine. Excited to come back here, thank you all for the suggestions.

EhList,
@EhList@lemmy.world avatar

The cow statues are a thing the city started putting around t stops and public areas in the early 2000s.

GiddyGap,

Not the worst place to be stuck.

WagnasT,

i had a great time.

gargantuanprism,

Go apartment hunting and be amazed that Boston has the 2nd highest avg 1br rent in the country

WagnasT,

yeah, going to shop a bit farther out and commute.

EhList,
@EhList@lemmy.world avatar

There’s a massive group of renters whose parent’s wallets drive the market there.

intensely_human,

Go have a beer at Cheers.

illi,

Tea party?

WagnasT,

how did i not think of this??? I did get a boston creme donut though.

moreeni,

You can edit titles on Lemmy, friend

WagnasT,

i thought i did, is it still showing wrong on your end?

moreeni,

It’s all good now. I was able to see the edit note in the post body, but the title was still with the misspell, so I thought you assumed editing works the same as on Reddit

colocolo,

Visit the Brattle bookshop

infyrin,
@infyrin@lemmy.world avatar

Go around saying “BAHSTAN” to piss natives off for fun.

WagnasT,

Pahk the Ka in the havahd yahd

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Is this not how they sound? My god father is from Boston and he really does have that accent. It was quite exotic as a kid; for some reason I thought he was from Australia.

Bishma,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Assuming you have to get from and to Logan to do your activities: leave any driving to Bostonians or it’ll be the worst 12 hours of your life.

WagnasT,

been walking everywhere, the blue line being free at the moment is awesome though

Syll,

Go to Fanueil Hall get some food and people watch.

WagnasT,

I just passed the odd looking MLK memorial, that thing is HUGE!

WagnasT,

found the greenway, grass seems greener here than back home. looking forward to starting my new job here.

Horsey,

Stop what you’re doing and make a reservation at Carmelina’s in the north end. The pasta there is life changing.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/o2kM1YCsNgf13yHX6?g_st=ic

thetanis, (edited )

Lots of things listed that, while fun, are pretty touristy. As a local I feel like I avoid those areas but here’s some food/drink spots you might check out:

Seaport: Drink

  • I haven’t been here since COVID and some staff changes. But used to be a great bar. $$$$

Bar Taco

  • these are apparently a chain, but pretty good food $$

Row34

  • Great seafood. But expensive $$$$$

Back Bay Area: Faccia A Faccia

  • great pasta. Close enough to the airport. Around a bunch of shopping if you want touristy things after $$$
  • Bar Paloma in the basement has great drinks and staff. $$$ Hecate
  • bar with great drinks. $$$$$

Cambridge (Harvard/MIT area): Take the red line toward Harvard/MIT. Hop off at Central and walk either direction. Pammys - really good food $$$$ Little Donkey - also great food $$$

Brookline: Go check out Coolidge Corner. Bunch of local shops and some food. Take the Green Line (C branch) towards Cleveland Circle and exit at Coolidge Corner

Fenway: I will second that Tasty Burger is amazing. There is also a couple cool museums around there. The MFA and the Isabella Stewart Gardner.

ampedwolfman,

Get lunch and a pint at the cheers pub!

sanguinepar,
@sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

Makin’ your way in the world today…

TubeTalkerX,

Visit the exterior Cheers location.

BonesOfTheMoon,

Pig slide?

OctarineYoda,
@OctarineYoda@sh.itjust.works avatar

I presume he means the big slide in the new playground at government center. Adults keep going down and getting tossed, a video of a cop doing it went viral this week: wwlp.com/…/viral-video-shows-boston-cop-injuring-…

BonesOfTheMoon,

Ohhhhh. Ok that does look fun.

WagnasT, (edited )

i didn’t get near those speeds, must need to have your boots licked or something

edit: i’m wearing all cotton, i do have nylon slacks and a polyester shirt in my bag, if i can find a place to change i can give it another go. there’s a zillion kids on it at the moment so maybe i’ll try again omw back to the blue line later.

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