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Jan 3rd, 2010, 09:31 AM
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thanks! go lakers!! kobe is a beast! kobe is going for his 5th title and hopefully we go stright to boston game 7 of the finals and revenge ourselves! haha hey one more question......do u think it would be a good idea to wear all my laker gear around the city and to the game? or will i get harassed
Jan 3rd, 2010, 11:36 AM
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Seriously, you can wear your Lakers nonsense all over town and be safe (but not NY Yankees gear). My fondest memories of the Celtics-Lakers is being in a bar in Anchorage summer 2008 with husband and 2 almost-adult kids watching the playoffs. bostonians out numbered Lakers fans about 2 to 1.
After game on MBTA if Lakers win game and there are a bunch of post-game drunks, I would tone it down a bit.
After game on MBTA if Lakers win game and there are a bunch of post-game drunks, I would tone it down a bit.
Jan 3rd, 2010, 01:52 PM
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Cheers has mediocre food - but is the most requested destination in Boston. I am not a Union Oyster House fan - while it too is historic. Do a search here "North End restaurants" or something similar - multiple good suggestions and descriptions.
Quincy Market is an area of one refurbished and several other more newly built buildings with shops and vendor stalls. Used to have all sorts of cute and quirky shops, but now the chains are taking over. In center building there are also food vendor counters - some good, some really awful - you can buy food and walk around or sit at table in center concourse. Also several sit-down restaurants that are OK - usual seafood or American fare - some good for people watching.
On Saturdays for true history wander thru Haymarket area where there are pushcart vendors selling fish and produce - has been in operation forever despite several threats to get rid of it. Real people shop for real food in this setting. Rules are that the guy gets to pick the produce for you. My rule is never buy anything that is staring at you from a cart - so I have never purchased any fish there.
Quincy Market is an area of one refurbished and several other more newly built buildings with shops and vendor stalls. Used to have all sorts of cute and quirky shops, but now the chains are taking over. In center building there are also food vendor counters - some good, some really awful - you can buy food and walk around or sit at table in center concourse. Also several sit-down restaurants that are OK - usual seafood or American fare - some good for people watching.
On Saturdays for true history wander thru Haymarket area where there are pushcart vendors selling fish and produce - has been in operation forever despite several threats to get rid of it. Real people shop for real food in this setting. Rules are that the guy gets to pick the produce for you. My rule is never buy anything that is staring at you from a cart - so I have never purchased any fish there.
Jan 3rd, 2010, 03:07 PM
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Yes it does. You need to take the Red Line towards Alewife. The site for the subway is www.mbta.com
Jan 3rd, 2010, 05:43 PM
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In Baltimore, I don't think I have ever seen an Orioles fan during a Red Sox game. That's a riot. AT&T is a GREAT park -- one of the best, I think (my previous favorite of the "new" parks was The Jake, and I LOVE both Fenway and Wrigley, but at this point, there are so many new ones that I haven't visited).
Jan 3rd, 2010, 08:53 PM
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Red Sox fans are everywhere. Plus Red Sox tickets are so difficult to get that it is truly cheaper to take a driving road trip to Baltimore, buy tickets, pay for a hotel - than pay ticket broker prices in Boston. We have stopped for games while driving our kids to/from college when Red Sox were thoughtful enough to schedule away game in Baltimore to coincide with our trip. And once stopped for Orioles-Yankees game just so we could root against the Yankees.
Jan 23rd, 2010, 11:25 AM
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Gail gave good advice on some of the recently requested options. Will echo to avoid Union Oyster House (poor food and service, unless you stick to raw oysters and beer at the bar only) and Cheers (weak food). If you must visit these, just poke your head in and look/walk around. The counter vendors in Quincy Market are overpriced -- don't expect any culinary epiphanies here either, but it is fun to walk though.
Haymarket is indeed interesting, but note that much of the produce you encounter will be on its last legs, so only buy what you'll use right away. And yes, many vendors will not let you pick out items -- and note that you're not likely to be given the best looking stuff on the stand if so. Also, be aware that pickpocketing is a possibility here.
Haymarket is indeed interesting, but note that much of the produce you encounter will be on its last legs, so only buy what you'll use right away. And yes, many vendors will not let you pick out items -- and note that you're not likely to be given the best looking stuff on the stand if so. Also, be aware that pickpocketing is a possibility here.
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