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For the ladies who...
went to Boston...what types of things did u do? Just the normal touristy stuff?
Re: For the ladies who...
We stayed in the theater district (2 blocks south of Boston Common -- great location). We visited MIT because The Artist is looking at grad school. We also visited Harvard and got to see some rowing races. We walked down Newbury St. and went in a bunch of art galleries and thrift stores. We hung out in Boston Common -- he sketched, I read. We wandered around the North End and hung out at the water checking out the views and the sailboats. Also checked out the Beacon Hill neighborhood -- so pretty. We walked around Faneuil Hall for a morning and saw some street performers. We ate at several really good pubs. We also saw a show the last night -- got cheap $20 "student" tickets day-of and it was great.
So we actually didn't do too much tourist-y stuff (like the Freedom Trail or the Paul Revere house, for example). But it's there if you want to do it. It's a great, walkable city and has a lot of character and beauty. I definitely recommend it! (obviously!)
What are you looking to do? There's so much to do in Boston but a lot of the things Only did are seasonal. The Freedom Trial and street performers are touristy things that won't be available in Jan when you're going. Walking around in the snow in Boston can be fun but you probably won't cover as much ground as you can in the sumemr months--the T (subway) makes it easy to get around in the winter.
There are good winter activities in Boston though-- ice skating on the Frog Pond in the Boston Common will be fun to do, drinks at Top of the Hub is always fun (great view of Cambridge), eating at warm restaurants or going skiing outside of the city. There are a lot of museums as well and there's always the Boston Public Library (oldest library in the country-they have quick tours) that are good to do on snowy days.
Good point about the snow -- I forgot you said January!
I think it would still be a fun city for what you're interested in. There are a ton of neat (and old) pubs in the city, and it seems that Bostonians are really into their sports... (though The Artist and I are not sports people, so I didn't pay too much attention to that, I'll admit!)
But obviously don't force it if you think there are places you guys would enjoy more than Boston!
If the Bruins are in town that weekend you could get tix to a game. BC also has a great hockey team and tix to one of their games will probably be easier to get. Also, there are a ton of old pubs in Quincy Market/Fanuiel Hall area. Boston is a great town for sports and drinking
I'm pretty sure the Sam Adams Brewery is open year round and have heard that's fun.
Thanks Ladies! Boston is in our top three...I did look at getting Bruins tickets but they are very pricey! But a college game is also a great idea!
Any other ideas or suggestions would be great and appreciated!!
I was just there over the summer, and completely fell in love with the city - there's tons to do. Check out the park/Boston Common, I'm sure it's not as nice in the fall, but it's a wonderful place. I really enjoyed doing a tour of Fenway Park. The Freedom Trail is really cool and historical, and if you do one of the tours you don't have to do nearly as much walking (in case the weather is bad). I luuurrrrrrvvve Little Italy there, you can just walk around and people watch -- there's a fantastic little restaurant right by Paul Revere's house called Limoncello's -- deliciouso! If you really enjoy history, I'd suggest doing the trip out to Quincy and taking the John Adams tour -- it was really neat. I'm trying to think if there was anything else... Oh, the area around Harvard is beautiful -- worth the train ride.
Have fun!