Having suffered from seven days of cabin fever (have you been to Bristol?) Laura decided to break me out of her apartment and show me the real world. We ventured a little Northeast to a little town that the locals call Boston.
We had some fun, did some things, and had a pleasant time. Afterwards we met up with some of he coworkers at a local eatery and watched Game 5 of the NBA Finals (Spoiler alert: Kobe won). Laura’s made friends with some interesting and entertaining people. Beer was drank, food was eaten, and tabs were paid. A fitting end to a fun day all around.
Some highlights of the trip:
Boston had lots of cool buildings that I would like to live in. Laura and I have both decided that living in a large urban city is where it is at. Walking everywhere, things to do, places to be, and stoops. Yes, stoops. Laura is in love with stoops. Would probably marry a stoop if the Supreme Court made it legal. Moving on.
We went to the New England Aquarium in Boston. It was $20. It was full of screaming kids. They had penguins, but they were tiny and not as cool as regular (Emperor) penguins. They also had a giant sea turtle. It as pretty neat. Dear Boston, Get a better aquarium. You’re right next to the ocean. Shouldn’t be too hard.
We walked to Boston’s North End. A “Little Italy” of sorts with lots of restaurants, cafes, and the best pastry shop around. If you want a cannoli, a real italian cannoli, then you have to make a stop. If you can’t make it to Boston and you’re hungry then give them a holler on the internets: Mike’s Pastry
Laura wanted to see the big green stadium a.k.a “The House Pedroia Built” up close and personal. To bad the team was busy getting beat in Philly and we had to settle for just walking around outside. Interesting subtopic: Would you buy your favorite sports player’s paraphernalia if he played for a team you despised? Laura wants a Pedroia shirt, but doesn’t want it to say Red Sox anywhere. Anybody got any leads on some old ASU stuff? Send it my way.
After Fenway, we decided to walk back to the car. This led us through the Back Bay and into a very nice neighborhood. If you have $1700 and wanted a studio you can live right in the thick of it….and have your own stoop (to share with your neighbors). Took this picture in a park area off of Commonwealth Ave.
Not an exciting way to end the blog, but here it is. A Public Alley. What are they? Why are they numbered? Why do they need street signs? Too many questions. Not enough answers.
That concludes this blog post. There might be more in coming in the near future, but don’t get you’re hopes up.
6 responses so far ↓
Brad // June 15, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
Nice hat.
phdinsd // June 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm |
$5. Urban Outfitters. Yes, I know I’m awesome.
Chris // June 15, 2009 at 11:58 pm |
Oh, so that was you in the hat. I thought it might have been Justin Timberlake, which would have been cool for Laura. But since it wasn’t … not as cool.
Also, are you going to be in S.D. in mid-July?
Leia // June 16, 2009 at 11:55 am |
I miss your blogspots Enez! You always make me laugh. Glad you and Laura were able to get out on the town. I want to see the rest of your pictures!
Tammy // June 16, 2009 at 2:30 pm |
It looks like there are fire escapes in the alley and so I’m guessing the names/numbers are for firefighters and other such emergency responders.
Also, I’m drooling over the cannoli. Yum!
Jenn // June 16, 2009 at 3:16 pm |
Looks like you guys had fun. I will allow for TD to wear a Pedroia onesie so Laura can show she is a fan through her newphew and that way she doesn’t have to wear Red Sox apparel.