Any Boston Mags out there?

**Caucasian Asian** · 09-23-2018, 05:54 PM

I’m in town for a bit dealing with some family stuff.

What to see in the city while I’m here?
My Aunt’s condo is down on Beacon street, so I’m splitting my time between there, meetings with lawyers/realtors/bankers, and our hotel up in Lincoln.

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**Dexter Rutecki** · 09-23-2018, 06:48 PM

I believe there have been quite a number of threads addressing this question over the years...for my money you can't do better than hitting up Essex/Gloucester area for the world's best fried clams.

Are you really in Lincoln? My mother lived there for years. Decordova is right there. Years ago I would have encouraged a trip to Waltham for truly excellent wings, but alas the place is gone. Go to Walden Pond and contemplate the futility of going to the woods to learn how to live deliberately...

edit: I'm pretty sure there was an active thread about this over the summer at some point, but I can't find it at all. This one is dated but I'm guessing might have some worthwhile things in it...
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...o-do-in-Boston

**Doremite** · 09-23-2018, 07:39 PM

How long you here for? Sox in town this week. Go to Fenway. Tix should be cheap given the play off scenario. If you need food/beer spot recs, PM me.

**iceman** · 09-23-2018, 09:19 PM

couple-three hundred threads here: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...rchid=16965368

the common thread among all the "what to do in Boston?" threads is, well, what do you like to do?

So, what do you like to do?

**Doremite** · 09-23-2018, 09:25 PM

Hamilton @ Opera House

**Caucasian Asian** · 09-24-2018, 09:32 AM

I guess I'm not quite in Lincoln. At the edge of Walden, but still in Walden. My Aunt was in Hospice in Lincoln, and this was a close hotel.
She has a condo on Beacon street, and I'm riding with Uber this week, so any decent pubs in the area. I don't like people, and I've already wandered the two blocks up to Cheers to have a beer with the rest of the tourons.

Also, are there any good antique furniture stores? I'm not packing her furniture up into a truck and hauling it 2000 miles back home.

**SumJongGuy** · 09-24-2018, 09:37 AM

If you're looking for exercise and to blow off some steam go hike up the Bunker Hill monument. Did it with my kids when they were 7 and 8ish. They laughed at the guy halfway up puking out the little window..

**Timberridge** · 09-24-2018, 09:42 AM

I've always wanted rent a bicycle and and ride up and down the streets dressed as Paul Revere while yelling "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

**Doremite** · 09-24-2018, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian

I guess I'm not quite in Lincoln. At the edge of Walden, but still in Walden. My Aunt was in Hospice in Lincoln, and this was a close hotel.
She has a condo on Beacon street, and I'm riding with Uber this week, so any decent pubs in the area. I don't like people, and I've already wandered the two blocks up to Cheers to have a beer with the rest of the tourons.

Also, are there any good antique furniture stores? I'm not packing her furniture up into a truck and hauling it 2000 miles back home.

Take a walk down Charles St. Lots of fancy antique stores there and you could talk to a shop keeper or two.

For pubs perhaps wander across the Common to Temple Place. You’ve got Democracy Brewing, Jm Curley (hipster spot), and Stoddards (decent tap list) all right next to each other.

Oh also check out the Owl’s Nest on the Charles River. Outdoor drinking spot hosted by Nightshift Brewing. Right over the footbridge near you.

**Sirshredalot** · 09-24-2018, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian

I guess I'm not quite in Lincoln. At the edge of Walden, but still in Walden. My Aunt was in Hospice in Lincoln, and this was a close hotel.
She has a condo on Beacon street, and I'm riding with Uber this week, so any decent pubs in the area. I don't like people, and I've already wandered the two blocks up to Cheers to have a beer with the rest of the tourons.

Also, are there any good antique furniture stores? I'm not packing her furniture up into a truck and hauling it 2000 miles back home.

That'd put you in Concord, probably. That would be BigDaddy's stomping grounds, I believe.

**RootSkier** · 09-24-2018, 11:49 AM

PM Rontele.

**DBdude** · 09-24-2018, 12:14 PM

well done

**garyfromterrace** · 09-24-2018, 12:55 PM

Absolutely not a boston mag however I've been spending time in Boston over the last few years, in fact just got back from a trip there a few weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Dexter Rutecki

hitting up Essex/Gloucester area for the world's best fried clams.

Go to Walden Pond
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...o-do-in-Boston

We spent a few days with a rental in Gloucester. Great beaches for swimming, boogie boarding, SUP (after the life guards go home), food.
Swimming is good at Walden Pond, great water temp. Get there before 11am on weekends to avoid not getting in,

Originally Posted by Doremite

How long you here for? Sox in town this week. Go to Fenway. Tix should be cheap given the play off scenario. If you need food/beer spot recs, PM me.

Went to a ball game when last I was there and the Sox scored 11 runs in an inning. Fenway is a shrine. Even if you're not a big baseball fan it's a great place to have a hot dog. $80 got me great seats behind the plate about 40 rows up.

We've been hitting a restaurant called Rabias. https://rabias.com/. It's just down the street from the Neptune Oyster Bar and we like the prices and friendliness of the staff. Very close to lots downtown.

Do the duck boat tour after a bunch of drinks. Drink from a flask while on the tour.

**Gman** · 09-24-2018, 01:21 PM

Do you have a car? What kind of things do you want to check out? Bars, restaurants etc?

**retirwntm** · 09-24-2018, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

I've always wanted rent a bicycle and and ride up and down the streets dressed as Paul Revere while yelling "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

I always wanted to punch a guy doing that. PM me if this goes anywhere.

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**Doremite** · 09-24-2018, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by garyfromterrace

Do the duck boat tour after a bunch of drinks. Drink from a flask while on the tour.

All good advice accept for this. I don’t believe they have a bathroom and it is a long tour. I think Pesky’s bladder almost burst during the ‘04 parade.

**DBdude** · 09-24-2018, 02:07 PM

too many duck boats have sank for me to get on one of those things

**garyfromterrace** · 09-24-2018, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Doremite

All good advice accept for this. I don’t believe they have a bathroom and it is a long tour. I think Pesky’s bladder almost burst during the ‘04 parade.

This too can be dealt with. And I will say no more.

**iceman** · 09-24-2018, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by mtnwriter

I always wanted to punch a guy doing that. PM me if this goes anywhere.

ha.

**Core Shot** · 09-24-2018, 03:45 PM

Is auntie Caucasian or Asian?

Boston has a great Chinatown. And killer Vietnam sammiches just one street west.
Or, to celebrate the pasty whiteness, head to southie and drink piss beer and whiskey and yell ethnic slurs at the international tourists.

**Doremite** · 09-24-2018, 04:21 PM

In all seriousness sorry to hear about your aunt. Sounds like you are dealing with cleaning out a house she can not return to due to health reasons. Good luck.

**iceman** · 09-24-2018, 04:31 PM

If the furniture is valuable you might contact an auction house such as Kaminski about consigning it to them. Or if it's really valuable, maybe Skinner. They'll want to do an appraisal to see if it's worth their while but if they take it you'll get good money from them once it's sold. Talking to a couple of antiques dealers about the auction houses would be a good idea. Selling directly to an antiques store would probably cost you more since they'll want to lowball you.

And yeah, sorry to hear about your aunt.

**Doremite** · 09-24-2018, 04:33 PM

Ice is way more classy than me. I am clearly an antique hawking noob

**Caucasian Asian** · 09-25-2018, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by DBdude

too many duck boats have sank for me to get on one of those things

I heard that on a podcast last week, so no, I will not be doing that.

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**Caucasian Asian** · 09-25-2018, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Core Shot

Is auntie Caucasian or Asian?

Boston has a great Chinatown. And killer Vietnam sammiches just one street west.
Or, to celebrate the pasty whiteness, head to southie and drink piss beer and whiskey and yell ethnic slurs at the international tourists.

We had some dim sum in Quincy on Saturday. And an amazing ma po do fu.

As for drinking cheap beer and hurling ethnic slurs at tourists, I can do that in Calgary.

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