Kitschensyngk
08-10-2008, 10:15 PM
Greetings from a Fairfield hotel in State College, PA.
My Civil War re-enactor father had a Civil War re-enactor's convention at a hotel in Boston--the perfect excuse for the family to spend a few days out there after attending my uncle's wedding in Pennsylvania.
Here are some things I've discovered:
I have a newfound respect for hotels that don't charge you to use the internet in your guest room.
President John Quincy Adams could speak seven languages, and read and write an additional six, by age 15. (from John Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, MA)
I never go to Starbucks because I don’t drink coffee, but now I have a new reason to avoid that place—it is EVIL. They have smoothies called “Vivannos”, one of which was banana mixed with chocolate…I don’t know why I thought it would taste good.
Dunkin' Donuts was launched in 1955 in Quincy, Massachusetts…which explains why there are two or three of them on every block in Boston and its suburbs.
The Salem Witch Museum, apparently the most visited attraction in Salem, MA, charges eight dollars for admission. They owe me six bucks.
Real-life liquor store in Salem. Name: “The B*nghole”.
If you should find yourself in Greenwich, CT for any reason, I highly recommend a place called the Beach House Cafe for lunch. The food’s a bit pricey, but the burgers are pretty good.
Same with “La Familia Spanguola” in the north end of Boston. Hole-in-the-wall place with good pizza.
The JFK Presidential Library and Museum is definitely worth a look, if not for the museum then for the HUGE glass pavilion with a HUGE American flag hanging from the top.
I assume it must rain a great deal in Boston in the summertime (it rained four of the five days we were out there). Of course, every time we head out east to visit my grandmother or some other reason, it always rains at least once while we’re out there, so I can’t prove this.
Fenway Park is bigger on the inside.We return home on Tuesday at the latest. I've got some Bleach and Speed Grapher to catch up on when I get back.
My Civil War re-enactor father had a Civil War re-enactor's convention at a hotel in Boston--the perfect excuse for the family to spend a few days out there after attending my uncle's wedding in Pennsylvania.
Here are some things I've discovered:
I have a newfound respect for hotels that don't charge you to use the internet in your guest room.
President John Quincy Adams could speak seven languages, and read and write an additional six, by age 15. (from John Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, MA)
I never go to Starbucks because I don’t drink coffee, but now I have a new reason to avoid that place—it is EVIL. They have smoothies called “Vivannos”, one of which was banana mixed with chocolate…I don’t know why I thought it would taste good.
Dunkin' Donuts was launched in 1955 in Quincy, Massachusetts…which explains why there are two or three of them on every block in Boston and its suburbs.
The Salem Witch Museum, apparently the most visited attraction in Salem, MA, charges eight dollars for admission. They owe me six bucks.
Real-life liquor store in Salem. Name: “The B*nghole”.
If you should find yourself in Greenwich, CT for any reason, I highly recommend a place called the Beach House Cafe for lunch. The food’s a bit pricey, but the burgers are pretty good.
Same with “La Familia Spanguola” in the north end of Boston. Hole-in-the-wall place with good pizza.
The JFK Presidential Library and Museum is definitely worth a look, if not for the museum then for the HUGE glass pavilion with a HUGE American flag hanging from the top.
I assume it must rain a great deal in Boston in the summertime (it rained four of the five days we were out there). Of course, every time we head out east to visit my grandmother or some other reason, it always rains at least once while we’re out there, so I can’t prove this.
Fenway Park is bigger on the inside.We return home on Tuesday at the latest. I've got some Bleach and Speed Grapher to catch up on when I get back.