Bean Town Blogging

Please excuse my absence from the blog-o-sphere! The show I was part of finished it’s run in mid-April and I started my new job (stand-in/photo double for Kate Winslet on “Mildred Pierce”) less than two weeks later. In short, April was a busy month!

Between gigs my boyfriend and I took a 24-hour trip to Boston to see the Red Sox play the Yankees at Fenway stadium. Boston has been on both of our lists of places we want to visit, and being Red Sox fans, we jumped at the chance to go.

Boston is an amazing town for a wide variety of reasons. Here are a few of my favorites (in no particular order):

1. Beauty: The streets are clean, wide, and often cobblestone. The buildings are brick instead of skyscrapers, and Boston Commons is green and relaxing.
2. History: Just walking around you can stop by Paul Revere’s house, Old North Church, or take the Freedom Trail.
3. Academia: Nicknamed the “Athens of America,” and boasting over 100 colleges, Boston made me feel smarter just by being there. I especially loved Harvard with it’s red brick buildings and walking around Cambridge.
4. Accessibility: Boston is small enough to walk around and there are plenty of sights to see while you stroll. The subway system (called the T) is clean and easy to use, although I believe it stops running at midnight. Even the walk to Fenway from our hotel was only about 20 minutes.
5. Fenway: I love this ballpark. It’s packed with devoted fans, has more of an intimate setting than most fields, and of course, sports the Green Monster. Plus they now serve veggie dogs, and veggie burgers! What I didn’t know until I went, was how many bars and restaurants surround the stadium. Even if you can’t score tickets to the game, watching with the rest of Boston while raising a glass sounds like a great time as well.
6. Neighborhoods: Like NYC, Boston is divided into distinct sections. From China Town to Little Italy at the North End, to Beacon Hill, each area feels like a little town of it’s own.
7. Food: We ate twice at The Other Side Cafe on Newbury Street and once at Veggie Planet in Cambridge. The former has indoor and outdoor seating, tons of vegan options, beverages of all kinds, and is turns into more a a bar atmosphere at night. The latter is located near Harvard in Cambridge and although a bit hidden, has delicious vegan pizzas and desserts.
8. Proximity to NYC: A $15 ride on the Bolt Bus got us to Bean town in less than four hours.

Boston really does have something for everyone! I can’t wait to go back… who’s with me??