Last Wednesday I met Dani and Leora again for dinner, and ended up leaving MUCH later than I needed to to get to the arena. To sum it up, the show started at 7pm and I was still on the subway at 6:46…fortunately for me I made it in the nick of time. That’s definitely NEVER happening again.
Thursday I had rehearsal all day for the clown gag for next years show, and ended up missing the preview concert of the BSO that I had planned on going to. So instead I walked up to the Museum of Science. When I got there and saw the ticket price, I promptly left haha and I ended up going to the Museum of Fine Art, which was incredible. There are so many art pieces on display, and a whole Monet room, which I absolutely loved. I’ll have a separate post with all my pictures from the museum ☺
That evening I met my friend Brian who goes to law school at BC at a place called the Border Café. All the food was delicious, and it was no too expensive at all! Definitely a great place to go to, and it was close to the train since it was in Harvard Square.
Friday after we presented next year’s clown gag we went to Fanuille Hall and ate lunch at Wagamamas, which was delicious! There are only Wagamamas in Boston and England, and I remember going to one in Oxford three summers ago and it being really good. Afterwards, I caught the matinee performance of the Yo-Yo Ma concert with the BSO. They played a Cello Concerto by Dvorak and it was incredible. The second piece they played was a one-act ballet called The Wooden Prince by Bartok. It was just alright, not my favorite piece, and I could tell the audience felt the same way.
Saturday I explored the North End of Boston. We tried to eat at a place called the Union Oyster House, which is really well-known, but it was packed and we didn’t have time to wait. So we ended up going next door to the Bell in Hand Tavern, which is the oldest tavern in the country. All three of us (me, Ian, and Andrew) got the lobster grilled cheese, and I got eggplant fries, all of which was delicious. Later that day I met Leora and we went to Mike’s Pastry, where I got one of the biggest cannolis I have ever seen (it was delicious as well). The line for the place was out the door and around the corner, but the local trick that Leora taught me is that you sit at one of the tables inside and a waitress will come over and serve you, so no long line!
On Sunday we ate at a tiny Italian place called The Daily Catch, or the Calamari Café. My food was EXCELLENT. I got the pasta aglio olio, which was black pasta (meaning it was hand-made and used squid ink to give it it’s black color) sautéed with oil, garlic, and chopped up calamari. Such a good dish, I highly recommend this hole-in-the-wall place. They also make calamari meatballs, which were also delicious.
Well I got to end this post for today. After this will come by journey to Bridegport, Connecticut, and my stay in New York City for a couple days! More to come soon!
I'm so glad that you updated, I've been checking! Mike's Pastry shop was one of my FAVORITE things about Boston- their chocolate cannoli was to die for! Can't wait to see you SO soon!
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