p.s. The walk I described is mostly parallel to the Rose Kennedy Greenway that Sam mentioned, just a block apart, so you could head out one way and back the other.
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Greg Hendershott <greghendersh...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 to all of Sam's suggestions. > > I'd also add the waterfront as being a nice area (relatively new to > Boston). If you head to the water from Quincy Market, there's the > Aquarium. Then you can turn right and walk along the water through > Rowes Wharf and to the old rotating bridge that's pedestrian only. > > From there you can turn left to go past the courthouse and Barking > Crab, and to the ICA. Or keep going straight to the area with the > Children's Museum and the Boston Tea Party museum. ;) > > > > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt > <sa...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: >> Things I really enjoy in Boston: >> >> - The Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from Northeastern >> - The Freedom Trail, a self-guided walking tour of many historic Boston >> sights >> This goes through the North End, which is a nice place to walk >> around all on its own. >> - The Boston Harbor Islands (requires a ferry ride) >> - The Rose Kennedy Greenway, if it's a nice day >> - The Public Garden and Boston Common >> >> More conventional touristy areas, which are all still nice: >> >> - Newbury St, the main upscale shopping area, which also has some nice >> places to eat >> - the Aquarium >> - Harvard Square >> >> Sam, ex-Bostontonian >> >> On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanch...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> My wife and I will be in Boston a day early (Friday). Does anyone >>> have a "must-see" touristy suggestion for us? >>> >>> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa <as...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote: >>>> RacketCon 2013 >>>> -------------- >>>> >>>> We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on >>>> September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we >>>> plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks >>>> from Racket developers and users. >>>> >>>> Lunch will be provided. >>>> >>>> On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to >>>> work on >>>> various Racket projects. >>>> >>>> Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed >>>> schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at >>>> >>>> http://con.racket-lang.org/ >>>> >>>> Asumu Takikawa and PLT >>>> >>>> ____________________ >>>> Racket Users list: >>>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> ____________________ >>> Racket Users list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >> _________________________ >> Racket Developers list: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
