What a great vacation
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This past week my wife and I have been on my first vacation in 2 1/2 years. Our first as parents and we decided that Boston was to be that place. Taking a child on holiday completely changes what a vacation is. Baby stuff like stroller/pram, diapers/nappies and all the things you never had to cart around when you were a couple just going out for the day. Luckily we were in one of the nicest cities I've ever been in. Not only is there plenty to see and do in Boston, but it's not a huge city which means you can walk to pretty much anywhere you want to get to without carting things up and down subway stairs all day. Boston contains some of the nicest people we've had the privilege of meeting. People actually stood up and gave their seats for my wife and child on the subway! People were friendly and helpful and what a culturally diverse city. Oh, and it was good to hear the word 'pub' again.
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Good to have fun :) Boston has a zillion sights to see! Haven't been to Boston/Mass since 1995. Wow, time flies. Both my sisters were born there (well, Framingham and Cambridge). Best Lobster and Bass I've ever had was from Cape Cod. I know what you mean! The first trip we took was to Lebanon, I was an observer at the elections at the time, and we had to carry a ton of stuff!
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modified on Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:46 PM
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Best Lobster and Bass I've ever head was from Cape Cod.
Scrod anyone?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Best Lobster and Bass I've ever head was from Cape Cod.
Scrod anyone?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I can't type worth shite today and I've got a spelling nazi on my tuckus! :doh:
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
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This past week my wife and I have been on my first vacation in 2 1/2 years. Our first as parents and we decided that Boston was to be that place. Taking a child on holiday completely changes what a vacation is. Baby stuff like stroller/pram, diapers/nappies and all the things you never had to cart around when you were a couple just going out for the day. Luckily we were in one of the nicest cities I've ever been in. Not only is there plenty to see and do in Boston, but it's not a huge city which means you can walk to pretty much anywhere you want to get to without carting things up and down subway stairs all day. Boston contains some of the nicest people we've had the privilege of meeting. People actually stood up and gave their seats for my wife and child on the subway! People were friendly and helpful and what a culturally diverse city. Oh, and it was good to hear the word 'pub' again.
I LOVE Boston, esp. Faneuil Hall area. Just a wonderful city. Saw my first ice hockey game there :). Bruins vs. the Oilers. Great game, but I had no idea what the ice machine was. Kept the locals quite entertained with my ignorance. Still need to see the USS Constitution.
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
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I can't type worth shite today and I've got a spelling nazi on my tuckus! :doh:
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
I can't type worth shite today and I've got a spelling nazi on my tuckus!
To be honest, I hadn't noticed that. I thought that as you like fish, had been to Boston and are (or were) a demi-gourmand, that you might have heard of Scrod[^] and even got a laugh by coming back with the standard rejoinder[^], or even "Do you mean to say you went to Boston and never got scrod?" To put it plainly, I was trying to be your straight-man (in the comic sense, not the AirBender sense :) ).
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
I can't type worth shite today and I've got a spelling nazi on my tuckus!
To be honest, I hadn't noticed that. I thought that as you like fish, had been to Boston and are (or were) a demi-gourmand, that you might have heard of Scrod[^] and even got a laugh by coming back with the standard rejoinder[^], or even "Do you mean to say you went to Boston and never got scrod?" To put it plainly, I was trying to be your straight-man (in the comic sense, not the AirBender sense :) ).
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
To be honest, I hadn't noticed that.
Yes, I gathered as much :doh: I've never actually heard of Scrod.
Henry Minute wrote:
nd are (or were) a demi-gourmand
Alas! My fall from grace cannot be stayed! Woe is me! :((
Henry Minute wrote:
To put it plainly, I was trying to be your straight-man (in the comic sense, not the AirBender sense ).
I want to assure you most heartedly that neither I or you would like the Air Bender sense. Others would, but I most certainly would not. No. Not at all. Uh uh. Sorry, not my cup of tea, Earl Grey or otherwise.
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
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Henry Minute wrote:
To be honest, I hadn't noticed that.
Yes, I gathered as much :doh: I've never actually heard of Scrod.
Henry Minute wrote:
nd are (or were) a demi-gourmand
Alas! My fall from grace cannot be stayed! Woe is me! :((
Henry Minute wrote:
To put it plainly, I was trying to be your straight-man (in the comic sense, not the AirBender sense ).
I want to assure you most heartedly that neither I or you would like the Air Bender sense. Others would, but I most certainly would not. No. Not at all. Uh uh. Sorry, not my cup of tea, Earl Grey or otherwise.
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
neither I or you would like the Air Bender sense.
Yep, I sort of gathered the meaning from your reply. It's not surprising that different Peoples can upset each other without any clue as to why.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
neither I or you would like the Air Bender sense.
Yep, I sort of gathered the meaning from your reply. It's not surprising that different Peoples can upset each other without any clue as to why.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Well, not to be a pedant, but I wouldn't be upset about it, I just don't swing that way. If however it were to, hypothetically speaking, be "unleashed" upon me, drop bears[^] style, I would then be quite unpleasant about it. Just to be clear, that was a very hypothetical situation. This conversation never occurred.
If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
modified on Sunday, August 15, 2010 8:00 PM
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I LOVE Boston, esp. Faneuil Hall area. Just a wonderful city. Saw my first ice hockey game there :). Bruins vs. the Oilers. Great game, but I had no idea what the ice machine was. Kept the locals quite entertained with my ignorance. Still need to see the USS Constitution.
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
We took pictures of the Constitution, but didn't want to play around with the stroller and a just awakened 20 month old child, so didn't go aboard. The USS Cassin Young went in dry dock as well. Although, I did take an awesome picture of her bow looking down the dry dock. We were thinking of events to go to and looked up the Red Sox, unfortunately they weren't playing home last week. Oh well, Blue Claws game this week, I'll settle for the minor leagues!
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hammerstein05 wrote:
Oh, and it was good to hear the word 'pub' again.
You took your toddler into a pub? How did he/she take it? Rohan (my 3 year old) has behaved quite alright in places like B-Dubs, but I haven't yet taken him to a "proper" pub.
Regards, Nish
Blog: blog.voidnish.com
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
You took your toddler into a pub? How did he/she take it?
I not only took my son into a pub when I was in Boston, I have a photo somewhere, of him standing on the bar helping the barman pour a beer. He was around 2 years 3 months at the time.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
You took your toddler into a pub? How did he/she take it?
I not only took my son into a pub when I was in Boston, I have a photo somewhere, of him standing on the bar helping the barman pour a beer. He was around 2 years 3 months at the time.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004