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Europe in America- Boston

A May 2002 trip to Boston by housefrau

Quote: Time away with a girlfriend is just so great. To have it in Boston is the BEST! This city is a walkable treasure-and will be ven more when they finally finish the Big Dig! They will, won't they?
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Europe in America- Boston Best of IgoUgo

Overview

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My friend and I checked into the Marriott Copley, donned our walking shoes and set off to walk the Public Gardens. The day was warm and the gardens were full with people laying on the grass and walking and admiring the flowers. The swan boats were full and there was a long line. Since it was late afternoon we decided on an early dinner so we could get to our show on time. We ate in the North End at Al Dente's, a small cozy Italian restaurant that is one of our favorites. We went to see Shear Madness. It has been there for 15 years but we hadn't seen it and it was in the perfect theatre, down stairs, tiny, intimate holding no more than a hundred people which was perfect for a performan...Read More

Marriott's Custom House Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Marriott Custom House"

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Best Things Nearby:Everything is near-by! You are just steps from Fanuiel Hall and the history of the United States and it's beginnings. Keep going and walk the Freedom trail. Less than a half mile away, was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Gardens, theatre district and Boston's best shopping are all within walking distance. You are minutes from the T that will take you to the JFK Library or the Fine Atrs Museums!Best Things About the Resort:Location, location, location- make this an absolute gem of a timeshare. Add to that, the building itself is a restored historic sight and what more could you ask for ...besides two bedrooms!Resort Experience:In the ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on May 24, 2002

Marriott's Custom House
3 McKinley Square
Boston 02109
(617) 310-6300

Figs Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

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As you enter this tiny establishment, you wonder what all the fuss is about. Why there is a big line outside for PIZZA. But this isn't ordinary pizza. These are creations by one of Boston's best chefs, Todd English. The brick oven blazing in the corner indicates how they are cooked but doesn't give you a clue as to the flavors he will entice you with. My favorite is the portabello mushroom pizza with wild mushroom puree, red roasted onions and fontina cheese. His pizza is only matched by his soups that appear on the table steaming and wafting of herbs. While you are waiting for your meal, do be careful. You will be tempted to eat the fresh baked peasant bread with olive oil and garlic. But then y...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on June 20, 2002

Figs
42 Charles St
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
+1 617 742 3447

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Boston has many neighborhoods, each with their own special flavor. The North end is Boston's Italian section. It is where people go to eat, and eat and eat. Villa Francesca sits on a side road as you enter this area. In the summer, the windows are thrown open and the air is redolent with garlic, spices and Italian greetings. For this area, this is a fairly big restaurant with seating upstairs and down. A line begins to form at the door around six o'clock and they do not take reservations so eat early or eat late . They have a large menu and it is studded with the regulars like pasta , veal, chicken but they also have fresh fish as well prepared to perfection. My favorite is a veal Pontevecchio....Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on June 20, 2002

Ristorante Villa Francesca
150 Richmond St
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
617/367-2948

Finale Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

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This is not your usual Saturday night restaurant in Boston. This is heaven on a plate. An artistic sojourn into the land of desserts. If you have ever browsed through Bon Appetit or the Cordon Bleu Dessert Book and seen the majestical creations with the candy plumes of spun sugar and the chocolate tower of dark and white chocolate then you have envisioned a dessert at Finales. Boston laughed and said they could never make a go of just desserts but little did they know how women crave such confections. These imaginative delights are not inexpensive but where else could you find on one plate " molten chocolate cake, orange chocolate tartlet, hazelnut bavarian pyramid..."? That is just the begin...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on June 20, 2002

Finale
One Columbus Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 423 3184

Freedom Trail Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

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Where did this grand nation begin? What are we all about? There is no better place to find out than on the Freedom Trail in Boston. Get a guide at your hotel, at a book store or from a vendor and begin your walk into history. You will see the old North church where the lantern was hung to let the revolutioners know how the British were coming. Visit Paul Revere's house. There is access to Old Ironsides in the Charleston Harbor. Visit Fanuil Hall and go upstairs to see where many of our famous orators gave their speeches. In this city of bustling newness, there is engrained a marvelous sense of history and wonder at how we came to be as a nation. It will take you about four hours to walk the trail...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on June 20, 2002

Freedom Trail
15 State St
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 242-5642