Wonderful Weekend
Saturday was great (as previously noted); wonderful weather for a swing through the Back Bay and Fenway, stopping in various stores (L’Occitane, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, REI, Virgin Megastore, Trader Joe’s) and generally enjoying ourselves. We even got a ride on one of the new Breda low-floor vehicles on the Green Line, including the obligatory delay. (No derailment, though…perhaps they’re improving.)
For lunch, we tried b.good, a new place on Dartmouth St. near Back Bay station and Copley Place that has really good “fast food style” food (burgers, fries, etc). I had the grilled steak sandwich with an order of fries. The baked fries were lightly spiced and very very crisp; the sandwich was wonderful.
We’ll definitely go back next time we’re in the area, and will make an effort to be in the area so we can go.
Sunday, we had lunch at Carberry’s in Central Square, took the bus over to the New Balance Factory Store in Brighton to get some new shoes, then walked back home (making quick stops at the Super 88 in Brighton and the Whole Foods on River St to pick up a couple items) and swung through the University Park Starshaw’s for a few more things we needed.
Central Square between 2 and 4 pm had three events that I know of; a Dean rally at the Middle East, some kind of concert at the All Asia, and a rocketry discussion at the MIT Museum…but we were tired enough, and had enough to carry, that we just headed home instead of bothering with any of them (though we could hear the band from All Asia for about another block).
