Night Out in the Seaport

After a crazy start to the school year,  I finally found myself with some free time, and warm weather, on a Saturday night.  We decided to head over to the Seaport for a night of fun.

I wanted to explore a new place so we headed over to the roof deck at Yotel to meet up with some friends.  In keeping with the Yotel theme, the roof deck is small, as is the inside lounge.  The deck was packed so we begrudgingly set up in the lounge.  The views from the deck are nice.  The views from the lounge are less than interesting, although we did have a view of the fog rolling in on the airport which was kind of neat to see.  I would definitely try again to get a spot on the deck, but I'll pass on the lounge.  It was fine, but nothing special, and there are a lot more options in the Seaport.

After drinks, we started looking for a place to have dinner.  We didn't plan this evening really well and found ourselves with a dinner dilemma.  Everything was packed and I was thinking we would have to abandon the area in search of food.  Thankfully, JO remembered Casa de Pedro and we were able to get a table for four.  It wasn't exactly what I had in mind for the evening.  I had really wanted to eat outside, but with the unexpected fog rolling in, we ended up inside.  If cold, spooky fog forces your plans inside, Casa de Pedro is the right place to be "stuck."  Best mojitos in the city, lots of yummy small plates, and a super fun atmosphere easily makes you forget about the patio you wanted to be sitting on.

Fluff Fest

Somerville is a pretty proud of the fact that fluff was invented in their city!  They are so proud, that every fall they put on Fluff Fest in Union Square to celebrate all things fluff.  There are cook offs, fluff challenges, fluff themed vendors, and live music complete with the "fluffettes" dancers.  This year's festival was insanely popular and so much fun!

Parlor Sports

Parlor Sports is just like Cheers.  Everyone knows your name, what you like to watch, and what you like to eat and drink.  It's Inman Square perfection!  I recently went to Parlor Sports to watch a soccer game and got to meet the new bartender who won me over immediately by knowing about me and my Huskies and commenting that he wished he had know the USWNT was playing a game that night because he would have promoted it more and done something fun for the game.

One of the things I love most about Parlor Sports is how much they respect women's sports.  The first time we went in I wasn't sure if they would put a women's basketball game on but they didn't blink an eye and gave me a tv to watch my Huskies!  Over the years it's been the same thing, no matter if it's my Huskies, the women's soccer team, the USA Olympic Women's basketball team, or WNBA.  Once I had some guy complain that there was a women's basketball on one of the tvs, to which a bartender responded, "Hey, she's watching that game and we're not changing the channel.  Sports is sports."

So yeah, my sports bar is amazing and I love it!

Three Mile Island

The one truly fall thing we did manage to do this year is go to Three Mile Island on Lake Winnipesauke back in September.  My parents and my dad's friends have been going on the same weekend since the late 70s.  It's such a special tradition and I almost skipped it this year to do school work.  I'm so glad I didn't.  The weather was unbelievably beautiful.  It was so relaxing and peaceful.  I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Sulmona~ We're Pretty Much Regulars Now

I just blogged about Sulmona a few posts ago, but I'm going to blog about it again because we are pretty much regulars there now!  The food is so good, the ambiance is perfect, they have a patio, and they have affogato so it's pretty much perfect!  Plus, it's in Kendall Square so we get a nice city walk in!  I love, love, love Inman Square, but it's nice to leave the neighborhood once in a while too!

Charles River Boat Cruise

One of the things I love about Cambridge is the Charles River.  It adds a touch of nature to the cityscape and the views are great.  After the first weekend of almost ten hours of school work, JO declared that we needed to get out of the house and go on a cruise of the Charles.

This boat ride is a hidden gem in Cambridge.  It's run by the Charles River Boat Company and starts and ends at the CambridgeSide Galleria, which is super convenient if you need a place to park.  The tour last about ninety minutes.  The boat has a bar, with wine and beer, and fun music playing.  There is no narration, which I love.  You can just enjoy the views and the people you are with.  It used to be free for me with my union card, but they don't do that promotion anymore 😕  That's ok though because it's priced so reasonably, at $18.  

The boat has a covered section, with bench seating, and an uncovered standing room only section.  A big hint~ try to line up early so that you can get a spot at the front of the boat, where the views are the best.

We had a beautiful fall night for our boat ride.  The sun was setting against the buildings and the views were just lovely (as they always are.)  I definitely felt more relaxed after such a pleasant night on the river.

Where did the Fall Go!

In a shocking development, school started and I had zero free time.  Throw in some fun mystery illnesses and fall was over before it started.  I feel like I missed a whole season.  I missed apple picking, hiking, Castle in the Clouds, the Regatta, leaf peeping, and everything else that defines the fall season in New England.  Despite missing out on those things, we did manage to squeeze some city fun into the last few months (thanks to JO's insistence that I put the school work away from time to time) and I finally have a few free moments to catch up with the blog so here goes nothing!