I will most likely be coming Thursday, along with 2 friends. We've been to PAX East every year but usually take the train so haven't been able to participate in pre-PAX activities. This sounds like it will be fantastic.
Some notes:
- It looks like I didn't even include the Peabody Museum in the voting options. Oops. Since it's included with admission to the Harvard Museum, I just scheduled an hour at each. There are right near each other, so you can easily spend all your time at one or the other if you prefer.
- Since you guys impressed upon me your love for drinking, I chose Wednesday's lunch spot based on this post. It is a sit down restaurant and I only allotted us 90 minutes there. PLEASE HAVE CASH AVAILABLE TO MAKE SPLITTING THE CHECK(S) EASIER. Everyone requesting separate checks will make things more difficult for both us and the waitstaff.
- I thought the Skywalk Observatory would be cool to do around sunset, so I scheduled it for after dinner. There are a couple restaurants in the Prudential Center, as well as a food court. If those don't please you, there are a number of restaurants and bars in that area for you to choose from. Break up into smaller groups, feed yourselves, and come back for 6:30. (I know some of you have other dinner plans Wednesday evening, so you can do the Skywalk right after Harpoon and then go eat your roasted pigs.)
- I scheduled 2 Freedom Trail tours, starting 15 minutes apart. Please bring cash to pay for the tour so I don't have to put it on my credit card!
I think that's it. Questions? Comments?
If you want to join the tour, you still can. Please post in the thread with how many people you plan to bring with you so I can add to you to the list.
I have also never done one of these and have a question of my own: our flight is getting in at 7:40, by the time we get to the hotel and drop off our bags it might be a bit tight to make it to Boston Common by 8:30, possibly even by 9. How can I coordinate with you guys so we don't end up getting to an empty Boston Common? Are you going to be texting people based on the numbers provided in the survey? Posting updates to a twitter account as you move around the city?
I have also never done one of these and have a question of my own: our flight is getting in at 7:40, by the time we get to the hotel and drop off our bags it might be a bit tight to make it to Boston Common by 8:30, possibly even by 9. How can I coordinate with you guys so we don't end up getting to an empty Boston Common? Are you going to be texting people based on the numbers provided in the survey? Posting updates to a twitter account as you move around the city?
Punzie posts updates to the twitter account constantly as we move around.
Just a quick question, as I've never done a tour like this before: How do we get from place to place? Buses, cabs?
Thanks for bringing this up. I forgot to mention it and will add info to the OP. We'll be using the subway and a little bit of walking. On the first day, I'll be making sure everyone gets set up with a Charlie card to get unlimited rides for the week ($15). When I get a chance, I'll even be updating the schedule in the OP with the closest T stop to each location.
How can I coordinate with you guys so we don't end up getting to an empty Boston Common? Are you going to be texting people based on the numbers provided in the survey? Posting updates to a twitter account as you move around the city?
Now that the schedule is posted, you should have a good idea of where we are at any given time. I do also try my best to keep the twitter up to date throughout the tour (link in the OP).
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND IS FOR EVERYONE: Although you will be provided with my phone number, please DO NOT text/call me just to ask where we are or where we will be at a certain time. I have many things to do and keep track of during the tour and I provide you with the schedule and twitter so I don't have to update everyone individually.
Punzie, I kind of feel like getting a herd our size from the Harvard area to allston in a half hour for lunch at sunset might be slightly optimistic. You may want to engineer some wiggle room into that part of the day.
Just a thought from someone who rides the T all the time.
Punzie, I kind of feel like getting a herd our size from the Harvard area to allston in a half hour for lunch at sunset might be slightly optimistic. You may want to engineer some wiggle room into that part of the day.
Just a thought from someone who rides the T all the time.
Good note. I may have to adjust the schedule day of. If we have a small enough group then (~20), we can just hop a bus and easily get there in the half hour allotted. If we have a larger group, the subway probably is the better option, but take longer, so we'll leave the museums about 15 minutes earlier. We don't have a reservation for lunch (I called and they said we'd be fine without one), so it's not the end of the world if we get there a little later than scheduled.
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Don't worry, punzie. we might not even leave the brewery on thursday.
I'll get to Boston at 9:30 but afraid I won't make it to the tours until after 11 or so. I'll definitely try to make it to Freedom Trail and everything after that!
OP updated! The schedule now shows the closest T stop to each location. This should be helpful for those who want to join us along the way.
Trading cards have been designed and ordered thanks to chaosisorder. (So thank you if you like them. Eh, thank her even if you don't like them.) They have a copy of the schedule on the back and I'll be passing them out at the morning meetings. Handy, huh?
I've lived in Boston for about a year and half, so I'm not going on the MMT, but I will offer this piece of advice to bar food aficionados: I saw that Sunset Grill & Tap is on the itinerary. When you go, check out the nachos. They're less than $9 for a half-order and are HUGE - about the size of a basketball or maybe even a little larger. I haven't gotten the full order but I have to imagine it's even more absurd.
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I don't know if anyone's mentioned this to you but are you planning on taking the T to Sunset Grill and Tap?
There is a bus, the 66 bus, that goes directly between Harvard Square and Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston. They come within 10 minutes of each other if everyone doesn't fit one one bus (although its possible, as the 1st stop of the 66 is at Dawes Island in Harvard Square). It will cut your travel time weekday midday ridiculously. Taking the 66 will be 20 minutes max and it stops right in front of Sunset. Taking the T is 17 minutes to Park St, plus another 25-35 minutes fighting with college students taking the B Line, and then a walk (or the alternate, Green Line to 57 bus, which is not much of an improvement).
I might meet up with you guys that Wednesday if I don't help with Setup that day - I live pretty close and I do love beer
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I don't know if anyone's mentioned this to you but are you planning on taking the T to Sunset Grill and Tap?
There is a bus, the 66 bus, that goes directly between Harvard Square and Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston. They come within 10 minutes of each other if everyone doesn't fit one one bus (although its possible, as the 1st stop of the 66 is at Dawes Island in Harvard Square). It will cut your travel time weekday midday ridiculously. Taking the 66 will be 20 minutes max and it stops right in front of Sunset. Taking the T is 17 minutes to Park St, plus another 25-35 minutes fighting with college students taking the B Line, and then a walk (or the alternate, Green Line to 57 bus, which is not much of an improvement).
I might meet up with you guys that Wednesday if I don't help with Setup that day - I live pretty close and I do love beer
This is true, but in Seattle we pretty much overwhelmed a bus that was about the same size as the ones the mbta uses. Its going to end up being a toss up between making better time or having a less chaotic and stressful, if longer, ride on the red and green lines.
I don't know if anyone's mentioned this to you but are you planning on taking the T to Sunset Grill and Tap?
There is a bus, the 66 bus, that goes directly between Harvard Square and Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
This is true, but in Seattle we pretty much overwhelmed a bus that was about the same size as the ones the mbta uses. Its going to end up being a toss up between making better time or having a less chaotic and stressful, if longer, ride on the red and green lines.
I did check out the 66 bus. I think we'll have to make the call day-of. We should be better with a bus in Boston than we were in Seattle because everyone will have a Charlie card. It's much quicker to just tap the card as you walk pass than each person feeding in money like we did in Seattle.
I'm coming Wednesday/Thursday! assuming it's not too late...I kinda forgot about these forums for the past couple weeks >.> Never been to Boston/the East Coast, so I wanna do the tourist thing for a change.
Updated attendess list up to this point. Check to see if your name is on there. I'll be sending out PM's with relevant information in the next day or 2. If I don't have you on the list, you won't get the PM.
We look to have a lot more poeple this year! Let's see how many actually show up :P
I haven't looked through the thread since the sched got posted, but is the City Pass still a worthwhile purchase with our current schedule? I might get one anyway, and check out other things on my own since I arrive on Monday.
edit: Just went and looked, looks like we're going to 4 out of 5 things from the City Pass, so still definitely a good idea. Save ~20 bucks by getting the city pass even if you don't go to the last one. Only one we're missing is Boston Museum of Fine Arts. So maybe that gives me something to do earlier in the week since it's valid for 9 days.
Yes, the city pass is definitely useful if you do both days. If you only do one day, you don't save any $ by buying the pass. It's available at all the stops included in the pass, so you don't need to buy it ahead of time.
I sent out PM's to everyone on my list. If you didn't get one, please let me know.
Capslocked for importance:
PLEASE BRING CASH TO COVER THE COST OF ADMITTANCE ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL. I called and scheduled 2 tours for us (staggered by 15 minutes). Because we have a group reservation, we must pay in one lump sum, so I will be collecting your cash payment when we get there. The plus side is that if we have a large enough number of people, the cost will actually be cheaper per person.
I'm really late to the party but if it's still possible I'd like to bring me +1 more to the tour. Really looking forward to my first time at PAX and this sounds like great fun.
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Wednesday, April 4:
08:30a meetup @ Boston Common
09:30a travel time
10:00a Harvard Museum of Natural History $9
11:00a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
12:00p travel time
12:30p lunch - Sunset Grill and Tap
02:00p travel time
02:30p New England Aquarium $22.95
03:30p travel time
04:00p Harpoon Brewery
05:00p dinner break
06:30p Skywalk Observatory $13
07:45p travel time
08:30p BU Astronomy night (weather permitting)
Thursday, April 5:
08:30a meetup @ Boston Common
09:00a travel time
10:00a Sam Adams Brewery
11:00a travel time
12:00p Freedom Trail $12
01:30p lunch - Fried Food Extravanganza
02:30p Mike's Pastry
03:30p travel time
04:00p Museum of Science $21
Some notes:
- It looks like I didn't even include the Peabody Museum in the voting options. Oops. Since it's included with admission to the Harvard Museum, I just scheduled an hour at each. There are right near each other, so you can easily spend all your time at one or the other if you prefer.
- Since you guys impressed upon me your love for drinking, I chose Wednesday's lunch spot based on this post. It is a sit down restaurant and I only allotted us 90 minutes there. PLEASE HAVE CASH AVAILABLE TO MAKE SPLITTING THE CHECK(S) EASIER. Everyone requesting separate checks will make things more difficult for both us and the waitstaff.
- I thought the Skywalk Observatory would be cool to do around sunset, so I scheduled it for after dinner. There are a couple restaurants in the Prudential Center, as well as a food court. If those don't please you, there are a number of restaurants and bars in that area for you to choose from. Break up into smaller groups, feed yourselves, and come back for 6:30. (I know some of you have other dinner plans Wednesday evening, so you can do the Skywalk right after Harpoon and then go eat your roasted pigs.)
- I scheduled 2 Freedom Trail tours, starting 15 minutes apart. Please bring cash to pay for the tour so I don't have to put it on my credit card!
I think that's it. Questions? Comments?
If you want to join the tour, you still can. Please post in the thread with how many people you plan to bring with you so I can add to you to the list.
Punzie is awesome.
Agreed, definitely awesome. I can't wait for April to get here.
I've not done it in Boston, but in Seattle we used the bus and other public transport, plus our feet. I assume it will be similar.
Punzie posts updates to the twitter account constantly as we move around.
Thanks for bringing this up. I forgot to mention it and will add info to the OP. We'll be using the subway and a little bit of walking. On the first day, I'll be making sure everyone gets set up with a Charlie card to get unlimited rides for the week ($15). When I get a chance, I'll even be updating the schedule in the OP with the closest T stop to each location.
Now that the schedule is posted, you should have a good idea of where we are at any given time. I do also try my best to keep the twitter up to date throughout the tour (link in the OP).
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND IS FOR EVERYONE: Although you will be provided with my phone number, please DO NOT text/call me just to ask where we are or where we will be at a certain time. I have many things to do and keep track of during the tour and I provide you with the schedule and twitter so I don't have to update everyone individually.
You have been added, sir. Like magic!
Looks like fun WILL be had. ALL the fun.
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Just a thought from someone who rides the T all the time.
Good note. I may have to adjust the schedule day of. If we have a small enough group then (~20), we can just hop a bus and easily get there in the half hour allotted. If we have a larger group, the subway probably is the better option, but take longer, so we'll leave the museums about 15 minutes earlier. We don't have a reservation for lunch (I called and they said we'd be fine without one), so it's not the end of the world if we get there a little later than scheduled.
I'll just have to make sure to try and catch a nap on the plane Thursday morning from getting in so early.
Trading cards have been designed and ordered thanks to chaosisorder. (So thank you if you like them. Eh, thank her even if you don't like them.) They have a copy of the schedule on the back and I'll be passing them out at the morning meetings. Handy, huh?
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There is a bus, the 66 bus, that goes directly between Harvard Square and Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston. They come within 10 minutes of each other if everyone doesn't fit one one bus (although its possible, as the 1st stop of the 66 is at Dawes Island in Harvard Square). It will cut your travel time weekday midday ridiculously. Taking the 66 will be 20 minutes max and it stops right in front of Sunset. Taking the T is 17 minutes to Park St, plus another 25-35 minutes fighting with college students taking the B Line, and then a walk (or the alternate, Green Line to 57 bus, which is not much of an improvement).
I might meet up with you guys that Wednesday if I don't help with Setup that day - I live pretty close and I do love beer
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This is true, but in Seattle we pretty much overwhelmed a bus that was about the same size as the ones the mbta uses. Its going to end up being a toss up between making better time or having a less chaotic and stressful, if longer, ride on the red and green lines.
I never finish anyth
I did check out the 66 bus. I think we'll have to make the call day-of. We should be better with a bus in Boston than we were in Seattle because everyone will have a Charlie card. It's much quicker to just tap the card as you walk pass than each person feeding in money like we did in Seattle.
We look to have a lot more poeple this year! Let's see how many actually show up :P
Sorry. Sometimes I miss things. You are now added
edit: Just went and looked, looks like we're going to 4 out of 5 things from the City Pass, so still definitely a good idea. Save ~20 bucks by getting the city pass even if you don't go to the last one. Only one we're missing is Boston Museum of Fine Arts. So maybe that gives me something to do earlier in the week since it's valid for 9 days.
Capslocked for importance:
PLEASE BRING CASH TO COVER THE COST OF ADMITTANCE ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL. I called and scheduled 2 tours for us (staggered by 15 minutes). Because we have a group reservation, we must pay in one lump sum, so I will be collecting your cash payment when we get there. The plus side is that if we have a large enough number of people, the cost will actually be cheaper per person.
(I'll try to post the suggested items to bring list later today so you can get your planning on.)