[s-cars] NAC - Looking for Boston Hotel and Restaurant recommends

[Taka Mizutani]

So let's see, Lee-

A tourist is going to come to Boston to tour the medical facilities, Harvard
and MIT and a bunch of factories? :-)

The historical stuff is definitely there, but name some world-class
restaurants in Boston (I'm not saying there aren't any, I would like to
know, seriously).

The pilgrims landed in New England because they're a bunch of masochists.

BTW, we have what Frank Bruni of the NY Times named the best Italian
restaurants in the United States (Vetri), definitely in the top 10. One of
the best French restaurants in the US, too. And one of the best Spanish
restaurants.

There's a ton of historical stuff in Philadelphia- after all, Boston was
never the capital of the US. We also have a very good art museum, a
world-class symphony hall with a decent orchestra, etc.

I'm not talking about the sports- you definitely have us beat, there. You're
talking to the wrong guy about that, because I really couldn't care less
about the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, etc.

I'd put Philadelphia on par with Boston. I hope you're kidding about
Montreal.

Taka


On 6/26/07, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
>
> At the risk of offending *everyone*...
>
> Okay, I get NYC.
>
> San Francisco? Huh? Nice place to visit, but not before Boston.
>
> Chicago? Only thing Chicago has going for it is its deep dish
> pizza and you can get that in the North End. So why bother
> schlepping half the way across the country for a slice?
>
> Philadelphia? Not. Okay, maybe, but not *before* Boston. Doh.
>
> Montreal? That's not even in North America. It's way up there in
> Canada. And Montreal doesn't hold a candle to Quebec. Which also
> isn't on the list.
>
> There's a reason why the pilgrims landed in New England. There's a
> reason why two of the top universities in the world are in
> Boston...and within a mile of one another. Some of the worlds best
> medical facilities are here.
>
> Didja know that Boston at one time or another was the hub of the
> world for the Internet, shoes, high end audio, computers, handmade
> bicycles, and much more.
>
> Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, et al).
>
> There's a reason why the smoot was invented in Boston.
>
> :)
>
> Lee
>
> (only a bit TIC)
>
>
>
> On Tue Jun 26 10:51:14 PDT 2007, Taka Mizutani
> <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What?!?
> >
> > Sorry, but I'd place NYC, Montreal, San Francisco and maybe
> > Chicago before
> > Boston.
> >
> > I'd put Boston about on par with Philadelphia. :-)
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On 6/25/07, Bob Frizzell <bobfrizzell at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> [snip]
> >> I'm sure I'm right to say Boston is certainly one of THE few
> >> cities that
> >> is
> >> a must visit in North America.
> >> Bob
> >>
> >
>