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I guess I stretched it a bit in my mind: it was actually 8 days/7 night, which was whittled down to 7 days/6 nights thanks to a buttload of snow and wind at JFK the day we were supposed to leave. Even had it been 10 days I wouldn't be likely to do try a country or even a region in 10 days, my...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 according to wikipedia: BOS city: 620,535 people, 48.43 sq mi urban: 4.0 million people, 1,774 sq mi metro: 4.5 million people, 4,511 sq mi SF city: 808,976 people, 46.7 sq mi urban: 3.2 million people, no area stated metro: 4.2 million...

Re: Fenway HoJo egad, is that a screen shot of Ridley Scott's remake of American Beauty? I'm not down with that thing being on earth, let alone Boston.

Spots in JP are opening left and right it seems, and there were some battles brewing over who gets which license

I've walked through this little portico of sorts nearly every Thursday night for the last two years, but I'll let others take a stab. it's a good one. One would think a certain demographic of this board would know it instantly but it may be a stumper

Great Capture!!! Just need to crop that little tumor out of the top

true enough, i could kvetch all day about the default-ness of the surfaces, but the massing is so much better than the stuff being built and proposed around Canal Street and North Station. And I will say in the perspectives from across the street the streetscape looks quite interesting, how the...

So where did you end up eating?

We've made arrangements to have our own personal time as well to wander (we were both solitary travelers for awhile, this is our first dual trip), but the one concession i've made to my wife is that I will not, under any circumstances, wander into a favela--tour guide or no. So I will have to...

As you may be able to tell from my avatar, I've long been a fan of the expressive modernism of Roberto Burle Marx, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, and their ilk. Next week my wife and I head off for 10 days in Rio, and am openly soliciting any suggestions you may have for our all-too-brief visit...

From the architect's website: Emerald Court is a residential complex in the St. Vincent neighborhood of South Boston, consisting of 245 one, two and three bedroom condominium units, an enclosed parking garage for approximately 318 cars and approximately 3,672 square feet of on-grade retail...

I concur that it's pretty good, and something of a secret, but it's hardly hidden--it has pole position on Hanover Street. :o

Maybe we could put the entire olympic village in a 2,020' Calatrava highrise tower at the end of long wharf with the Olympic flame on top. It would be unfortunate for this board though as about 80% of the contributors would heart attack/stroke/jizz themselves to death

Like Munich, Oslo, Bergen, and Cologne?

which instrument did MJ play again? I'm so confused what the point you are trying to make is....

The knee jerk electronic music bashers may want to check this out

I second Peach Farm, and also recommend Xinh Xinh, Rainbow Cafe, Taiwan Cafe, Mei Sum Bakery for great Bahn Mi (vietnamese sandwiches).... i probably have only been to about half of the restaurants there, there is a great density, and for adventurous eaters it is a goldmine.

Yes, it is publicly accessible by a ferry run by the NPS that leaves from Fan Pier adjacent to the Northern Avenue Bridge. The tours only run a few times a month I think, and its in small groups (to fit the small boat that takes you to the small island) and kind of pricey but well worth it...

A GREAT small, local, quality, inexpensive lunch spot within walking distance of your hotel is Mike and Patty's in Bay Village-- truly a one of a kind place, with inventive and delicious food served by wonderfully nice people in a kooky, insanely tiny space. Also I suggest walking to...