Life in a metro!
- So where do you live?
I live near Davis Square. Its about 3 miles away from work!
- Oh that's great. Sounds like a short commute!
Yeah! It takes about 40 minutes!
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My average day in the new city starts exactly like it used to in the past 5 years. However about an hour later, I do something new! I WALK!!!! I walk a little less than 10 minutes to get to the public transportation! And then I take the metro for 10 minutes (in which I READ the metro). Then after a stop at Starbucks for my daily dose of Tall Americano, I WALK another 10-12 minutes to work! The silver lining you ask? I can eat/drink anything and however much I want!! ;)
All said and done, inspite of my incessant whining about having to walk and take the public transportation, I would have to admit that Cambridge is probably the next best thing to DC. My Nostal(DC)ia is here to stay! But I have certainly discovered some interesting places around here!
Punjabi Dhaba (Inman Square): Tons of people have already raved enough about how awesome this place is! I strongly resist going here! Because I have a strong feeling that I am going to get sick of it very soon. And yet, I find myself here atleast twice a week!
Miracle of Science (Central Square/MIT): Good bar. Great food! You have to stare at a periodic table to find the menu!
Zuzu bar (Central Square): Great middleastern food! Their veggie platters are amazing!
Chutney's (Harvard Square): Indian food's answer to Chipotle! They roll some curry into a roti and actually ask you if you want rice rolled into it as well!
Kinsale (Boston): One fine Tuesday, when I was missing the Roustabouts, I looked around to see if anyone would play the fiddle around here! Lo and behold, I found the Celtic Clan playing at the Kinsale. I went there and befriended Frank. He was so pleasantly surprised to see me again the following Saturday that he bought me a drink just for coming back! They were pretty good!
Commons (Boston): My replacement for the DC National mall. A good people watching place!
Tealuxe (Harvard Square): It was raining heavily in Harvard square and I did not have an umbrella! I don't think I would have gone in otherwise! I loved it. Very interesting people watching place! And if you are the exotic tea kind of person, this place is a must have on your list of places to go!
Sam's Cafe (Boston): Good patio bar in the Faneuil hall marketplace. I am so not looking forward to the winter!!
Harvard Radcliffe theater (Harvard Square): I saw The Real Thing here! I want to say the performers were probably students at Harvard. But I can not be too sure about that! They were certainly a talented bunch. Great play. I am going back to this theater for the next play!
The New Hampshire liquor store: Did I mention that I miss driving? I found a solution to that problem! I found an AWESOME liquor store just after a $1 toll on the highway north of Boston. About 45 minutes away! Yeah yeah you can drive back home and THEN drink! :D
Some remaining things on my list: MIT museum, Fully Committed, Sam Adams Brewery, Black Rose, Central Square theater ..... Who wants to go with me?? Can someone find me a good idli place and freshly squeezed orange juice??
