Thursday, August 1, 2013

40 Things To Do In Boston

I traveled to Boston a few weeks ago! Boston is no New York City, but it was a fun little tourist city. The biggest surprise was the number of Europeans. On our Harvard Yard tour, over 75% of the group was European. I never would've thought of Boston as that popular of a travel destination.

My favorite part of Boston was the beach. We got to see a sand sculpting contest at Revere Beach while we were there. It was so cool that a big-city atmosphere was only a 20 minute subway ride from a beautiful beach. I did not enjoy the historic part of Boston as much as I thought I would. Freedom Trail ended up being my least favorite part of the trip because the attractions were so spaced out. I would definitely recommend a duck tour if you go to save some walking.



Regina Pizzeria
My favorite restaurant was definitely Fajitas 'n Ritas! They had fabulous margaritas and impressive fajitas. Much better than I would've ever expected Mexican food to be in the North. I also enjoyed Regina Pizzeria. It's an old pizza restaurant in the North End. Regina Pizzeria has been making pizzas since 1926!

Another place we went was the bar Cheers was based on. It's right off Boston Commons. At first we thought it was just downstairs, but the bar is both downstairs and upstairs, and there is a gift shop upstairs.

 We also did the Samuel Adams Brewery Tour. We expected to get a tour of the factory, but the factory was closed for repairs, so it was just a tasting. They gave us these cool glasses for the tasting! I'm not a beer fan by any means, but the first one we tasted wasn't awful! The tasting was very entertaining. After it was over, there's a trolley that will pick you up and take you to Doyle's Bar. Doyle's is an old famous bar down the street that gives you a free cup if you order a Sam Adams. The trolley was really fun! It had disco balls and fun music.

 Finally, we got Boston Cream Pie at the Omni Parker House where Boston Cream Pie was invented! It is also where JFK proposed to Jackie and had his bachelor party. The hotel was very nice and had a cute little bar where you can get the Boston Cream Pie. It was very good!

Here is a downloadable spreadsheet with a list of all the things we did. It's sortable by neighborhood, alphabetically, or day. It's also broken up into 5 days by what is close together. You can change those to fit the days you want to go as wells as the things you want to do.

Monday, July 29, 2013

101 Things To Do Before I Graduate Baylor


Baylor Bucket List
As my Senior year at Baylor quickly approaches, I've decided to revamp my bucket list! Even though it's not technically my last year at Baylor, it's my last year with all of my friends. So, I have put together this list of things to do during my last year at Baylor! I plan on updating it throughout the year with things I have done, and more things to do.

  1. Visit Independence
  2. Go Tortilla Tossing
  3. Go to Dr. Pepper Hour
  4. Get Kolaches from West
  5. Run through the BSB fountains
  6. Take a picture with the tree at Christmas on 5th
  7. Swing on a tree swing
  8. Have a picnic on campus
  9. Take a road trip
  10. Play sand volleyball
  11. Have the gutpak at Viteks
  12. Got to Cameron Park zoo
  13. Go to Happy Hour at chuys
  14. Sneak into Waco Hall
  15. Be a Welcome Week Leader
  16. Treat Night in the dorms
  17. Study on the second floor of the SUB
  18. Chinese New Year
  19. Eat at Cupp's
  20. Eat at chicken fried steak at George's
  21. Eat at Shorty's
  22. Eat at Bari's
  23. Eat at Taco Z
  24. Attend BYX Island Party
  25. Compete in SAE Salsa Fest
  26. Go to Howdy
  27. Check out a book from Moody Library
  28. Get onto Images of Waco TV Channel
  29. Attend a Baylor Bowl Game
  30. Participate in SING
  31. Participate in Pigskin
  32. Eat a burger at Health Camp
  33. Get a chocolate bag at Diamond Back's
  34. Brunch at the Elite
  35. Eat Pancakes at Café Capp
  36. Eat at Food For Thought
  37. Go through the secret door at Poppa Rollo's
  38. Eat at Café Homestead
  39. Go to Taco Tuesday at Rosa's
  40. Help build a Homecoming float
  41. Go to every froyo place
  42. Eat at Buzzard Billy's
  43. Brunch at The Olive Branch
  44. Pazookie from BJ's
  45. Eat at La Fiesta
  46. Play campus golf
  47. Get in the fountain on Fountain Mall
  48. Go to Vertical
  49. Participate in Homecoming Weekend activities
  50. Play Giant Chess at North Village
  51. Swim, canoe, or kayak in the brazos
  52. Get a tour of the Pat Neff Bells
  53. Take a picture with Lady or Joy
  54. Take a picture each season on Judge Baylor
  55. Take a picture with Burleson
  56. Spend a day in cameron park
  57. Go down the water slide at the SLC
  58. Throw a paper airplane off the 4th floor of the BSB
  59. Play sardines in the BSB or other building
  60. Walk down Waco Creek (by the bear pit)
  61. Katie's Custard
  62. Bahama Bucks
  63. Mr. Snow
  64. Find lamp post number 1
  65. Visit the Mayborn Museum
  66. Watch the sunset from the top of a parking garage
  67. Play tennis on the outdoor tennis courts
  68. Go bowling in the SUB
  69. Play in the sprinkler's
  70. Picture with Britney Griner
  71. Play in the rain
  72. Visit all the HEB stores in Waco
  73. Go to the dollar movies - Tuesday
  74. Go to What about Cupcakes
  75. Go to the top of Pat Neff
  76. Attend every a game for each sports team
    1. Football
    2. Baseball
    3. Men's Basketball
    4. Women's Basketball
    5. Cross Country
    6. Golf
    7. Men's Tennis
    8. Women's Tennis
    9. Track & Field
    10. Acrobatics & Tumbling
    11. Equestrian
    12. Soccer
    13. Softball
    14. Volleyball
  77. Go in every building on campus
  78. Go to every bar in Waco
  79. Attend church under the bridge
  80. See Stompfest
  81. Go to Chapel voluntarily
  82. See Guerilla Troup
  83. Write with chalk on the sidewalks
  84. Explore the bamboo forest in Cameron Park
  85. Gatesville drive-in theater
  86. Picture with the gorilla on Austin Ave
  87. Picture with the bluebonnets
  88. Drive by Bush's ranch
  89. Karaoke at Scruff's
  90. Piano Man at Treff's
  91. Giant Jenga at Cricket's
  92. Sunday night dinner at Bush's
  93. Study at Armstrong Browning Library
  94. Make a 100 day countdown to graduation
  95. Spend an afternoon at Lake Waco
  96. Drink a purple margarita at Sam's on the Square
  97. Eat at Ninfa's
  98. Play sand volleyball by the marina
  99. Attend a football away game
  100. Run the Baylor Line as a Senior
  101. Go to 10th Street for Dia