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Showing posts with label Boxborough. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Recommended Places to Visit: Boxborough
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Water Bodies
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United Church of Christ
723 Massachusetts Avenue
Town Facilities
Water Bodies
Parks
Architecture
Places of Worship
United Church of Christ
723 Massachusetts Avenue
Town Facilities
January 18th 2014: Playing Badminton in Waltham
This morning, I had a meetup event to play badminton in the town of Waltham at Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC). Before that, I headed to the town of Boxborough to check out the water bodies at the Cisco campus,
and take a little hike at the Flagg Hill Conservation Area. The path I took here is shown below in brown.
There wasn't much to see on the trail itself though, and good views of Flagg Hill Pond could be obtained going on Windermere Road anyway, without a need for hiking. The pictures I took here of the pond follow.
With that, I was done with Boxborough and on to Warner's Pond in the town of Concord
before heading to the town of Lincoln.
Finally, I decided to head into Waltham.
I was feeling really hungry, so I decided to get a quick meal at Wilson's Diner, a small town breakfast place where they cook the food right in front of you in town.
I decided to get the Hot Chocolate and the Special Omelette with Greek Locanico and Feta Cheese.
The hot chocolate had mini marshmallows in it, while the omelette was somewhat interesting, although the feta cheese made it a little sour. Remind me never to have feta cheese in an omelette again. Overall, nothing too special about this place except that it's Greek oriented.
From here, it was on to badminton and table tennis. Do take note that no black soled shoes are allowed here, as the owner will not allow you to play if that's what you have on.
I haven't played either sport for a long time now, so it was good to know that I still had some skill in badminton, although my table tennis needed a lot of refreshing. It was still a fun time with friends though, and somehow I wasn't even that tired after a few hours of playing.
After the workout, it was time for lunch, and we went to Mulan, a Chinese restaurant in town. We ordered a lot of food, getting the Spiced Beef, the Salted Crispy Chicken, the Sauteed Bean Curd Sheet with Bamboo Shoot and Black Mushroom, the Shredded Pork with Baby Bamboo, the Sliced Lamb with Scallion, the Stir Fried Peapod Stem with Minced Garlic, the Beef with Leek Wrapped in Pancake, the Chicken Casserole, the Fish Filet with Chili Pepper, and the Grilled Taiwanese Sausage.
The food was simply excellent, to say the least, not to mention the company. We also got a delicious complimentary sago dessert after the meal.
After lunch, everyone decided to go home because of the snow storm that was ongoing. I decided not to do that, heading instead to Cambridge to check out Jerry's Pond at 349 Rindge Avenue
and the Broad Canal, where there were nice views of the West End area.
From here, it was on to Quincy, where I managed to visit a few places before the sun finally went down for good.
For dinner, I decided to get it at Kagawa Sushi Bar and Restaurant, a Japanese place with decent decor in town.
With my Groupon, I ordered a lot of food, getting the Spicy Lobster Miso Soup, the May Flowers (in pretty flower shape, tempura crunch, fresh salmon with ikura on top of inari and cucumber base), the Tuna Sushi Pizza (cucumber, tempura crunch, tobiko and spicy mayo on top of crispy fried rice bed) and the Shrimp Kagawa Home Made Pancake (Japanese Style pancake with vegetable, egg).
Of all the dishes, I was only really disappointed with the pancake, which not crispy, felt soggy, and did not taste fresh. The rest of the food was pretty good, although nothing too impressive in terms of taste or presentation. Overall, I still have yet to find an amazing Japanese restaurant in Quincy to date. With that, I headed to my friend's place in Quincy for a night of fun and playing poker, which I seemed t do well at at first, then eventually lost everything due to bad luck. Oh well, it was still a fun day of playing badminton and hanging out with friends. Can't wait to do this again next week.
and take a little hike at the Flagg Hill Conservation Area. The path I took here is shown below in brown.
With that, I was done with Boxborough and on to Warner's Pond in the town of Concord
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| Flint's Pond, 70 Sandy Pond Road |
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| Town Hall, 16 Lincoln Road |
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| Pierce House |
Finally, I decided to head into Waltham.
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| Brookline Bank |
I was feeling really hungry, so I decided to get a quick meal at Wilson's Diner, a small town breakfast place where they cook the food right in front of you in town.
I decided to get the Hot Chocolate and the Special Omelette with Greek Locanico and Feta Cheese.
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| Hot Chocolate |
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| Greek Locanico and Feta Cheese Omelette |
The hot chocolate had mini marshmallows in it, while the omelette was somewhat interesting, although the feta cheese made it a little sour. Remind me never to have feta cheese in an omelette again. Overall, nothing too special about this place except that it's Greek oriented.
From here, it was on to badminton and table tennis. Do take note that no black soled shoes are allowed here, as the owner will not allow you to play if that's what you have on.
I haven't played either sport for a long time now, so it was good to know that I still had some skill in badminton, although my table tennis needed a lot of refreshing. It was still a fun time with friends though, and somehow I wasn't even that tired after a few hours of playing.
After the workout, it was time for lunch, and we went to Mulan, a Chinese restaurant in town. We ordered a lot of food, getting the Spiced Beef, the Salted Crispy Chicken, the Sauteed Bean Curd Sheet with Bamboo Shoot and Black Mushroom, the Shredded Pork with Baby Bamboo, the Sliced Lamb with Scallion, the Stir Fried Peapod Stem with Minced Garlic, the Beef with Leek Wrapped in Pancake, the Chicken Casserole, the Fish Filet with Chili Pepper, and the Grilled Taiwanese Sausage.
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| Grilled Taiwanese Sausage |
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| Fish Filet with Chili Pepper |
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| Chicken Casserole |
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| Beef with Leek Wrapped in Pancakes |
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| Stir Fried Pea Pod Stems with Minced Garlic |
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| Sliced Lamb with Scallion |
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| Shredded Pork with Baby Bamboo |
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| Sauteed Bean Curd Sheet with Bamboo Shoot and Black Mushroom |
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| Sauteed Crispy Chicken |
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| Spiced Beef |
The food was simply excellent, to say the least, not to mention the company. We also got a delicious complimentary sago dessert after the meal.
From here, it was on to Quincy, where I managed to visit a few places before the sun finally went down for good.
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| Old Temple Beth El |
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| Wesner Hall, Woodward School |
For dinner, I decided to get it at Kagawa Sushi Bar and Restaurant, a Japanese place with decent decor in town.
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| Spicy Lobster Miso Soup |
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| May Flowers |
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| Tuna Sushi Pizza |
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| Shrimp Kagawa Homemade Pancake |
Sunday, January 12, 2014
January 12th 2014: Spending Time with a Friend in Cambridge
Today, I was to meet up with a friend I have not seen for a while in Cambridge. Before that, I decided to do some hiking in the town of Boxborough, at the Beaver Valley Preserve. The path I took here to try to find Muddy Pond is shown below in pink.
The paths were pretty icy, and the road was long, so I took a while before finally reaching my destination, although there was only partial views of it through the trees at the top of the esker.
On the way back, I took a few pictures of the wetlands in the area.
From here, it was on to the town of Acton,
before it was finally time to head to my friend's place. She cooked us a pretty healthy meal of eggplant curry which was really good, and then we played Chinese checkers, which thankfully I won the second time around. after the games, we headed to the Apple Cinemas nearby to watch the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", which is based on a short story about a man with a boring life who daydreams of an adventurous life. I didn't think that it had much plot though, a little overrated to say the least. The cinema itself was pretty run down as well, although it meant that we got to watch the movie for less than 15 bucks for 2 people.
After the movie, I dropped my friend off, and headed to Belle Isle Seafood, a seafood place in the town of Winthrop, for dinner with another group of friends. Apparently it is pretty famous, having been on TV several times. I didn't think too much of it though, as it looked more like a dive bar.
They have an interesting alarm for food orders though, coming in the form of a lobster.
The food didn't seem very extraordinary as well, being battered fried seafood. We got several Lobster Meat Rolls, a Clam Chowder, the Fried Seafood Combo and Fried Clams.
I have to say, the soup and the lobster rolls were pretty good, and the seafood was fresh as well. But then again, most seafood places in town serve the same sort of stuff anyway.
After the meal, my friends decided to check out the new Shake Shack which just opened up in Havard Square in Cambridge this year. The one in Natick is always filled with people, but this one was strangely empty. The malted Strawberry Shake I got was still pretty good though.
With that, we finalyl decided to call it a day, as we all had work tomorrow. It was a great day of spending time with friends, to say the least.
From here, it was on to the town of Acton,
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| Ice House Pond, 131 Concord Road |
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| Lake Nagog, 558 Great Road |
before it was finally time to head to my friend's place. She cooked us a pretty healthy meal of eggplant curry which was really good, and then we played Chinese checkers, which thankfully I won the second time around. after the games, we headed to the Apple Cinemas nearby to watch the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", which is based on a short story about a man with a boring life who daydreams of an adventurous life. I didn't think that it had much plot though, a little overrated to say the least. The cinema itself was pretty run down as well, although it meant that we got to watch the movie for less than 15 bucks for 2 people.
After the movie, I dropped my friend off, and headed to Belle Isle Seafood, a seafood place in the town of Winthrop, for dinner with another group of friends. Apparently it is pretty famous, having been on TV several times. I didn't think too much of it though, as it looked more like a dive bar.
They have an interesting alarm for food orders though, coming in the form of a lobster.
The food didn't seem very extraordinary as well, being battered fried seafood. We got several Lobster Meat Rolls, a Clam Chowder, the Fried Seafood Combo and Fried Clams.
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| Fried Seafood Combo and Fried Clams |
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| Lobster Meat Rolls |
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| Clam Chowder |
I have to say, the soup and the lobster rolls were pretty good, and the seafood was fresh as well. But then again, most seafood places in town serve the same sort of stuff anyway.
After the meal, my friends decided to check out the new Shake Shack which just opened up in Havard Square in Cambridge this year. The one in Natick is always filled with people, but this one was strangely empty. The malted Strawberry Shake I got was still pretty good though.
With that, we finalyl decided to call it a day, as we all had work tomorrow. It was a great day of spending time with friends, to say the least.
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