My friend and I started out today at the
Japan Festival, held on the
Boston Common in Boston.
There were already lots of people when we arrived. Pictures I took here follow.
Of course we could not leave without trying the food here, so we lined up for the
Beard Papa's cream puffs, which were made fresh on the spot.
Apparently it will be opening in Chinatown in the near future. Can't wait for it.
As the lines for ramen were really long, we decided to go for the shortest line, which allowed us to buy all 3 ramen bowls being sold at the same time, namely the Maze Soba from
Yume Wo Katare,
the Shio Ramen from Nico
and the Tonkotsu Ramen from Butanchu.
Of all of them, I liked the Tonkotsu the best, although my friend complained about the fat in the broth. Delicious.
We went to the
Boston Public Garden a bit to check out the flowers blooming for a little,
then headed to Nahant for the rest of the day, having dinner at
Tides Restaurant and Pub there.
We got the Boston Clam Chowder,
the
Fried Clam Appetizer (lightly battered tender clams deep fried perfectly, served with homemade tartar sauce)
and the Heart Attack Burger (topped with horseradish mustard sauce, salami, crispy bacon, cheese and beer battered onion ring).
The soup tasted a little sour, the clams were not fresh, and the burger was really bland. Definitely not coming back here again, or so I thought.
We went to the Showcase Cinemas de Lux Revere to watch "The Age of Adaline", which wasn't too bad a movie, but I realized I had left my jacket back at the restaurant, and thankfully they were still not closed even after we got back from watching the movie. The night views of Nahant Beach from here were pretty serene though.
A somewhat perfect ending to a wonderful Sunday. Back to work tomorrow though.
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