December 26th 2015: Venturing into Hull

We started out today with a meal at JP Greer's Pub, an Irish bar in Weymouth, getting the Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms

and the Fried Scallops Plate.

The mushrooms were pretty good, while the scallops were a little too oily for my liking, though they were crispy.

Next, it was on to visit a few places in Hingham,

Accord Pond

Cushing Pond, 68 Cushing Street

Fulling Mill Pond, 80 South Pleasant Street

North Fire Station, 230 North Street

Bouve Pond, 48 French Street

including the Glastonbury Abbey.

and Cohasset,

Nativity Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church

before heading into Hull. Gunrock Beach is a pretty nice beach with fine sand,

as compared to Crescent Beach, located at 98 Driftway Avenue, which was really inaccessible, and really rocky as well.

It was surprising to note that Hull had a huge pond, Straits Pond, even though it is pretty much an island.

While in the administrative area of town,

Town Hall, 253 Atlantic Avenue

Steeple Hill, 214 Atlantic Avenue

we stopped by the Marylou's Coffee here, which was all pink inside.

We got the Cinnamon Hazelnut Iced Coffee

which was not to my liking, and the Strawberry Frostylou,

which was pretty refreshing.

Next, we went to Nantasket Beach,

from which you could spot the Minot's Ledge Light

and the Boston Light in the distance.

Nearby is the historic Paragon Carousel,

and the Paragon Park Museum,

which unfortunately are closed this time of year.

After viewing the Steamboat Wharf Marina for a bit at the end of Wharf Avenue,

we lingered on in town for a bit

Memorial,
Nantasket Avenue and Samoset Avenue

Temple Israel of Nantasket

before finally calling a day and heading into the South End area of Boston, where we had a French dinner at Petit Robert Bistro, a somewhat upscale place, though a little small.

We got the Pates Maison (trio of house made pates: chicken liver, country and rillettes),

the Escargots (garlic and parsley butter)

and the Saume Fume (smoked salmon, frisee salad, capers and lemon) for appetizers.

The salmon was pretty good, as were the snails. Of the 3 pates, I liked the rillettes the best for their stringy texture, followed by the country pate with chunks of fatty meat,

For the main dish, we got the Coq Au Vin (chicken thighs stewed in red wine with buttered noodles),

Literally fall off the bone. Really good meal, and on the cheap with my deal.

For dessert, we got the Warm Apple Tarte Tatin.

It looked pretty ugly, but the crust was crispy, and the apples were just sweet enough.

With that, a day of venturing into Hull finally came to an end.