Showing posts with label Billerica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billerica. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

May 30th 2018: Westford, Chelmsford and Billerica in the Morning

I started out this morning in the town of Westford,
Police Department
Fire Department
visiting the Westford Knight, which has been totally redone since the last time I was here.
From here, it was on to Chelmsford
Chelmsford Water District Pumping Station,
66 Warren Avenue

for my first hike of the day at Crooked Spring Reservation, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.
The main water body was alright I guess,
but the smaller one wasn't worth the trip.

Making my way back along the road, my next destination was the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in town, parking at the junction of North Road and Littleton Road,

then heading southwestwards
Nothing much to see on this stretch though.

My next hike was at the Archer Meadowbrook Preserve.
I first tried to enter the area from the Fenwick Drive side, but decided to retreat after seeing that it was so overgrown. I then tried again from the East Putnam Avenue side, but encountered the same issue.
Giving up, I decided to head into Billerica instead,
North Billerica KinderCare
Clock Tower Place, 17 Bridge Street
going for a hike at Fox Hill.
There was nothing to see at the top of the hill itself, but there were views from the trail perpendicular to Gail Ann Road.
With that, I called it a day, getting a Junior Roast Beef Sandwich from Liberty Bell in town,
Pretty nice fast food looking restaurant actually for a pizza takeout place. Sandwich itself was not bad, though not the best.

Not satisfied, my next stop was Crazy Good Kitchen in Malden, a breakfast place that has taken over from the Lunch Box Diner,which I visited a while back.
Same decor, but totally different and interesting menu, of which I got the Chicken Poppers,
Pretty good, especially with the sauces on the side. Might want to come back again to try their other stuff.

Later for lunch, I got the MI HOANH THANH BO KHO (Wonton with egg noodles in beef brisket and tomato broth) from New Dong Khanh in Boston. The wontons were a little on the hard side, but everything else was really delicious.



Recommended Places to Visit: Billerica

Recreation
Duckpin Bowling
Collins Bowladrome
325 Boston Road


Golf
Country Club of Billerica
51 Baldwin Road


Hiking
Recommended:
Lampson Memorial Complex
End of Campbell Road

Fox Hill
End of Gail Ann Road


Tried:
Billerica State Forest
Janice Road and Treble Cove Road

Jones Town Forest
End of Buckingham Drive


Mini-Golf
Rangeway Golf
44 Nashua Road


Beaches
Nutting Lake
Middlesex Turnpike near Lake Street


Architecture
Monuments
Vietnam Veterans Park
~269 Treble Cove Road

Town Common
Concord Road and Boston Road

Public Safety Memorial
365 Boston Road


Places of Worship
Anjuman e Ezzi
246 Rangeway Road

Middlesex House of Corrections
269 Treble Cove Road

Public Library
15 Concord Road


Commercial Buildings
Courtyard Marriott Billerica/Bedford
270 Concord Road

Commons at Boston Road
499 Boston Road

North Billerica KinderCare
179 Boston Road

Clock Tower Place
17 Bridge Street


Historical Buildings
Old Bennett Public Library
3 Concord Road

The Faulkner Mill
71 Faulkner Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Chinese
Purple Bamboo Restaurant
265 Boston Road
Recommended Dishes:
Chinese Eggplant
Salt and Pepper Calamari


Mexican
Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant
99 Chelmsford Road
Recommended Dishes:
Sopa de Albondigas
Chimichanga Cancun

Indian
The Pongal Restaurant
786 Boston Road
Recommended Dishes:
Lunch Buffet

Tried:
Italian
LaRosa's Sub Shop
326 Salem Street
Recommended Dishes:
Pastrami Hot Sub
Italian Cold Sub
Meat Lovers

Liberty Bell
420 Boston Road
Recommended Dishes:
Junior Roast Beef Sandwich

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

May 22nd 2018: Hiking from Acton to Danvers

I started out this morning in the town of Acton,
Acton Water District
going for my first hike of the day at Robbins Mill Conservation Land, where the path I took is shown below in pink.
The water body here was nothing much to speak of though.
From here, it was on to Carlisle for a hike at Greystone Crossing,
where the path I took is shown below in pink.
The water body here actually had a better view from the road, but not much better.
From here, it was on to the town of Billerica
Commons at Boston Road

to hike at the Lampson Memorial Complex,

where the path I took is shown below in pink.
Pretty nice views of the ponds here.
From here, it was on to the Jones Town Forest, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.
There was nothing to see here though except for a view of the Country Club of Billerica at the end of the trail.
From here, it was on to Wilmington,
296 Shawsheen Avenue
Aleppo Shriners Auditorium
going for a hike at Lubbers Brook.
Unfortunately, only wetlands here,
From here, it was on to Danvers,
Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns
William Penn Hussey,
Water Street and Pulaski Street
101st Field Artillery Regiment
where I went on a hike at the Danvers Town Forest, getting a little disoriented at first.
The water body here is more of a wetland, but still pretty serene.
Finally, the Danvers Historical Society, which was really not that well organized at all.
With that, I called it a day, heading into Malden to get a Loca con Todo Pupusa from GT Restaurant, a hole in the wall Latin American place in town.
I have to say, definitely one of the better pupusas I have had to date, being pretty flavorful.