September 1st 2018: 2 More Museums in Quincy and Hull

I had some time to kill today, so I first headed to the Quincy Historical Society,

Then passed through the new Fore River Bridge in Weymouth

on the way to visit the Paragon Park Museum in Hull, which was the more interesting of the two.

From here, I headed to the Prudential Center in Boston, getting a box of Matcha Green Tea Caramels (The Zen caramel, dipped in white chocolate infused with all-natural matcha green tea).

from Sugarfina, a pretty upscale candy store.

Pretty good for what they were, but a tad expensive.

Next, I went to the Eataly area,

getting a Beef Brisket (beef from Diamond Creek Ranch in KS, seasoned with signature brisket rub) Sandwich from La Rosticceria,

which did not have any other ingredients than the meat itself, although it was pretty tasty by itself.

Next, I got the Cannoli Trio (Cioccolato (sweet chocolate with 70% extra dark chocolate), Lampone (sweet ricotta swirled with raspberry gelee), Tiramisu (espresso infused sponge cake with marscapone))

from Cannoli and Rose Bar.

 Nothing special here though. Finally, I got a Hazelnut Cake from Caffe Lavazza.

which was a tad sweet, unfortunately.

Recommended Places to Visit: Hull

Recreation

Carousels
Paragon Carousel
Wharf Avenue and Nantasket Avenue

Beaches

Gunrock Beach
206 Atlantic Avenue

Crescent Beach
98 Driftway Avenue

Stony Beach
Spring Street and Nantasket Avenue

Nantasket Beach
Nantasket Avenue and Atherton Road

Parks
Fort Revere
60 Farina Road


Beautiful Scenery
Windmill Point
196 Main Street

Museums
Paragon Park Museum
Nantasket Avenue and Wharf Avenue

Hull Lifesaving Museum
1117 Nantasket Avenue

Water Bodies
Straits Pond
42 Atlantic Avenue

Islands
Bumpkin Island

Peddocks Island

Spinnaker Island (private)
End of Spinnaker Island Causeway


Harbors
Steamboat Wharf Marina
48 George Washington Boulevard

Sunset Bay Marina
2 A Street

Hull Yacht Club
5 Fitzpatrick Way

Architecture

Monuments

Memorial
Nantasket Avenue and Samoset Avenue

Places of Worship

Temple Israel
9 Hadassah Way

St. Mary of the Assumption Church
208 Samoset Avenue

St. Nicholas United Methodist Church
130 Spring Street

Schools
Memorial Middle School
81 Central Avenue

Town Facilities
Town Hall
253 Atlantic Avenue

Fire Department
671 Nantasket Avenue

Public Library
9 Main Street


Historical Buildings
Steeple Hill
214 Atlantic Avenue

Paragon Carousel
Nantasket Avenue and Wharf Avenue

Old Our Lady of the Bay Catholic Church
Highland Avenue and Main Street

Point Allerton Fire Control Tower
40 Beacon Road

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Seafood
Jake's Seafood
50 George Washington Boulevard
Recommended Dishes:
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Jake's Seafood Platter


Tried:
Dessert

Marylou's Coffee (chain)
248 Atlantic Avenue
Recommended Dishes:
Cinnamon Hazelnut Coffee
Strawberry Frostylou

August 12th 2018: Museums in Quincy and Hull

While waiting for my other half today, I decided to spend my time visiting some museums this foggy day, firstly the Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull.

Interesting maritime museum,

with a children's area

and a cupola to look out from,

although there was nothing much to see this foggy day.

My next museum was the USS Salem CA-139, docked in Quincy.

Walking among the desolate rooms on this wet foggy day did make it feel a little creepy at times.

To cap it off, I went to grab some lunch from Num Pang Kitchen, a Vietnamese sandwich place located within the Prudential Center.

I got the Five Spice Pork Belly Sandwich,

Pretty good actually for an Americanized place. They have a few locations in New York too.