This area of Boston is absolutely gorgeous! Fort Point is an affluent waterfront district that sits…read moreright on the Fort Point Channel and overlooks some of Boston's most prominent landmarks. Stunning views of the city and Boston harbor await you here. The Freedom trail inadvertently sent me here after I noticed that I kind of lost the trail. But, what a great mistake it was! I ended up crossing over the Congress street bridge and it led me here. Although it's not as popular as some of Boston's other well known districts, there's actually quite a bit on this side of town. You can find tons of restaurants, shops, museums and several local parks in this area. It's an awesome place to embark on a leisurely city stroll and to take in the views as you wander aimlessly along the clean streets. There's a cute waterfront park that has amazing views of the Boston Tea Party museum the Boston skyline. I can only imagine how stunning Fort Point is at night because it's super stunning during the daytime. The photo ops are endless. Even though this area isn't super popular, it's a nice place to explore when in Boston.

For my 200th review I have decided to review my neighborhood. Let's face it - most people don't…read moreeven know where Fort Point Channel is. I didn't before I started dating a guy who lived there. It's not really South Boston but it's not really the Waterfront either. THE GOOD: -The Children's Museum (I haven't been since I was a kid but the changes they've recently made to it look pretty impressive). - Open Studios and various other art exhibits in the Fort Point Artists' Community. - Dogs. Everywhere. There are at least a couple of very dog friendly buildings in this neighborhood. - The Channel (not to be confused with the former nightclub that was before my time). I mean the actual Channel. It's cool to see & smell part of the ocean daily. And there's a nice walking and/or running path. - It's walking distance to South Station and downtown. - Lucky's Lounge (for no other reason than when people have no idea where you live you can say "I live near Lucky's" and they know what you mean. - It's really close to the airport and the pike going West. Equally close to 93 North & South. - St. Alphonzo's Kitchen - the best food in the most low-key atmosphere. - Sagarino's market. This life saver of a market actually makes you happy to spend $5.00 on a gallon of milk. At least you didn't have to drive to a market to get it. - Parking. Since no one knows where it is, and there isn't much here, it's still pretty easy to find street parking. - Walking distance to the Waterfront. - The Achilles Project (I hesitated to put this in because I haven't actually been there yet but I've done a drive-by). And, it made the "new restaurants" Yelp newsletter today. Plus, I know at least one of the owners is a Fort point resident which I like. THE BAD: - The Gillette Factory. It so doesn't belong here. - Traffic on A St. - Congress St. Bridge has been closed for almost 2 years - will it even open again? - There are residential buildings everywhere but there's not a grocery store or coffee shop for miles. - The 7 am construction, even on weekends. - A 24 hour post-office nearby (the one that's always featured on the news where they interview people on the final day you can mail in your taxes) and those mail trucks have to park somewhere. How about a huge lot near my home? - More parking lots. There's a beautiful channel and views of the Boston skyline and it is all surrounded by parking lots. Mostly empty parking lots. - The nearest cup of coffee is a 10 minute walk away. I live here and I'm not leaving anytime soon. So, I'm choosing to believe the hype. This place has a lot of potential. There are a lot of projects in the works right now. This place is really going to be something some day. Yup, I keep telling myself this.

Very nice book stand. You can buy a great book (not necessarily used) for only $5! It is an honor…read moresystem, you go through the books and if you find something you like put money into the metal box. Cook books, textbooks, bestsellers, sometimes audio books. And what I like about this place that there is no rush, no pressure to buy and, of course, I love the prices! This place has a true and authentic flavor of Harvard Square. That's what we need in our city.

My favorite thing about Rowes Wharf is walking along the water and not feeling like you are in a…read morecity. Love the views and everything about it. A must see/do when in the best city in America, Boston

The Rowe's Wharf is a great place for sunrise or sunset pics. The huge arch rising several storeys…read moreover the wide public plaza, from which dangels the really large US flag, which sways with the wind/breeze, is very poetic scene. Like every bit of Boston, this building, and everything surrounnding it has history going back to the 1700 and 1800. John Rowe was the man who purchased and built the first Rowe's Wharf 1764, which extended a short distance into the Boston Harbor. It has faced its story of ups and downs and closings before it was renovated and restored to it current glory. The Boston Harbor Hotel is the Main occupant of the current Wharf building.It is a Luxury Hotel and a memeber of preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Did a quick stop-over for a special dinner before heading off to New Hampshire.

A short walk from Davis square and not far from Trum base ball field or Powderhouse square sits…read moreBall Square. It's not so much a square as it is an intersection of several busy street with Broadway. Competing breakfast empires (ball square cafe, sound bites) can provide an entertaining Saturday morning show as shaking owners battle for customers. Kelly's diner is one of the last true diners in a dining car in Boston that serves breakfast quickly and cheaply as well. Lyndell's Bakery is the best around - custom cakes, breads and the pastries. Ball square fine wine provides the lubrication, eat at jumbos the wings. Convenience, many bus routes and there are food trucks right next door in powder house square on Thursday evenings.

Oh Day Square! You…read moreare FULL of local flavah, that's for damn sure. You are also where my Auntie lives, so I like to visit you. It reminds me of my childhood. There are so many great places to eat, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who wants to join, nice walks down the new parkway, after stuffing bellies at any local restaurant seems like a good deal. If only you were closer to other things I do, I'd visit more often. Stay Classy, Day Sq.! Fondly, Julia F.

A beautiful area to walk your dog . Or to go for a walk solo . Or to go shopping or eating in…read morethis area that is Boston's back bay . Metered parking is a bit difficult . However they have a parking garage close at the Boston common called the Boston common parking garage and the price is reasonable.

So if you're religious, go pray And night people, just sleep…read moreall day But when in Massachusetts If it's not a nuisance You must check out Boston's Back Bay! When Bae is having an argument with someone, I always Back Bae in the argument, after all, she's the one I'll be home with later on. And I mean look at her. There are many neighbourhoods of Boston that I love and many that I have spent a lot of time in. One of my favorites is Back Bay which I was surprised to learn didn't used to be an actual neighbourhood. It was just a bunch of water that was filled in and turned into a fake makeshift brand new neighbourhood back in the 1800s or so. Well they did a great job with it, because now it's fancy and fun and filled with college students and wonderful stuff to do. It seems very livable too, despite traffic and awful parking. So like I said, they did a really excellent job with it. I come back here whenever I get the chance and I'm sure I'll be back here in future as well. Now my cat is writhing all over the place and begging to be petted, and he's way more fun than even Back Bay, so for this reason I'm going to head out and pet him some more. Make sure you come to Back Bay for food and for nightlife and for Boba because it's all here, and the Kung Fu Tea right here is the best of the Boba, while Boston Shawarma is one of the food highlights.

Bucket list spot to visit!…read more Founded in 1626 and has a population of approximately 44,000. They're known for the 1692 witch trials; 20 people were executed. In the fall, they get approximately half a million visitors. We went around that time and boy it was busy. I love the spooky themes. We walked around, dined, shopped, and visited the famous landmarks. The cemetery where the executed were interred and the Hocos Pocus house were a couple of spots. I can't wait to go back off season and explore more.

I love Salem! 10/10! I wish I could afford to live here, but I'm told it's far more expensive than…read morewhere I'm at now. I love how the locals are really a strong community and take part in the community events, they support their small shops, and they all seem really unified on large issues. October here is really busy and it's tough finding parking. Other than that one month out of the year, the rest of the months you can find peace. I love how they get full seasonal weather and it's truly beautiful. Witch City is where my hearts at! :)

Named after the tallest mountain in the world: Mount Everett…read more Pretty awesome City located north of Boston which is really just a suburb of inner-city Boston with a great number of amazing immigrants and some cute people in high heels on Friday and Saturday nights coming around these parts for some excellent late night food - the likes of which is better than a lot of what you'll see in other places. Definitely one of the suburbs that I like the best in terms of the food and whatnot but definitely not nearly as fancy or as tourist Instagram-friendly as the suburbs to the west, like Cambridge and Brookline and Brighton and Austin. This one is a little bit more like Somerville and Medford and is a little bit more low-income, and definitely multi-ethnic and those are the reasons I love it! Go to Love Dog Hot Dog Buffet for amazing late night Brazilian street food!

So Everett is totally one of the top places I would love to live in one day. I wasn't expecting too…read moremuch when very briefly visiting an online friend during my Boston trip, but the atmosphere here is totally different and for some reason gave me a nice nostalgic feeling. For lunch on the day I visited, I stopped by the Elm Street Bakery since I saw there was a pretty good sized line outside. So glad I went there: several people ordered the pizza ghena (i think that's how it was spelled haha) so I had to try a piece of it and it was AMAZING. Totally regret not getting some more baked goods from them while I was there. I also went to my first 7-Eleven which was pretty exciting to me (I know I know, it's the little things that make me happy) Overall, a beautiful town outside of Boston that I would love to visit again one day.