Left early this morning to drive home. It's a lot lighter at 5:00 AM in Boston than it is at home. I could probably be an early riser here.
I loved seeing this view of the moon as I pulled away from the hotel.
So long, Cambridge. See you in the Fall.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, May 25, 2024
An additional 20 bucks a night got us this balcony with a view at the hotel. It's maybe 8'x8'. And totally worth it.
Perfect weather helps.
photo posted by matt in Sunday, September 3, 2023
We walked to dinner after getting Jonathan's room situated. We decided on Pinocchio's, his favorite pizza place (which is not Dave Portnoy's favorite, btw). We all love it, too, so we weren't upset when he requested it.
"Cash only tonight guys, credit card reader is down."
Luckily we had enough cash between us, and had a great dinner.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, September 2, 2023
It's moving day. Second moving day, actually. We' moved the stuff Jonathan had left at home into his dorm yesterday. Today we're moving the stuff from the apartment into the dorm. Shouldn't be too bad or take too long - I think his apartment stuff will fit in one car load, but we'll see. Two, tops.
Renee and I started the day with breakfast at Tatte in Harvard Square.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, September 2, 2023
Speaking of dinner — we went to a favorite of ours, El Jefe's Taqueria in Cambridge. I got a Jarritos with my tacos, thinking of Jake who stayed at home this trip.
photo posted by matt in Monday, May 29, 2023
I've been waiting for these stairs my entire life. These numbered stairs lead to the second floor of Tatte in Cambridge, a favorite breakfast spot for Renee and me. I've never noticed the numbers on the stairs before, but we've also never eaten upstairs before today.
Anyways, on the numbering. I'm not sure when it started, or why it never stopped, but I usually count stairs in my head when going up or down a flight. It's automatic. I don't think I do it every time, but it's frequent enough that I'm fully aware of it.
After taking these up and down, though, I have to say I preferred unnumbered stairs. Seeing the numbers seemed to jumble up the counting in my head, which was unexpected.
photo posted by matt in Monday, May 29, 2023
There's probably ten tables with chess boards in this sidewalk seating area in Harvard Square. All were being used tonight, which is typical. Only this one had spectators.
photo posted by matt in Sunday, May 28, 2023
I always enjoy hanging out in Our Fair City. We actually listened to a couple old episodes of Car Talk on the drive over. What a great show.
tags: cambridge cartalk clickandclack
photo posted by matt in Sunday, August 28, 2022
Renee and I are on our own this morning, so we headed to our favorite breakfast spot—Tatte. The line was out the door and seating was hard to come by, so we headed to our other favorite breakfast spot—Bluestone Lane.
photo posted by matt in Sunday, August 28, 2022
Renee and I finished the day with a well-deserved ice cream.
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photo posted by matt in Saturday, August 27, 2022
Another great find in Harvard Square, this wonderfully understated plaque honoring Tom Magliozzi, "Clack," of the Tappet brothers and Car Talk fame. Renee and I used to love listening to their show on long drives to and from Florida. Tom was born in East Cambridge and both are MIT alums. Unique and hilarious.
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photo posted by matt in Sunday, April 24, 2022
Renee and I explored Harvard Square a bit before meeting Jonathan for lunch, checking out a few areas we hadn't noticed before. Found a Patagonia store. I love their clothes and their corporate philosophy, but, wow, everything is so expensive!
photo posted by matt in Saturday, April 23, 2022
We had some pretty great pizza at the Stoked Pizza Company in Cambridge tonight. Great pizza, and a decent beer selection to boot. I had the Night Shift Whirlpool, which was a little more citrusy than I expected, but was still very good.
tags: pizza beer food cambridge harvard
photo posted by matt in Friday, April 22, 2022
We met Jonathan for lunch in Harvard Square, dropped our bags in his dorm room, and headed to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This is the third museum we've visited since he started here. It was fantastic, just like the others.
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photo posted by matt in Friday, April 22, 2022
We woke up this morning to cheering and clapping coming from the street. Turns out the Cambridge half marathon is being run today and the route takes the runners right past our Airbnb. So I snapped this pic of Renee, went outside to get a few more from the street, and then had coffee and donuts for breakfast. Sigh.
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photo posted by matt in Sunday, November 7, 2021
The history on display in Boston is incredible. There's so much of it to go around that some of it, while probably noteworthy and interesting on some level, has yet to warrant attention beyond a simple marker with a date and an unremarkable description of an otherwise forgotten event. Take this ordinary house that sits a few blocks down the street from our Airbnb, for example. Apparently it sits on the site of a fort built "by order of General Washington" in 1775. That seems like a historically significant event and location to me. But the marker in the photo is truly the extent of it today. Weirdly, its incorporation into the white picket fence around the front yard doesn't feel strange at all. It feels natural, fits in. It's so...Boston.
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photo posted by matt in Saturday, November 6, 2021
A lighted sign displays the moderna logo above the main entrance to global headquarters for Moderna Therapeutics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Matt Buchanan/Cambridge, MA)
I woke up a little early and went for a walk around the hotel. Looks like plenty of people were already at work at Moderna.
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photo posted by matt in Saturday, November 21, 2020
