What’s hot in Boston #5: Going out on Boylston Street!

Since my semester at UMass Boston is almost over, I really want to take a few minutes to talk to you about my favorite places to go out in Boston. According to me, Boylston Street is definitely the best area to go out, especially if you are more of a bar type of person. When you get off of the train at Hynes Convention Center station (green line), there are plenty of bars just a few minutes walking from there.

My three favorite ones are located right next to each other, which is awesome because you can go from one place to another one and find the perfect atmosphere you’re looking for on that night.

Check out their website! Let me know how you liked those bars!

McGreevy’s (Irish Pub & Sports Bar)
911 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
http://www.mcgreevysboston.com/

Poor House (Bar)
909 Boylston St # 21
Boston, MA 02115-3104
http://www.pourhouseboston.com/

Lir (Irish Pub)
903 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115-3104
http://www.lironboylston.com/

Boston University

One knows that there are MANY schools in Boston. Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston College, Suffolk, Emerson, Tufts, Northeastern and University of Massachusetts Boston are among the ones, all having a different specialties, different reputations but unified on their Bostonian location. In this post, we will talk to you about Boston University, which is among the best ones in the city.

All along the beautiful Charles River, on the east side, and the well known Commonwealth avenue is the university’s location. Needless to say that the view from the class room must be amazing. The school is all along the green line –B, Boston College and it cuts through Fenway, Brookline, Brighton and Allston.

BU is known for its amazing business school, especially the MBA program which is among the best ones in the whole United-States. Plus any field you can think of is covered in that college, it goes from medical school to arts & science, engineering, communication or law…

If you have time, and you should make some, go visit the beautiful buildings that constitute BU and check out how is it like to be a BU student J

What’s hot in Boston #4: The Freedom Trail

Hey Guys,
I've got an important recommendation for you:
When you come to Boston do the Freedom Trail!
The Freedom trail is a red pedestrian trail which links historic sites and landmarks of Downtown Boston and is one of the most popular tourist activities in Boston. You will see the Old State House, the Paul Revere House, Faneuil Hall, old graveyards and much more. Usually people start at the Boston Common (green/red line: "Park Street or green line: "Boylston") so you will also have the chance to take a look at this beautiful park! You can also take a tour with guides who are dressed up as puritans.
By the way don't be intimidated that you see so many things on your way, the Freedom Trail is just a 2,5 mile walk, so it is definitely managable to follow the entire path within a couple of hours.

So there is nothing more to say except: Don't forget your comfortable shoes at home!

Don't miss Student Rush

Boston offers awesome theatres, museums, music halls (for example the famous Boston Opera House) and many other great cutural experiences an exchange student should not miss!

Unfortunatelly, tickets for all the nice concerts and shows cost a lot of money and might blow the budget of an average exchange student.

But there is a way to enjoy Boston´s cultural offer without ending up completely broke, the Student Rush!

Student Rush tickets are available at cultural facilities like the Boston Opera House, the Boston Ballet or the Huntington Theatre Company and many more. In most cases all you have to do is go directly to the ticket counter about two hours before the beginning of the show, show your student ID and ask for Student Rush.

Usually you won´t find an extra announcement for these special tickets but in our experience after using the "code word" Student Rush, tickets were always available and much cheaper then the regular ones :-)

Some weeks ago, we went to the Boston Opera House to see the ballet show "Romeo and Juliet" and got SR tickets for only 20 bugs and we even had pretty nice seats!

So, no more excuses for spending your next saturday night in a shabby bar drinking cheap beer because of your small budget!

Also check out these links for SR tickets in Boston:

http://boston.povo.com/Tag:Student_rush_tickets

More information for SR at the Boston Ballet:

http://www.bostonballet.org/rush-tickets-ticket-donations.html

You can even get them for the Blue Men Group:

http://www.blueman.com/popups/5

What's hot in Boston #2: The Blue Man Group

When you are in Boston you should definitely check out the Blue Man Group. I saw them recently and their show is amazing! It’s not just fascinating how they play with sounds and colors; the show is actually really funny and the end is just a really great party.

The home of the Blue Man Group Boston is at the Charles Playhouse in 74 Warrenton Street. It’s in the theater district and you’ll find it easily once you get off the green T-Line station “Boylston Street”. Luckily the Charles Playhouse is offering student rush tickets, which are always $38. This is a great deal, because depending where you get seated you are able to save more than 50% of the original price. In order to get the student rush tickets you just have to show them your student ID (you can get two tickets for one ID). The only downside of this offer is that you get the tickets only when you arrive an hour earlier, because you can buy them just at the box office and not online. You also have to pay in cash. In order to be sure that you get tickets, just call the playhouse before you leave and ask how many tickets are left. You can also pick the rather unpopular dates & times like in the afternoon instead of in the evening.

In case you don’t know what the Blue Man group is really about, just check out the following video:

You have still no idea what the show is about? Well, then I guess you just have to go and find out!