A Harvest Moon Over River Street

I followed the ESPN Game Day crew to Boston this weekend and visited brother Kurt (khouse) and Joyce (JCH).  It was an amazing weekend, full of history, architecture, guinness, great food, and some of the most amazing football games yet this year.  Kurt prepared an itinerary for my arrival, and I it describes the variety, indulgence, and unique flavor of this trip better than any blog I could write:


11:50 AM: Hans arrives in Beantown
12:00 PM: Kurt picks up Hans at Airport

12:15 PM: Kurt and Hans drive to Painted Lady (Kurt and Joyce's abode on River Street) in Cambridge to drop off Hans’s bag

12:15 – 1:15 PM: Kurt & Hans have lunch at the Miracle of Science

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Explore MIT

2:30 – 4:00 PM: Kurt lectures at MIT

4:00 – 4:20 PM: Hans and Kurt walk across the Longfellow bridge to Mass. General Hospital and the Liberty Hotel to Meet Joyce et. al. for drinks.

4:30 – 6:30 PM: Drinks at the Liberty Hotel

6:30 – 7:00 PM: Walk to rendez-vous of Ghost and Gravestone Tour

7:00 – 8:30 PM: Ghost and Gravestone Tour

8:30 – 9:15 PM: Wander around Quincy Market and toward the Boston Common

9:30 – 11:30 PM: Steaks at KO Prime

11:30 – : Return to Cambridge for long night’s rest

Saturday October 3rd 2009

9:30 AM: Kurt begins cooking Bacon, Eggs, and Gameday Pancakes in Kitchen

10:00 AM: Chris, Lee, Kirk, and Desmond come over

1:00 – 4:00 PM: Drinks and college football games set #1 at The Green Dragon Tavern, drink Sam Adams the beer while sitting in the same seat once occupied by Sam Adams the patriot

4:00 – 7:00 PM: Drinks and college football games set #2 at The Tavern at Central Square

7:00 – 8:00 PM: Go to Wholefoods Market to get Brats and Beer

8:00 PM: Watch USC/Cal and Miami/Oklahoma (set #3) while drinking beer and eating Brats

10:00 PM (Joyce goes to sleep)

Midnight: Hans and Kurt enjoy scotch with Gameday Final

 
Fight On,
 
Hans