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This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open...
This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open later. They generally have good rates. Everyone at the bank is friendly and greets you when you're in the branch (the tellers and the customer service people). The Sudbury branch is conveniently located in a small shopping plaza near the center of town, so parking is no problem. They have a good website and online banking options, too. Everyone in this branch is especially nice.
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This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service, but the Natick branch is the least friendly of all. You can get mean looks from the old woman at the desk, and often...
This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service, but the Natick branch is the least friendly of all. You can get mean looks from the old woman at the desk, and often there's a long wait to see a customer service person. The tellers are nice, though. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open later. They generally have good rates. Everyone at the bank is friendly and greets you when you're in the branch (the tellers and the customer service people). The Natick branch is right in the center, and if you don't want to pay for a meter you have to park in the back and walk around, which is annoying for older people or when the weather is bad. They have a good website and online banking options, too.
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This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open...
This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open later. They generally have good rates. Everyone at the bank is friendly and greets you when you're in the branch (the tellers and the customer service people). The Wellesley branch is right on Linden Street in the small shopping plaza with a good deli/pizza shop, so parking is no problem. In early 2007 there is a lot of construction in the area, so it's easy to drive right past the entrance. They have a good website and online banking options, too.
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This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open...
This is a nice community bank with friendly tellers and friendly service. Like many banks nowadays, they are open for a few hours on Saturday mornings and have one evening a week when they're open later. They generally have good rates. Everyone at the bank is friendly and greets you when you're in the branch (the tellers and the customer service people). The Needham branch is conveniently located in the shopping plaza with the CVS and other stores right in the center of town, so parking is no problem. They have a good website and online banking options, too.
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Sure, they have all kinds of sweets and baked Middle Eastern treats, but Severn is so much more than a bakery. They have a wide variety of products imported from many different countries. There's...
Sure, they have all kinds of sweets and baked Middle Eastern treats, but Severn is so much more than a bakery. They have a wide variety of products imported from many different countries. There's olive oil from all over, lots of different spices (at excellent prices), nuts, canned and dry goods, and a good assortment of cheeses. I was thrilled to find Bulgarian Kashkaval Cheese (which I've had in its Italian and Romanian varieties) and also feta and other types of fresh or semisoft cheeses from many different places. The shop is pretty large, so it can take a while to look around. The neighborhood has other bakeries and shops, so it's a fun area to explore, and street parking isn't too much of a problem.
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Fastachi
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Gift Shops
598 Mount Auburn St
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
(617) 924-8787
How is it that no one told me about this place, that's so close to home? Fastachi calls itself "An Opera of Nuts," but it's also a Symphony of Chocolate. They do have all kinds of different nuts...
How is it that no one told me about this place, that's so close to home? Fastachi calls itself "An Opera of Nuts," but it's also a Symphony of Chocolate. They do have all kinds of different nuts and nut mixes (like with dried fruits, etc). They're on the expensive side, but it's just an expensive product and their prices are reasonable for what the products are. They have chocolates imported from Belgium (like fresh praline types) as well as a wide variety of domestic and imported chocolates and other sweets and treats. They store is immaculately clean and a real pleasure to shop and browse. The staff is friendly and some sampling is possible if you ask. All I can say is "WOW" because there's nothing else around like this and with this much variety.
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We've taken 2 tours through Gate1 Travel in the past couple of years (to Thailand and to the Baltics/Poland). We just booked our 3rd trip with them, to India. The tours are very affordable (more...
We've taken 2 tours through Gate1 Travel in the past couple of years (to Thailand and to the Baltics/Poland). We just booked our 3rd trip with them, to India. The tours are very affordable (more cost effective, in fact, than traveling on your own). The tour guides we have had have been truly top notch. The hotel quality has ranged fro pretty good to excellent. They hit the highlight sites but leave you plenty of time to explore on your own. We ditched the tour a few times and went off on our own, and we rarely do the optional tours because we can figure it out on our own for less money and more flexibility (and they don't care, but if you're lazy, or an inexperienced traveler, or just want the convenience, then book their optional tours if they interest you). Our only complaint is that the included dinners are not very authentic or good (we generally just skip them, even though they're paid for). We purchase land only deals for Thailand and India because from Boston it worked out better for us, but we did book an air/land combo for the Baltics, which worked out well. Excellent value! We often stayed at the same hotels as other tour groups (we saw their buses), and they paid at least 30% more for their trips than we did. They also have non-escorted packages at a good value.
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If you love cars and love auto racing, then this is a really fun night out. You dress up in a racing suit, put on your helmet, and get in your F1 car and race around the track, competing with...
If you love cars and love auto racing, then this is a really fun night out. You dress up in a racing suit, put on your helmet, and get in your F1 car and race around the track, competing with others in your group. Your results get posted on an electronic board, and they give you a print out of your track results. It's about $25, which isn't bad considering what the experience is. People who don't want to race (like me) can watch your friends and family from the observation deck. The racing is for adults only, but children can watch, and there are video games and other activities for kids. You can also check out the display cars. There are a couple of eateries on site. Plenty of parking. Nice atmosphere.
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Craving a bubble tea at night? Then go to Dong Khanh! They have a lot of yummy bubble teas in a good assortment of flavors, with or without the pearls. The place is family owned, so the service...
Craving a bubble tea at night? Then go to Dong Khanh! They have a lot of yummy bubble teas in a good assortment of flavors, with or without the pearls. The place is family owned, so the service is good and friendly. It's small, but they can get a decent number of people seated, and it is clean. They have a full menu of traditional Vietnamese dishes at very low and affordable prices. Judging by the large numbers of Asian diners, the food must pass the local standard. Lots of people seemed to be drinking some kind of avocado drink (I love avocado but don't want to drink it, yet others seemed to be enjoying it). They are open later than the place next door for ordering bubble tea. Right in the heart of Chinatown.
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So many of the cinemas in the greater Boston area are showing their signs of age, so Loews Boston Common is a really nice change of pace. It's huge, something like 20 screens. The stadium seating...
So many of the cinemas in the greater Boston area are showing their signs of age, so Loews Boston Common is a really nice change of pace. It's huge, something like 20 screens. The stadium seating is comfortable and designed to let you see things better (and if you don't mind sitting pretty close in some of the screens, you can sometimes get just 2 seats together and not have to deal with having any annoying people sit near you). The seats themselves are comfortable, too. It's great for a last minute trip to the movies because with so many screens there's a lot of choice and something starting most of the time. It is a bit overwhelming with so many people and all the escalators. It's right across from the Boylston T stop on the Green Line, so very convenient by public transport (also not much of a walk from Park Street and Red Line, though it's easiest just take the train one more stop). A dollar or two more than some other theaters, but not more than that.
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