This rainy week is just about distroying me, so I’m posting pictures today of sunshine.
Oh, sweet glorious sunshine. Come back to me…
The South End in Boston is one of those places that you don’t really hear too much about if you’re not from the city. Frequently confused with Southie (think: The Departed), the South End is located between Back Bay and South Boston. No train lines run there (except the Prudential stop off the E line) so it’s not a place that’s often visited by tourists.
Newbury Street in Back Bay? Everyone knows that.
Beautiful Beacon Hill? Historic and very often visited, and rightfully so.
The North End? I’ll take an Italian pastry please. With chocolate ricotta cream.
Charlestown has the Bunker Hill Monument and Kenmore is home to Fenway Park.
But the South End? It’s a hidden beauty and one of my favorite places to be.
They have beautiful brownstones and lots of parks, and they have a good amount of little independent shops that are always fun to pop into, too. There’s the SOWA Open Market to hit up on Sundays— an amazing indoor/outdoor flea market that’s one of the largest and best in the city of Boston. Oh, also, if a friend is visiting, I usually take them to either breakfast or lunch or dinner in the South End (or all of the above) because, in my humble opinion, there is no better food anywhere than the food you can find there.
Daaah! I am craving a Buttery Biscuit even as I type this.
SO. AMAZING.
Want to take a walk? Let’s go…
So beautiful, right?
Yeah, all that sunshine and pretty made me feel better, too.
And seriously I think the real live sun is supposed to come out this weekend, so I’m thinking of hitting up the SOWA Open Market this coming Sunday. Who wants to come with?!
SO. GORGEOUS. I adore the South End. Beautiful shots and thanks for the sunshine!
Oh, I love the Buttery!
I want to come with! LET’S GO!!
Beautiful photos, love the vintagey look to them – and of course, the sun!
well you’ve convinced me. it’s been so rainy so the pictures are appreciated – but te sun did come out here this morning. and yay for a sunny weekend. I can’t wait.
So here’s the thing. I work in the South End. And I don’t think I realized until yesterday how much I took that for granted! I let googlemaps lead me some funny way I had never been before and it was GORGEOUS, even in the rain. Bringing my camera to work one day next week fo sho.
ps. SoWa trip soon?? xo
ooo, we love flour around here. and our new favorite is the gallows. though i have been itching to try the buttery!!
and i second your sentiment about the sunshine! these dreary days are too much.
Those lovely red doors with the beautiful grille. *sigh* Let’s promise each other to have asmuchfunaspossible in the sunshine this summer.
I want to come to the market with you! Too bad I’m 3,000+ miles away from Boston. All of your posts about Boston are really making us want to come visit! Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for posting the pictures of the South End.
AGHHHH! I WISH I HAD READ THIS SOONER! even so, i had already been invited to a 16 mile ride to the arboretum on sunday. agh! next time!