St. Patrick's Day in Boston

St. Patrick's Day is kind of a big deal in Boston. Many Irish immigrants made their way to Boston, and their descendants still inhabit the area. While I typically have never celebrated the holiday very much--aside from going to South Boston's parade every year, I decided to go out this year.

While many people go all out with wearing green on St. Patrick's Day, sometimes including large bow ties, beads, or leprechaun costumes--I choose to keep it simple. I donned a green, with blue check pattern, Brooks Brothers button-down, jeans, Sperry's, and a blue Vineyard Vines hat. Good enough to not get pinched, but still looking like a normal functioning member of society.

After a quick stop at the Vineyard Vines Whalehouse sale in Lowell (more on that later), I went in to Boston and met up with Bill, Pepe, and a group of their friends to do some celebrating. We met up at a bar near Faneuil Hall called Hong Kong. After 45 minutes of waiting to get in, and paying a $10 cover, we hung out in the very crowded bar for a while before deciding to move on.

When we did move on, we headed to Whiskey's, which is in the Back Bay. The line there was even longer, and it took us an hour to get to the door. While waiting in line, a couple of people would run across the street to the food court and the Prudential Center for a little nourishment.

Inside Whiskey's, we did end up getting a table after about an hour, and had dinner there. By the time we were done there, it was around 10 o'clock and most of us parted ways to head home. Sorry that this story was not very detailed (thus, making it pretty dull), but many of the details are best left undisclosed on the internet.