The Quincy Market is another
iconic area of Boston, on the way to the North End, the Wharf/Boston Harbor, or
to the Boston Common. There are many shops and stands, selling everything from
Boston logo merchandise to Chinese embroidered knickknacks, handbags, and
ornaments. There are also many different restaurants (Mija, for Mexican food
and margaritas, or McCormick & Schmick for seafood, for example) and food
stalls indoors.
For free (or the price of a donation, if you are so
inclined), especially on summer weekends, there are always outdoor performers
to watch for entertainment, throughout the Marketplace. On one of the days we
went this summer, there was a man drumming on plastic (and one metal rim)
buckets. There was also a dance/comedy troupe, called “Breeze Team” (judging by
the back of their T-shirts), which we enjoyed for an entire half hour before
our stomachs grumbled, reminding us that we needed lunch (and that the plan for
the day had actually been to explore the North End).
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| Wahlburgs on Wheels set up in Quincy Market on Saturday, July 26, 2014, to celebrate the Wahlburgers Season 2 premiere August 13th, on A&E. |
Last Saturday, we went to
the Quincy Market and happened to luck out: Wahlburgers (the restaurant owned
and run by the Wahlberg family - Paul, the chef, Arthur, Donnie and Mark, the actors) had set up a food truck, dubbed Wahlburgers on Wheels,
between Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market and were giving out free burgers
and tater tots!
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| I'll gladly wait till Tuesday for a free Our Burger and tater tots from Wahlburgers today! |
We stood in line for about 2 and half hours to snag one, but it
was worth it: the Our Burgers were a very juicy medium-rare, served fresh (the
burgers definitely hadn’t been sitting under heat lamps for as long as we’d
been standing under the sun!). Wahlburgers employees also came around and gave free water bottles to us, to make sure no one passed out from dehydration, especially the kids. This was an exceptionally well-planned, well-organized, well-orchestrated event!
The Wahlberg Brothers also very obviously planned
this event around families: there was a tent under which you could have a
series of three photos taken of you (in three set poses) which were then put together
to create an animated GIF titled “Watch me eat a Wahlburger!” Plus there was a
bean bag toss game with four stations, a perfect way for parents to take their
kids’ minds off the long wait!
The crowning touch, for me, was that they had also set up tables, seats, a few large TV screens and another tent so that we could rest after waiting in line so long and eat as though we were at the restaurant.
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| Sometimes you even get to meet Arthur Wahlberg! |
And, we not only got to meet Arthur Wahlberg (Mark and Donnie’s big brother), he actually came around offering us tater tots to help stave off our hunger while we waited in line (and not just once, either, but at least four times!).
Wow! You never know what
adventures await when you decide to explore Boston and the Quincy Market!
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