VCF East in Worcester

From: Rich Beaudry <r_beaudry_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu Apr 12 13:10:57 2001

I'll batch up my replies into one, sorry for the non-attributions....

>What about facilities for those choosing more reasonable means of long
>and short distance transportation, such as train stations and boarding
>stables?

Trains, yes, an Amtrak station, but as others have pointed out, the route
may not be direct. I would suggest calling Amtrak and trying to find out
about direct routes. Other than that, you could go to Boston or Providence,
and most likely get transport to Worcester from there (by bus, most likely,
and it's only about 1hr. from Boston, or 45 min. from Providence by
bus/car)...

>> By the way, do I get any points for suggesting Worcester? :-)
>Yes, as in the points surrounding a bulls-eye painted on you so that
>we can keep score when the pieces of buck-shot, or at least peas from
>pea-shooters, start heading your way for choosing such an annoyingly
>distant location for most people on the east coast - and for
>suggesting that the festival be held on the wrong side of the
>Mason-Dixon line. :-)

HEY! I just suggested it. Sellam chose it! :-) And as I understand it,
it was a very scientific method he used to choose the spot. :-) I never
even dreamed he was thinking of New England until he mentioned Providence,
so I just jumped in. I figured Boston would be WAY too expensive,
especially if Providence was...

Besides "annoyingly distant" is relative -- as your annoyance goes down,
mine goes up :-)

>The plus is the Ararat restaurant on Burncoat Street, which is about the
>only thing I can think ofto go to Worcester for. The Higgins Armoury
>is pretty cool, though.

For eats, Eric's La Pattisserie, Shorah's, The Firehouse Cafe, Aku-Aku (not
great, but close to the venue), and Cafe Dolce (EXCELLENT
coffee/tea/pastries!) come to mind. For entertainment, try these:
EcoTarium, Foothills Theater, Mechanics Hall, and the Worcester Art Museum.
For shopping, the Worcester Common Outlets are right next door to the
Centrum Center (also a decent fast-food food court)

There are many more, but I'm of course biased :-)

I will admit however that Providence's Federal Hill area trounces most
Worcester restaurants, and you might even get a chance to see the resident
criminal^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H mayor Buddy Cianci at one :-)

Rich B.
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