Day 17: Nightlife in Boston on a Thursday Night? The unicorn of hanging out

Original post written at 2:30 am on Friday the 25th, naturally not only did I forget to post it but then posted it a day late. Apologies for those expecting it!
All of my preconceived notions of Boston were proven wrong. I was under the impression this city was alive and awake into the wee hours of the night. To my extreme surprise, Boston apparently shuts down at 2 am. Well let me rephrase that. Boston supposedly ceases to serve alcohol at 1 am, food at midnight and everything finishes at 2 am. Normally that would be fine if people were out and you can of course still have a great time, except in Boston people only come out Friday and Saturday. At least, that is how it appeared. This was of great surprise to me! Yes, yes, I know my surprise stems from me comparing Boston night life to that of South Florida, which we all know is unfair. However, you would think that such a large city would cater to the transient market place that seeks entertainment past twilight. Someone should do something to regulate this phenomenon, but I digress. Today wasn’t about me, or a lack of night life. It was a celebration of success.
I came to Boston to witness one of my closest friends graduate. How incredible it was to watch him walk across the stage and how I celebrated his success. There is a beauty in the celebration of scholarly success and while I could write a massive post on how proud I am of him, considering he reads this and gets easily embarrassed, for once I will spare him and go with a simple MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS!
Now to go attempt to find some nightlife in this city…for fun though see below for one of my random findings in this city.

