What a fun day to bum around, check out the shops, eat cannolis and drink coffee. Hanover street is bustling in the evening for dinner and coffee.

While visiting Boston me and my boyfriend walked the Freedom Trail. While walking this trail you end up walking through the North End of Boston. I was very impressed!! Italian restaurants everywhere! Some of the streets were very narrow with cobblestone streets which was very unique. We didn't eat at any of the restaurants and I wish now that we did. They all looked very inviting. I really enjoyed walking this part of the trail. Being Italian i felt right at home! Next time I will definately spend some more time there and eat at one of the restaurants. I did read some of the negative reviews about it being dirty with garbage?? I didnt think it was dirty. As for garbage...you will see that in every city. And honestly I didn't see that much of it. I thought is was very clean.

Be sure to take a walk thru the North End while visiting Boston (off the Freedom Trail by Paul Revere's house)... you'll hear lots of Italian along with some great Italian-American-Bostonian accents! We visited on a Saturday & were happy to find a festival (Fisherman's Feast) in progress. Great cannoli, pasta, pizza, etc.-- not to mention fun people-watching!

In response to the comments about the North End being dirty, I'd have to back up the poster who explained about the trash pickup. Being that the apartments are small and there's no where to put trash, we have trash pickup three days per week. You should come back on a weekend!

Having lived in Boston for going on six years, I have felt the safest living in the North End. It's in the city so of course you're going to see elements of city living, but it's a charming, lovely place to visit and to live. Don't miss it.