Syracusa many of our friends live in the city with kids and TELL us how expensive it is. Going anywhere. Even window shopping, add in food, etc? One train ticket one person is $2, and coming from the burbs more like $5 per person. $20 one way for a family of 4, or parking $20 each.
Where do you live that museums are free? Not in boston they aren't free. I can name ever museum and price. MoFA is $20 a parent and $18 student. Family membership $175 or $200. Science Museum? $25/parent for 1 exhibit hall and you pay more for special exhibits. Basic membership is $75/per person and that doesn't include the extra halls. Aquarium? $20.
So where is the free things to do? Zoo? Cost money too. Then add in food, parking/public transit, where is your free day? Please don't say I'm a DINK, I have been out with people who live in those tiny 1 bd with 2 kids in the city!
And they mention they don't go to museums, exhibits, etc because it's expensive!
Catch a theater show? $50-60. Concert, symphony, Boston pops, ballet? More like $75-100.
I've been to them all at a discounted rate, but I don't have kids. I know my friends have taken their kids to the lion king, etc.
So you want to live 1 hour outside the city and think you are going to do more in the city than people who live in the city? Really? Fight traffic, weather, etc?
Trust me, I might be a DINK, but i'm not naive about cost of things. And when you see the prices of eating out one meal, you'll understand. Come for the weekend, stay one night in the city. Then one night outside 1 hour and see what it's like.
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