Boston

Yesterday we caught a train to Boston. After we checked in we went for a wander. Across the road from our hotel we saw some spectacular architecture poking out over the trees, so we headed in that direction. In front of the main building was a massive water feature/pool thingy... When we got to the building, we found it was some Christian science institute... Then we stumbled across one of the main strips and we went into a couple of pubs for a few drinks. There was a baseball game on at Fenway park and everyone was in their red sox gear.

This morning we got on a hop-on/off bus for a tour around Boston. It is a truly beautiful city, and I quickly started to regret not spending more time here, to get a real feel for the place. We stopped off at one of the many piers where there was a market underway, we also had lunch there. Then we stopped at Boston Common and briefly walked around the park, and went through a few of the suburban streets (so gorgeous), and then the Cheers pub (from the TV series). It would have been great to have had time to walk around the cemetery, and to go to City Hall, but time was precious and I wanted to get to Harvard.

Got to Harvard and the feel of the place changes again as soon as you enter Cambridge precinct. Harvard students undertake walking tours of Harvard, so we did one. Our guide was Adam, and whilst he was studying Economics at Harvard, he actually wanted to be an actor, and let me tell you he was thoroughly entertaining! And I expect to see him on the big screen one day. Again, if any of you are fortunate enough to get to Boston, this tour must be on your to do list. It was only a shame that we couldn't go into some of the buildings.

We missed our last bus back so we grabbed a quick bite to eat and then caught the subway back to town. The trains and stations are quite clean, new looking, and not so stuffy. And the whole city of Boston, but especially the Cambridge area seems very young. I suppose that's stating the obvious though.

When we got off the train, Ros went off to do some shopping and I headed back to the hotel, but then I remembered that I wanted to go to the observatory at the Sheraton. So I had a quick shower and headed out again. Unfortunately, as with most observatories, they are glass enclosed, and whilst I know why, it really annoys me as glass will ruin a good photo. On the way back to the hotel I stopped at the Christian Science place again for some more night photography and got a few decent shots there.

Tomorrow we only have a few hours in Boston before having to get on the train back to New York. Definitely not enough time in Boston.


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