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Published: December 22nd 2010
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At this point in my trip (and writing this blog), I have been thoroughly "historied" out and am basically just taking pictures of interesting things and perhaps grabbing a small guide or two, folding it up, and tucking it away for another day. Right outside the T-station, I found something interesting (at least for me). It was a typical newstand, like the ones you'd see in a movie or in New York with all different manner of magazines and newspapers. Guess I've just never ran into one in Atlanta, so I snapped a picture of course. The brick roads and old light posts, street clocks, and signs mixed in with trendy shops and zig-zag intersections gave a unique historic feel to this section of Boston.
Highlighted as a good shop for chocolate from Yelp! or something, I visited Cardullo's Gourmet (Chocolate) Shoppe (right across the street from the T-Station) and tried some belgian 77% dark chocolate. It was delicious! Even though I was still a bit full from breakfast, I scarfed it down. The next location during my visit was "The Garage" - host to seven hip and rather overpriced stores/restaurants in a semi-tight but entertaining arrangement due to a
single sloping entrance-way. The most intriguing stores were Tokyo Pop and Newbury Comics. Tokyo Pop has a great collection of anime stuff...well apart from one exceptionally ugly and inaccurate Yu-Yu Hakasho doll, ha. Newbury Comics is the Hot Topic of the north, though with more vinyls.
Surprisingly, it took some effort to find Harvard Square. After getting pointed in the right direction, I found one of the entrances and began exploring the campus. I enjoyed overhearing random conversations while relaxing in one of the many chairs placed randomly in the yard until I saw a campus tour and hopped in just to hear the backstory of the "fake" Founder's statue. After giving tours at GT for two months, I could tell this tour guide's pace would definitely not be fast enough for me. I tried to find any distinct/important buildings, could not remember any history specifics really about the campus, and thus decided to go back to just taking pictures of pretty stuff. I tried to get into the library, but was revoked access without a pass. The library's building is enormous and impressive interior architecture, but simple organization it seemed. The stairs were low in height, so I
decided it would make for a great attempt to ascend them on my hands. Asked for a random student with a skateboard (he'd understand right?) to video me doing it and although I only made up 9 or so, it was still a great way to experience the campus and waste some time. I caught the attention of some campus security guard who started walking my way and had to duck out behind the building. I found a path leading through a tiny garden and kept walking until I got back on the streets. The students on campus were more diverse in culture and ethnicity than I had expected, but not as much it needs to be really.
While waiting on my brother, I made a detour into the Harvard Museum of Natural History. I cannot recall the last time I had been in a museum, but it was fun to roam alone amongst the various displays. I've posted some of my favorite pictures. I wish I was a bit more versed in South American history so that I could fully appreciate the Peabody Exhibit but it was still fantastic, especially the various pole carvings and weapons. I would
recommend it, if you have some time to waste while you're there, but it's not worth its own trip. I met Chris back in Harvard Square, smugly watching students having to move their stuff from dorm-to-dorm or to cars to head back home. He and I both exclaimed how for the first time in awhile we were actually staying in our current residences for the summer! He pointed out both
Finale (desserts) and
Be Good Burgers as must-try restaurants as we left to walk along the Charles Walk Esplanade.
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