Blogs from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 21

While in Boston, we took the subway into the city and took part in the "Freedom Trail". This self-guided 2.5 mile walk took us past 16 historical sites, by following a red line or red brick path, and covered 2.5 centuries of America's past. Was one of the more interesting days we have spent. Even the 45 minute subway ride was great - Gerry finally didn't have to drive! ... read more

BOSTON- "die schönste Stadt Amerikas" "wie eine europäische Metropole" "Geschichtsträchtigste Stadt der USA" Dementsprechend hoch sind unsere Erwartungen an die Metropole in Massachusetts. Unsere Vorfreude bekommt aber erste Dämpfer als es um die Unterkunftsuche geht. Obwohl wir weit außerhalb eine Bleibe suchen und diverse Coupons parat haben landen wir letztendlich in einer üblen Absteige für stolze 80 Dollar die Nacht, denn so mussten wir lernen "in Boston ist immer Saison". Trotzdem sind wir gespannt, was uns Boston außer gesalzenen Hotel-Preisen noch zu bieten hat und verbringen den ersten Tag mit dem "Abhaken" der klassischen Touristenziele in der Stadt. Das Wetter ist mäßig, recht kühl und bewölkt. Boston Common und Downtown Boston beeindrucken mich weniger, die Stadt an sich ist wenig homogen, was sie zwar durchaus interessant aber in meinen Augen weniger "schön" ... read more

So it’s been 3 1/2 weeks since we left the fair (and by fair I mean of course, cold) shores of Blighty and boarded a flight from Newcastle to Heathrow, then on to Boston, Massachusetts. That all seems like a long time ago (funny how mundane things like getting up, driving to work and taking the piss out of pupils makes the time fly). So what’s been happening back home? Answers on an email please… Us? Well, we rocked into Boston late – made our way to Dr Paul and his lovely wife Lyndsay’s home where we caught up on the last couple of years over a few beers. The next morning dawned and we headed out to explore Boston. It’s an old (by American standards) city, with some cool buildings, a lot of “heritage” and ... read more

The weather could not have been better and the course was beautiful. We ran around what is known as the Emerald Necklace, a series of lakes around Boston through residential neighborhoods with enormous brick homes. Spectators were scattered around the course cheering us on and the last mile of the course cut right through the Boston Zoo, past the giraffes and zebras. I don't usually miss much when I'm running because I carry a camera and am always looking for something awesome to shoot, but my friend Mike didn't even see the giraffes and zebras and ran right past them! Of course, his finish time is very important to him and he was focused. Mike finished in 1:44 and our friend Lisa finished in 2:30. Wendy and I ran the entire race together and came in ... read more

So we didn't update the blog last night as it would have been a very short and very uneventful entry as it was a very uneventful day to be honest! So to make the entry a bit more interesting to read, we thought that we would combine today's events with yesterdays instead! Yesterday, we managed to drag ourselves out of bed at 7am, threw on some clothes and had some breakfast, before coming back to the room and going back to sleep! We had a fairly late night the night before so we were still quite tired, but we thought that we should at least get up for breakfast as it was included in what we paid for our room. We later woke up at around 11:30am, again, a little later than we had hoped, but ... read more