Blogs from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 50

Boston is beautiful, just as everyone will tell you. It's extremely quaint with a hefty dose of European influence. We spent a whirlwind day power walking along the esplanade, via harvard and MIT, along the Freedom Trail taking in famous dead people's resting places, gorgeous old churches and stubbing our weary toes on cobblestones. Our hostel was an eye-opener. Rated #1 in the world by Hostels.com, it apparently played host to John Lennon back in the day. Well, John Lennon must've been on drugs, unless he enjoyed curling up on sagging plastic-covered matresses, listening to every groan in the waterpipes before waking up to enjoy a microwaved plastic bowl of oats eaten with his fingers in place of cutlery. Not to mention the 5 train - 2 bus journey from downtown Boston to the hostel. Lesson ... read more

Boston : Downtown Boston The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. Preserved and dedicated by the citizens of Boston in 1958, when the wrecking ball threatened, the Freedom Trail today is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond. ... read more

So, here it is - my first-ever blog posting to kick off this chapter in my life. Right now, I'm sitting at home in my little Boston apartment, windows open on this beautiful spring day, and I'm wiggling around like a 5-year-old who is getting ready to go to Disneyland. Today, therefore, is what I've taken to calling a "Wiggle Day". Other "Days" include "Oh Sh**" days, "Denial" days and then there's the glorious, just-plain "Whoa..." days that correlate with the phases that I go through as all of this madness sinks in. Since moving to Boston, I've developed this habit of traveling that has taken me all throughout the East Coast of the US and the majority of Europe. Actually, the habit probably started back in grade school with that whole touring theater company ordeal... ... read more

We left our rig in Hershey, PA and headed to Boston to meet Kathy and Megan. Of course, Princess went with us and we stayed in pet-friendly hotels. Boston Childrens was in the heart of Boston. The trip there took us through Manhattan the day the Pope spoke in Yankee stadium. How do you say "traffic gridlock!" Made it to Boston only to learn the Boston Marathon was taking place. Our GPS had PMS and said "find the place on your own!" (too many tunnels for her.) Well all was well. Megan was a real trooper; as was Kathy. Megan and Karen played "scissors, paper, rock" while the grown ups talked with the doctors. We were encouraged and hopeful from the doctor. Waiting for final prognosis. Back to Amish country in Hershey and a slow pace ... read more

We got to spend another day exploring the city. Preston and I kind of made a say of things. We ventured to the Boston Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was incredible. I know Toledo's Museum had a room of ancient art, but this had quite a bit more from the bronze age and less egyptian. They actually had a wall relieve from Nebuchadnezzar's Palace. They also had Assyrian glyphs from Nineveh. He and I also went to the Harvard Science Museum which was we ended up getting a little screwed on. We paid for a 3D IMAX movie and it ended up being an hour long lame documentary about how global warming is going to kill us all. In the evening Preston and I met up with Dad, Cheryl, and a bunch of other people at ... read more