Giant Turtle

Boston, aka Beantown

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November 8th 2007
Sunday 4th November Didn't realise that the clocks went back today and woke up too early at about 5am. Caught train to New York Penn. Station at 8am. Had a 2 hour wait in New York for the connecting train, which was delayed as usual (don't know if I've said it yet, but Amtrak must be the worst rail company in the world). Finally arrived in Boston, also known as Beantown (back in coloni ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more