Yesterday, Brian and I took a day trip to Boston, Massachusetts. It was extremely cheap to take a BoltBus from NYC to Boston and we decided to take advantage of Brian's spring break (break from teaching that is). We had a blast and I thought that I should share some pictures of our adventures.
It rained really hard all day so some of my pictures are rather blurry. The rain was actually kind of nice because we had the touristy areas to ourselves! Here's Brian when we first arrived at Boston Common, which is basically a big city park:
This is the Rotunda in the Boston Common:
This bar was used as the outside shot of Cheers. It's right next to the Common and the Public Garden. It used to be called "Bull and Finch" but it is now a "Cheers" brand bar:
It was too early in the day to start drinking. We had beers later in the Cheers bar at the Quincy Market. Despite being touristy, we had loads of fun and had possibly the greatest bartender ever. He gave us free drinks and was a master of good conversation.
Here is picture of the pedestrian bridge in the Public Garden next to the park. The pool was drained for the winter but that didn't stop the ducks from waddling around in the mud:
Speaking of ducks, I loved this duck sculpture:
Here is the State House across from the park:
I now believe all domes should be gilded. Doesn't it look impressive?
What I really loved about the Boston Common and Public Garden was how they were steeped in history. There was a beautiful plaque describing the founding of the Common in 1634 by John Winthrop. There were also memorials and plaques for the revolutionary war and the first soccer soccer club in the United States that was undefeated from 1862 to 1865 on their home field. Being a history nerd, I loved it all.
More posts and pictures coming soon about our trip to Boston! Tomorrow, expect a post about the Granary Burial Ground.
It rained really hard all day so some of my pictures are rather blurry. The rain was actually kind of nice because we had the touristy areas to ourselves! Here's Brian when we first arrived at Boston Common, which is basically a big city park:
This is the Rotunda in the Boston Common:
This bar was used as the outside shot of Cheers. It's right next to the Common and the Public Garden. It used to be called "Bull and Finch" but it is now a "Cheers" brand bar:
It was too early in the day to start drinking. We had beers later in the Cheers bar at the Quincy Market. Despite being touristy, we had loads of fun and had possibly the greatest bartender ever. He gave us free drinks and was a master of good conversation.
Here is picture of the pedestrian bridge in the Public Garden next to the park. The pool was drained for the winter but that didn't stop the ducks from waddling around in the mud:
Speaking of ducks, I loved this duck sculpture:
Here is the State House across from the park:
I now believe all domes should be gilded. Doesn't it look impressive?
What I really loved about the Boston Common and Public Garden was how they were steeped in history. There was a beautiful plaque describing the founding of the Common in 1634 by John Winthrop. There were also memorials and plaques for the revolutionary war and the first soccer soccer club in the United States that was undefeated from 1862 to 1865 on their home field. Being a history nerd, I loved it all.
More posts and pictures coming soon about our trip to Boston! Tomorrow, expect a post about the Granary Burial Ground.
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