Downtown – Revisits
After several days of gloomy weather for most of last week, the Sun finally broke in all its glory on Friday onwards, and the city enjoyed great light. That’s one great thing about summers: the sun comes up as early
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
To be honest, I’m not really an art person though there was that phase in my life when I did a lot of comic strip doodling. But when you’re at a museum as well-done, designed and as immaculately managed as
Whale Watching @ Gloucester
This has got to be one of the most memorable things I’ve done in a while.:) Matt and I drove to Gloucester, and went on a 5.5 hour whale watching trip on Saturday afternoon. The experience wasn’t easy though. What
Butterfly Garden
If I had to single out one experience so far in Boston where I simply stood in awe for several minutes before getting onto photographic work, it would the Butterfly Garden. The Garden isn’t a separate site by itself: it’s
Museum of Science, Boston
The Museum of Science was another site that was included in the Citypass admission tickets. The place is situated at Science Park along Charles River, and is just within walking distance of MIT. The Museum lies along a different train
Cambridge and Abouts – Part 2
The posts on my MIT trip here are all tagged as ‘Boston’ – but that’s really a bit of a misnomer. Because while all the attractive sites of visitation are indeed in Boston, I’m really living and working in the
Harvard Museum of Natural History
One of the five sites included in the CityPass ticket I picked up on Sunday was for admission to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The museum was started in 1998 – relatively new – and is located near the
Harvard Yard
Harvard doesn’t really need an introduction: it’s the oldest University in the United States, and one of the world’s greatest centers of learning. One of the greatest things about finding the homestay is that’s practically next door to Harvard, and
Harvard Yard: Memorial Hall
It’s hard to miss the Harvard Memorial Hall. The first time you see it, you’ll feel very small compared to this absolutely gargantuan building in the High Victorian Gothic Style: I went by the Memorial Hall twice actually: once in
Bunker Hill Monument
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in 1775 between the British Army and militia from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The British Army with superior forces tried two times to run over Bunker Hill which had the
Bunker Hill Parade
I was a little upset at the weather on Saturday afternoon to have stopped me from completing The Freedom Trail. On the next day – Sunday – after visiting Trinity Church and I felt my feet could still handle an
Trinity Church
Boston’s Trinity Church was founded in 1733 and is coming to 280 years old, and is honored as one of the United States’ ten most significant buildings and a national historic landmark. The church is located at Copley Square and
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