On Saturday, I headed downtown Boston for some more exploring. I walked around a Pumpkin Festival for a bit, but it was mostly kids' activities. Then I headed to Quincy Market, which was really bustling on a Saturday afternoon. I think it was especially busy because a lot of people are in town for the Red Sox games.
Then I walked to the harbor. I found this spot (see the photo to the right) that my dad had photographed a few years before on a work trip to Boston. The photo he took is framed in my parents' bathroom. It was weird to think that my dad had stood right where I was standing. It was kind of comforting.
I sat down right near the water and read, listened to music, and people watched. It was really beautiful weather - mid 70s and sunny. Then I headed back home, watched the start of the Sox game, and eventually went out with Vanessa and some of her friends for a drink.Today I decided to go downtown again. It was another gorgeous day outside. I walked around a lot and between yesterday and today, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on getting around Boston by foot. The bad part about taking the subway places is that you lose a sense of context when you just come up from underground. So I'm still piecing together parts of the city, like a puzzle. Again, I read in a park for awhile today, this time by Copley Square.
There's another Sox game tonight. It's the big tie-breaker to determine who goes to the World Series. I can't believe I'm writing about sports. I don't really care about sports. But this city is Sox-crazy, so I figure I might as well join the mania.
I'm pretty exhausted from all the walking. So to sum up, Boston = pretty.
2 comments:
Piecing together like a puzzle. Brilliant simile.
just beyond in that little park on the harbor where your dockpost picture is-that's where the departed scene was filmed. thanks for the shout out and the soxmania will get real crazy and then the celtics and the bruins and the patriots!
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