Monthly Archives: July 2009
An Old Friend
By far the most surprising day, I received a message on Facebook from an old friend from elementary school. She saw that I was in Boston for the week, and as it turns out: she currently lives only an hour away! We decided it would be a great adventure to meet each other and catch […]
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Fine Arts Overload and a Great View
Today was Day B on my “Boston plan,” and so I began by visiting the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston….When I finished my art-rendevue, I took the green-line train further into Boston to the Prudential Center and the Skywalk Observatory.
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Taxidermy Adventure
As part of the CityPass, I visited Harvard’s Museum of Natural History. Kelly told me it was one of her favorites, and that it was important that I bring a sketchbook with me. The museum is filled with animals. This isn’t a zoo, but an enormous collection of skeletons and taxidermied creatures of every size […]
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Flower Hat Jellies and the Freedom Trail
Today was my first full day in Massachusetts, and it started with a trip to the local Roman Catholic Church. The church is just a few blocks down the street, and so I walked myself and caught their 9:30 mass. I am in love with old buildings, and this church is sincerely old and beautiful. […]
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It’s off to another adventure, and today I am heading to Boston, Massachusetts, USA to visit some friends. The greatest part of traveling, I find, is finding more excuses to do more of it. I am visiting friends that I met while in Japan (members of the parfait hunting club, no less), and I will […]
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