Boston at Night

Posted by lilia on July 16th, 2008

…on the evening stretch back to the hotel.

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Faneuil Hall Marketplace in the eve.
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On the water front.

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Dante became quite the map navigator.
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and finally back to the hotel after a long long day.
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Beacon Hill

Posted by lilia on July 16th, 2008

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Boston Common

Posted by lilia on July 16th, 2008

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Boston Children’s Museum pt. 1

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

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Boston Children’s Museum pt. 2

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

Bubbles
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Balls
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Giant chess game
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Go! - A Chinese/Japanese strategy game that this museum volunteer taught us to play. We even found out that there is a renown Go! school across the bridge in Jersey directed by an international Go! champion.
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Finally a snack break.
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Boston Children’s Museum pt. 3

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

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the Japanese House (it’s the real thing, was donated to the museum).

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Special exhibit on China.
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Boston Children’s Musem pt. 4

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

ok this is the end. we spent about 6 hours there. it was a blast!

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On our way to the Children’s Museum of Boston

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

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A farmer’s market:
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gigantic blackberries
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beautifully landscaped areas with refreshing water features
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i kind of felt like spring with all the flowers around
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and another area with exquisite fountains
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Faneuille Hall Marketplace (aka Quincy Market):
basically a food/ shopping general crowd attracting area
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Lunch break: I packed tons of snacks, drinks and a grilled chicken lunch for the first day. Part of the pinching pennies in order to keep the frequency of our travel experiences.
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and finally, arrival at our day’s destination: the Children’s Museum of Boston.

Trip to Boston

Posted by lilia on July 15th, 2008

Departure: Waiting for the Chinatown bus.
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Pretty nice ride. Definitely a repeatable experience.

Arrival: South Station Bus Terminal, Boston
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Very nice.

Our home for a few days:
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Basic nice accommodations with somewhat of a cool factor.

on Portland St.
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