Today I decided to keep myself busy by venturing downtown to see some sites. My method of transportation these days is the "T", and that always keeps life interesting since there are so many stops and so many lines. Half the time I just hop on, often without paying, and hope I am on the right train going in the right direction... one never knows, but at least it keeps things interesting. My first stop downtown was at Boston Commons. It is one of the oldest parks in the United States... it is sort of like the Central Park of Boston.... kind of. It is a big square park consisting of probably 30 square street blocks. The park is famous for, among many other things, the "make way for ducklings" statues, the frog pond, the George Washington monument, Swan Lake (where they offer swan boat rides), and LOTS of green space. It was a really cool park.
On the edge of the park, if you walk west, you head out towards Trinity Church, and Copley Square, which is the site of the Boston Public Library. I didn't make my way inside today since there was an event going on outside for a big fundraiser walk for cancer. From there you can walk directly north to the Charles River... the trail that runs along the River is really neat and there are tons of people running, rollarblading, and biking along it. Today there were lots of sailboats out, which made for some really cool pictures.
Below are some of the pictures from the day... most of them are from downtown and along the River!
A house in Newton, the neighborhood near school
The street that runs to Boston Commons...
Trinity Church - on the far corner of Boston Commons
Make way for ducklings....!!! Statues in Boston Commons.
Swan Lake in Boston Commons - they offer swan boat rides here in the summer
Also Swan Lake - but the other side of it.
Along the Charles River... near downtown
The sailing center on the Charles.
Again... on the path alongside the Charles.
I really like this picture... On the left side of the river is Cambridge and the MIT campus.
