Sunday, June 05, 2005
Day 10: Boston
June 5: boiling hot, got some colour.
Did a trolley bus tour with the group, where we got to hop on/off during the day. Did most of the Freedon Trail walk (recommended to me), saw Old State House, learnt about the Boston Tea Party, went into Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. Walked around Beacon Hill (the cultural area) and Boston Common (like Hyde Park in Sydney) and saw the Holocaust Memorial.
Had lunch at the Cheers Bar on which the TV sitcom was based... and later that night had dinner at the replica bar where Cheers was filmed.
Crossed over to Cambridge and caught the train to have a look around Harvard University. They were setting up for graduation ceremonies, as they are all on this week - an amazing site - 19,000 chairs for one!
Managed to get a seat at the sold-out Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels baseball match later, and sat behind home plate. Red Sox won. Interesting to see the atmosphere at Fenway Park and hear about the Yankee v Red Sox rivalry (that is, don't mention you like new york).
I also saw them do the official baseball song during the stretch break, so too a tenor sing 'god bless america'.
In the evening, went to Cheers with a few people and then sang the night away at a karoake bar downtown, with a number of locals. Fun night, but I think I'm getting the flu.
Did a trolley bus tour with the group, where we got to hop on/off during the day. Did most of the Freedon Trail walk (recommended to me), saw Old State House, learnt about the Boston Tea Party, went into Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. Walked around Beacon Hill (the cultural area) and Boston Common (like Hyde Park in Sydney) and saw the Holocaust Memorial.
Had lunch at the Cheers Bar on which the TV sitcom was based... and later that night had dinner at the replica bar where Cheers was filmed.
Crossed over to Cambridge and caught the train to have a look around Harvard University. They were setting up for graduation ceremonies, as they are all on this week - an amazing site - 19,000 chairs for one!
Managed to get a seat at the sold-out Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels baseball match later, and sat behind home plate. Red Sox won. Interesting to see the atmosphere at Fenway Park and hear about the Yankee v Red Sox rivalry (that is, don't mention you like new york).
I also saw them do the official baseball song during the stretch break, so too a tenor sing 'god bless america'.
In the evening, went to Cheers with a few people and then sang the night away at a karoake bar downtown, with a number of locals. Fun night, but I think I'm getting the flu.
# posted by mishij @ 10:34 AM 
