Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
The pilgrims from England first made landfall in the America in Provincetown 400 years ago. To commemorate their landings, the Pilgrim Memorial Monument was built between 1907 and 1910, with then President Theodore Roosevelt laying its cornerstone in 1907. The
Come to think of it, it isn’t entirely true to say you can’t go East when in Boston – you just can’t drive as it’s all Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in between you and Provincetown. There’re a couple
For those of us who read our blog, you might have noticed that throughout the posts on the Boston trip so far, I’ve not specifically identified the place I’m staying at outside giving broad indications that it’s in Cambridge and
Gloucester, pronounced ‘gloze-ster’ with a silent ‘c’, is a small town situated at Cape Ann, and the eastern side of Massachusetts. According to its 2000 census, the town has just 30,000 residents. Besides it being one of the country’s oldest
Matt was pretty sure he’d come over from Missouri when I was in the country, but we were largely undecided as to what to do when we hooked up in Boston. We initially toyed with the idea of visiting Niagara
One thing I’ve always wondered is how Matt – our Ang Mo bud – can manage all the food he takes in, and still lose weight. Now that I get to dine with him in cuisine and food types he’s
The Skywalk Observatory is situated at the 50th floor of the Prudential Center, and gives visitors a magnificent 360 degree view of the city. Most of Boston and its surrounding areas is flat terrain, so you can pretty much see
After several days of gloomy weather for most of last week, the Sun finally broke in all its glory on Friday onwards, and the city enjoyed great light. That’s one great thing about summers: the sun comes up as early
Whereas it seemed there were fewer breaches of the water by lovesick humpbacks whales than the projections of vomit by seasick passengers, I confess the 5-plus-hour trip was well worth the steep price of admission. The water was so choppy
To be honest, I’m not really an art person though there was that phase in my life when I did a lot of comic strip doodling. But when you’re at a museum as well-done, designed and as immaculately managed as
This has got to be one of the most memorable things I’ve done in a while.:) Matt and I drove to Gloucester, and went on a 5.5 hour whale watching trip on Saturday afternoon. The experience wasn’t easy though. What
If I had to single out one experience so far in Boston where I simply stood in awe for several minutes before getting onto photographic work, it would the Butterfly Garden. The Garden isn’t a separate site by itself: it’s
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