I had committed to going to New York months ago, but made a last second decision to go visit one of my favorite cities solo: Boston. By last second, I mean I had no idea where I was even staying until 5pm the night before I left, and packed at 2am the day of. It was only $40 to fly from Boston to New York, so I just couldn’t turn down the opportunity. Also, I have found that I enjoy traveling alone. I ended up renting a little hole in the wall room in Cambridge that was just lovely. I was in this old, beautiful neighborhood that just happened to be 2 blocks from amazing food, stores, and the subway straight into Boston. Not that it was a far walk, either. It was chilly there! I mostly did a lot of waking up at 1pm, strolling down to the coffee shop, scouring used book stores, walking up and down streets, and getting lost in the city. It was delightful. The cool thing about non-Denver cities is that things are open all the time. I had food delivered to my house at 2am, it was great. That’s another thing, Boston has great food, and I’m not a foodie. I spent a lot of time on the North End, but got around pretty well. When you consistently get lost you end up seeing quite a bit! I also did the Freedom Trail, I figured it would be a good way to see all the things I watch on the History Channel up close. The Paul Revere house, not worth the $3.50, I would say. However, I did take quite a few pictures on this walk, it was really enjoyable.
This was basically what my every morning looked like:
At the direction of many, one of the first things I did was go to Mike’s Pastry in little Italy
I threw half of this out, which is a crime, but I can only eat so much sugar before I feel nauseous
Then I started the Freedom Trail, which brought me to the famous Old North Church, where this memorial to the soldiers lost in Afghanistan was erected
and this creepy graveyard that I’m sure has inspired many a movie portrayal of old graveyards
For those that haven’t been, it’s all marked by either this big red line in the road or this brick pattern in the sidewalk, it’s a completely self-guided tour
Old North Church
The trail ends here!
Here are these street performers in Quincy Market which I actually also saw last time I was in Boston, five years ago. They are incredible!
Here’s a fun postcard I made for the person I went to Boston with last time around. I really like this image.
This kid was intense.
I have this thing for fire escapes, I think they are awesome:
This is down at the pier
Subways are so interesting. I felt kind of like a creep photographing these people, but it was worth it.
My favorite picture I took while I was there, I love it when strangers interact.
