Left Brunswick 8.15am drove down to Boston via Cambridge.
Woke up and wow a beautiful sunny day not a cloud in the sky and so warm, back to the shorts.
These are some of the remaining houses in Grant St Cambridge. Mel did our flat look lik these. And below looking down the steet the other way you can see the new apts. at the end.
Apartments on cnr of Grant Sts and Dewolfe St. Just around the corner on right
we walked a few yards to the river bank.
This is the foot bridge over the River Charles opposite Dewolfe St. does this look the same one Mel.
Looking down the Charles River from the foot bridge.
Part of Harvard University just across from the river bank on left.
Around the the area we lived in Cambridge.
Same area in photo below
Looking back at the foot bridge. University on right behind the trees
Quincy markets
Area outside the Quincy markets. Notice the old cobbles.
Area down on the waterfront Next four photos all in this area. Very nice.
Kids playing in the water fountain.
Went throught to Cambridge to see where my family lived for eight months in 1952/53 when Dad went to Harvard University. I found out our address 30 Grant St. thanks to Mel and Helen although Mel had worned me that the flats had gone and the University had built a high rise dorm. It must have been so handy for Dad right next to the Uni. Walked down a few yards from our street to the Charles River bank where we spent time in the park and walking over the river. Not sure if the walking bridge I walked over today would have been the same one then or wether it had been built more recently. It was just across the road from the end of Dewolfe St where we would have walked down to the river. Mel or Helen could you E-Mail me and tell me if this is the same bridge we would have walked over, and if the houses left in the street were anything like our flat. (for those who don't know who Mel and Helen are, they were our neighbours in the same block of flats in Grant street.Also the people we met up with in New York).
Tried to look for my kindy which I still have a vision in my mind to what it looked like but had no idea where it was. Mel I should have asked you if you knew.
It was great fun walking over the land that I once walked on especially down on the river bank. It was a nice area and I would think that Mum would have enjoyed it as much as Dad.
We then headed off to our accom. Comfort Inn Boston. Hard work dealing with all the traffic and roads but we finally made it. Too early for our room so sat & waited. We got upgraded to a suite on the top floor. We have stayed at six Comfort Inns and been upgraded five times just by talking my way round it as I have a Choice Privileges card which I flash at them when checking in.I arranged this card before leaving home and it works.
After checking in dropped our bags off and went out caught the train to downtown. A bit of a circus sorting out train lines, then buying our tickets in these machines but people were very helpful. We finally got ourselves to downtown Boston. Had a good walk round, mainly in the Quincy Market/ Faneuil Hall area. (thanks Mel for the advice.) Mel we looked for the glass flowers but they told us that they had recently packed up and left. Nice area all around here. Wondered down to the watefront lovely on this beautiful day and very hot just like being back in New York.
Got the train back to our hotel at five. So far Boston seems a nice city. We are here for three nights so hope to see more but tomorrow going to drive down to Cape Cod for the day. Its just over two hours away.
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