Boston, June 2011 - Chinatown, Harvard, MIT
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Touched down in Boston in the middle of summer; it was bright, sunny and cool. Perfect.
This is the hotel where I stayed, the Boston Park Plaza, smack in the middle of town. Very old and falling apart. And my room was tiny.
First opportunity to go walkabout was to head to Chinatown, which was 5min away from the hotel.
After breakfast at Chinatown, it was to Harvard. This is the view as you exit the underground station. Very commercialised, and lots of tourists everywhere.
One block away from the station is the University proper. And here you see the classic old "English" style buildings. Nice.
Statue of John Harvard.
One of their many libraries.
Soft spot of mine: the Harvard YenChing Centre for Asian Studies. Wow, it's name is so big, but the center is so small...
Lucky to see a "farmer's" market in Harvard on the day I was there...organic produce etc.
Was also nice to have small decorative fountains just outside Science Faculty building...kids loved it.
A classic old church outside Harvard.
Taking a break at STARBUCKS!!! Harvard.
Later, it was lunch at UNOs, where you can order from a tablet at the table. Cool. Except that I didn't use it, because the waiter was more helpful.
Afternoon was spent at MIT. A much more modern environment (architecturally), but there were a few classic buildings.
Interesting sign at the labs...
One thing that MIT has is art everywhere...
The most awesome one was "The Alchemist"; please do read all about it
Me by the Charles River...a short walk from MIT.
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