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    • Day 21

      11.Tag USA - Boston "Blue"s

      October 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      Heute hieß es Abschied nehmen von Blue 😢😢😢! In Swampscott wurden wir von Ulf empfangen, der noch gar nicht glauben konnte, dass wir diesen Trip allein und unbeschadet überstanden hatten 😂. Wir fuhren nach dem Ausladen (das sich gar nicht so leicht gestaltete, wenn man fast zwei Wochen im Auto gelebt hat) nach Boston zum Flughafen. Es war gar nicht einfach eine nahe gelegene Tankstelle zu finden, um ihn noch einmal voll zu tanken. Überall Baustellen, Stau und Unterführungen...der Horror in amerikanischen (und kanadischen) Großstädten. Nach ein paar Extrarunden fanden wir die Einfahrt zur Rental-Tiefgarage, ein Scan vom zuständigen Mitarbeiter und weg war Blue 😕 und es ging für uns ab sofort wieder zu Fuß weiter...

      Wir fuhren mit den kostenlosen Transferbussen vom Flughafen in die Innenstadt Bostons...und ich erlebte zum ersten Mal eine echte amerikanische Großstadt 😍. Wobei Boston von der Architektur wirklich speziell ist...alle Hochhäuser haben einen anderen Stil und dennoch wirkt die Skyline harmonisch 🤔! Zwischen den hohen Häusern stehen kleinere Gebäude aus dem 17./18. Jahrhundert und viele kleine Grünflächen und Parks, so dass ich mich nicht erdrückt fühlte. An manchen Ecken riecht es stark nach Marihuana, denn es ist im Bundesstaat Massachusetts legalisiert...und vor allem die wohlhabende Bevölkerung Bostons nutzt es wohl auch reichlich (deswegen auch der Spitzname „Bostoned“).

      In Boston gibt es viel Touristisches und viel zur Geschichte und Kultur der USA zu erleben, denn hier fand z.B. die „Boston Tea Party“ statt...die damalige Rebellion der amerikanischen Siedler gegen die als ungerecht empfundene Besteuerung durch das Noch-Mutterland England. Wir machten gegenüber des Museums Picknick, vor dem, von einem rekonstruierten Segelschiff aus, immer noch jede Stunde symbolisch Teepakete im Hafen versenkt werden!

      Danach spazierten wir durch die Innenstadt und liefen den sogenannten „Freedom Trail“ ab (insgesamt 4 km lang), der einer rot markierten Route durch Boston folgt entlang vieler historischer Gebäude, die entscheidend waren für die amerikanische Unabhängigkeit. Zum Beispiel dem „Boston Common“, dem ältesten öffentlichen Park der USA; dem “Massachusetts State House“ (Sitz des Gouverneurs von Massachusetts); die Statue Benjamin Franklins neben der „Boston Latin School“, der ersten öffentlichen Schule Amerikas; der „Granary Buring Ground“, Friedhof vieler historischer Persönlichkeiten (z.B. Samuel Adams - Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung & der Eltern von Benjamin Franklin) und das „Old South Meeting House“ (Treffpunkt zur Planung der Boston Tea Party).

      Auch in Boston gab es einst schlimme Zeiten - so findet man in der Stadt ein Denkmal für arme irische Immigranten, die vor der damaligen Hungersnot in Irland flohen, und als Flüchtlinge in Boston nicht mit offenen Armen empfangen wurden 😟. Und eine Gedenkplatte für das sogenannte „Boston Massaker“ - bei dem 5 Zivilisten aus Boston durch englische Soldaten getötet wurden, und somit die amerikanischen Revolutionskämpfe weiter angestachelt wurden.

      Boston hat auf jeden Fall viel zu bieten, und wir hätten noch viel mehr Zeit benötigt um alles zu sehen. Aber ich war froh, diese tolle Stadt kurz entdecken zu können 😊!
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    • Day 16

      Pokémon Go Fest 2022

      June 4, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Two long days of Pokémon playing this weekend for Pokémon Go Fest 2022!

      I joined a few cosplayers who were taking part in the event. There were so many people out playing and people joined and left the group throughout the day. They loved the attention and it was really impressive. I felt a little underdressed.

      The second day I did a lot of walking and was determined to get a few specific Pokémon.

      Had a really good event, it was lots of fun and really happy with a couple of the Pokémon I caught.

      Spent the rest of the afternoon with Anna who I met at the beginning of the trip, she showed me around a few places I hadn't seen including a Japanese shop where I bought a cool Dragonite.

      Saw someone walking their pig in the park and also saw the sunset from the Dock. Last day tomorrow, flying home in the evening.
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    • Day 3

      Fenway, Charles River & Co.

      August 14, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Spatziergang zum Fenway Park und Fanshop ⚾

      Danach rüber zum Charles River, auf der Esplanade flanieren und zur Schleuse im Westend. Natürlich auch im TD Garden shoppen 🏀🏒😎

      Viel gelaufen wir haben uns ein Eis 🍦 verdient! Im Public Market haben wir uns jeder ein riiiiesen Eis geholt.

      Kleine Besichtigung der Faneuil Hall, wo zB jeweils die Einbürgerungen gefeiert werden.

      Am Abend ein richtig tolles Restaurant gefunden mit der asiatischen Version von Fondue Chinois, sehr empfehlenswert!
      ➡️ Happy Lamb Hot Pot

      Mit dem Spatziergang zurück den Sonnenuntergang gesehen 🌅
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    • Day 11

      The beautiful city that is Boston

      February 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

      Another big day exploring this beautiful city that is Boston. A total of 18.6km walked today …. we now understand why people say that Boston is one of the most walkable cities in America.

      We headed out exploring about 9.30am today making our way to Acorn Street.

      I think it was way back in about 2015 I saw a photo pop up on Instagram of Acorn Street, Boston. Many of the places I have visited come from seeing photos on Instagram and this was basically my inspiration for visiting Boston. Today I got to visit Acorn Street. Acorn Street is famous cobblestoned street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood was laid out in the 1820s. Originally called Kitchen Street because the small row houses were once occupied by the cooks and coachmen who lived close to their employers. Some homes were even used as horse stables at one time. Going by prices in this area I am guessing these houses sell for way over $2M. Here are my photographic interpretation of Acorn Street. There were wedding photos being taken so couldn’t get the perfect shot.

      From here we made our way to Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. We thought we may have been able to sneak a look inside but unfortunately we couldn’t. We headed into the Red Sox souvenir shop as the girls were wanting a hoodie …. well at a price of between $90 and $200 for a hoodie we soon left there and headed towards Target hoping they might have some. We walked around Target and just as I said to Dave that I didn’t think they had any we stumbled across a heap. Much better price of $40 each, plus Tommy got a Red Sox baseball t-shirt.

      We headed back to the hotel to drop off the goodies and made our way to The Cheesecake Factory for a Valentine’s Day lunch. Amazing meal as always.

      Back again to the hotel for a rest as we ate way too much for lunch. At about 4.30pm we got ready for a walk along Commonwealth Avenue Mall to see the trees lit up at dusk. We walked the whole Mall before heading down to the water to see this magnificent city by night. We sat along the water and just took everything in. After walking quite a distance along the water it was time to head back into the city, walking through the beautifully brownstone lined streets, making our way to Copley Square. A quick trip to the supermarket to get Dave something for breakfast in the morning as I still have yoghurts and then it was time to go to our room to pack our bags ready for our flight tomorrow.

      A big day of travel tomorrow. Our flight is at 11.15am however we have to be at the airport 2 hours before so we have an Uber picking us up 8.15am. We fly to Phoenix via Atlanta, it’s a 3 hour flight to Atlanta, 1.5hr layover in Atlanta then a 4hr 15min flight to Phoenix arriving 5.45pm local time (which would be 7.45pm Boston time). We collect our car and drive via a Walmart to Sedona which is about a 1hr 45min drive. So after collecting luggage, getting our car and then a quick stop to Walmart just outside of Phoenix, we probably won’t get to Sedona until about 8.30/9.00pm.

      Let our road trip begin, so many amazing places to see and explore.
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    • Day 16

      Freedom Trail (Boston)

      August 13, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Heute erkunden wir das “alte Boston”. Wir starten im Common Park und laufen entlang des 4 km langen Freedom Trail, der entlang von 16 historischen Sehenswürdigkeiten (https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/pdfs/Freedom Tr… ) hierzu muss man immer nur den Markierung auf dem Boden folgen und vor Ort die passenden Informationen zu den jeweiligen Gebäuden lesen. Alles recht simple. :)Read more

    • Day 5

      Where Everybody Knows Your Name

      July 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      We had a fabulous first day in Boston. We met the infamous Petunia who was as purrfect as her reviews!

      Our Air BnB host Pedro then kindly offered to take us to Harvard University as his guest (he is a researcher and assistant professor there) and give us a private tour. This was a real honour as we were able to access areas not open to the public such as the library (see photos) and the underground tunnels. The site is ginormous and as one would expect full of great architecture, history and a strong sense of importance. I feel smarter just for having spent a few hours there!

      Pedro was full of great stories about the college and its history. My favourite was the one about the infamous John Harvard statue - known to the educated as 'the statue of 3 lies'. The 1st lie is that the year on the statue is wrong, the 2nd lie is that he wasn't actually the founder and the 3rd is that there are no records of what John Harvard actually looked like so the statue could be anybody! Despite all of this, tourists still flock to stand next to him and rub his left shoe for luck (see below).

      After a little mooch around Cambridge we got on the subway and I headed for Fenway Park. I confess, I'm no true baseball fan but I did love Field of Dreams and I am a BIG Cheers fan so it just felt like the right thing to do. I managed to get on the last tour of the day and I'm really pleased I did. It had a great air about the place and I only wish I could have seen a game there.

      Following my trip to the home of the Red Sox, I reunited with Kate at Boston Common. From there we headed for 'Cheers' itself. I have to admit, having watched the entire boxset with a certain someone from start to finish over the last 3 years, it was a bit emotional but I'm so glad we went. We opted to stay and eat there too. I even treated myself to a Mayday Malone cocktail.

      We took the subway back to the house on a line headed for 'Wonderland'. Sadly our stop was before that so maybe that's somewhere for tomorrow. En route back to the house from Maverick station we went to check out the skyline from the nearby Piers Park (2 mins from our Air BnB). Needless to say it was spectacular. On our final meander home, we encountered a surfeit (yes I looked that up!) of skunks. Sadly it was too dark for me to take a picture. Naturally I did try but the first shutter release made its tail stand on end and so we scarpered quickly!

      Tomorrow is the 4th July so much patriotism and fireworks awaits.
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    • Day 12

      to the Bar at "Cheers", Boston

      August 12, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Now we most probably all remember the great TV sitcom "Cheers".

      Well after a hard day walking around Boston doing the tourist thing, where better to hang your hat for a couple of beers and cheers. If you take a close look at the photos you might see someone you know working behind the bar.Read more

    • Day 34

      Evangelisation

      May 16, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      In Spanisch wurde vorgebetet; dann in Englisch übersetzt: Gott gab uns die Freiheit mit Skateboards und Bikes Spaß zu haben - in Rücksicht auf die anderen Nutzer der Grünanlagen.

    • Day 12

      Boston Duck Tour

      May 27, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Direkt vorm Museum startet eine Stadtrundfahrt der anderen Art. Wir machen mit einem Amphipienfahrzeug eine Stadt- und Flussrundfahrt. Nicht gerade ein Schnäppchen, aber ein tolles Erlebnis

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