Boston

Coming to Boston directly from Austin was literally a chilling experience. I checked the weather the week before I left for the US and Boston showed up with temperatures from 10 to 15 degrees Celcius. When I got there though the temperature was more like 2 to 5 degrees, which was a real shock coming from around 30 degrees in Austin. My first stop was consequently Macy’s where I was able to find a warm jacket to make it through my stay in Boston.

The schedule for my stay in Boston was – like in Austin – pretty tight. I arrived on a Friday, but a cold put me in bed most of Saturday and part of Sunday. Eventually I found some time to explore and snap a few pictures from icy cold Boston.

Copley

At the very centre of the city you find Copley with shopping, hotels and all the stuff you expect to find in a big city. I found several buildings in the city centre built in “castle style”. I guess there’s an explanation for this in the city history somewhere – I found them interesting.

Cheers

No visit to Boston without looking in on Cheers – at least no first visit. I’m almost sorry I went inside – it’s a real tourist trap and no trace of “where everybody know your name”. I guess I shouldn’t have expected it anyway …

Across the street from Cheers though I find a real treasure. Boston Common Park!

Boston Common

I enjoyed walking around the park taking in the atmosphere and admiring the scenery.

Boston Common

I was taken by this tree – it made me think of a dancer.

Riding the duck

My stay in Boston was way too short. There’re so much to see and so much left to do there! Hopefully I’ll be able to go back there too …