Boston is much smaller than most people realize. Most of the historical sites are FREE! That is a huge bonus. You can also walk the largest part of this section as it is downtown and for anything else, the public transportation is awesome and easy to navigate. Is everyone ready? Let's get this walk started before the day is done.
I cannot be cruel! I stuck my head inside the Market and grabbed a lobster! See? We are in Boston! Let's celebrate our walk with a little lobster. Steamed and ready for a little lemon and butter. Open wide!
The fountain was a gift to the city by Gardner Brewer, which began to function for the first time on June 3, 1868. It is a copy, in bronze, of a fountain designed by French artist Liénard [Jean Auguste Edouard Liénard, most likely]. The fountain was sculpted for the Paris World's Fair of 1855 [Exposition Universelle de 1855], where it was awarded a gold medal.
I couldn't possibly let a tree like this get away from me, now could I? I know it is Wednesday and all, but, let's do a throwback day for this one and give it to @Old-Guy-Photos for #TreeTuesday. Just so you know, old man, you need to put this one in your pocket and hold on to it until next week. M'kay?
¸.♥´¸.•♥*¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
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I always post this poem down at the bottom of my posts. It is one that has become so near and dear to my heart. I only post the most famous part of it, but, wanted to post it in its entirety today.
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,
"everywhere"
"everywhere"
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I've always heard about how Boston has it's own unique culture and style... I've never really seen photos of it, but it doesn't look like what I would expect an American city to look like!
Hehe! That is what many say, but we actually have many cities like this. :)
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🎁 Hi @bengy! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!What an awesome tour of some of the sights of Boston it’s funny I was talking or chatting to someone recently about planning to visit Boston and see the sights when we move to MA
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This post really makes me want to visit there even more now 👍😎👍😎👍😎
Well, I go there frequently and thought perhaps that you needed to keep you interested in going. I didn't even give you a piece of it and I just know that you will love it. It will take the sting off being away from NYC. As much as I was ready to leave NYC, I missed it for the longest time, because, I didn't really realize what I had as I had it my entire life.
I think you will be much the same. Er... maybe. You are ready to leave, I wasn't. :)
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Thanks for that I know I will miss NYC in some ways but I have seen so much of exploring new places will be a whole new adventure for me :)
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How cool. I haven't been to Boston since about '79 when a buddy got married there. Married a back bay girl, matter of fact. The marriage didn't last long but the family had season tickets and I got to sit in a box seat at Fenway.
I keep thinking I should make a 'city tour' again but, well, I really don't like cities all that much. I mean they are ok, except too many people too close together :)
Thanks for a great walk, and a great memory of Boston. It really is a cool place.
Oh my! Things have changed a lot since 1979 in Boston. Pretty sad when the marriage doesn't last as long as season tickets do, isn't it? I guess that is the way of the world. Just not my way. But, it is pretty exciting to be able to view those Red Sox from a box seat!
You should make another city tour again and just like Washington DC, I don't think Boston is as busy as people believe. I just never go when I know there's going to be a bunch of tourists, just like when the marathon is in town. I have always been able to move about freely, even when I am going into some of the historical places. I don't know tell me you might want to give it a try off season of course.
Then again, some things are better in my memory and that's where they should stay. LOL thank you for stopping by and saying hello and leaving you're always kind words behind.
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🎁 Hi @bigtom13! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!Lovely photos! Boston looks like a beautiful city, very European. I suppose it must be one of the oldest cities in the US.
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Well I am no cobblestone aficionado but seems to me like they need a bit more mortar just maybe?!?
I say the ivy does look so much like it belongs there. Surely adds some style to the places!
You got some great shots, Denise.
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Well, they probably need to take a hint from what Old San Juan, Puerto Rico did. They used the cobblestones, but, they RESET them so people could walk on them more comfortably. In saying this, I might add that it actually doesn't bother me, I have walked on them that way most of my life and don't even think about it, but, I know a lot of people find it hard on their feet.
The ivy is always gorgeously dramatic, but, she is like a femme fatale. She looks good, but, isn't good for you. She does a lot of damage all the time. But, I agree, she makes the pictures so much prettier. Boston is one of those places where even a bad shot is okay. It is one of those places you must take the kids and go. To me, it is better suited for history and it is all captured in a walkable distance from each other. I would live up there, but, the winters are worse than Michigans.
Truth. They are always with the misery weather and they are not even far from where I grew up! (although being on the water always makes it more forgiving)
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🎁 Hi @old-guy-photos! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!Only one lobster? Mmmmhmm! That lobster is as vibration in color as that city is. I’ve never been but I have some family that lives there.
I love the look of cobblestone pathways but you found the issues I see with them over the long run. Somewhat sketchy to be walking on the older ones after a good rain storm.
True!! The ones that really are slippery are the ones in Bar Harbor, Maine! Holy moly! I don't mind cobblestones so much as I am used to them, but, if you aren't, they can really hurt your feet after a while!
Only one lobster! LOL I have been on a lobster diet for weeks now. Always when I go near home. LOL Oh, you should at least visit there! It is a fun place and so full of history and culture! Thanks for stopping by and for leaving such kind comments behind!
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🎁 Hi @enjar! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!Boston is looking very interesting to traveller, on street musician, a group of people playing chess at outdoor, so much little story and some part of history from boston, you have reffering many of them. Have a good time with Boston.
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It is a very interesting place and is filled with music, chess players and so many other historical events. Thank you! I always enjoy this place.
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🎁 Hi @sheikh27! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!I enjoyed my trip to Boston several years ago.
MIT, Cambridge U, Lobster, Clam Chowder, drive in the New England during the autumn. Missed it.
I did not know that you had been to Boston! You are always a surprise to me with all your traveling. I do love Boston and MIT and Cambridge. I guess it just doesn't get better than that. Boston University is kind of cool also and the Boston Common and Quincy Market and just the entire historical scene there. Having grown up on clam chowder and New England with its beautiful autumns oh, I took most of that for granted and only now, as I am revisiting do I really take notice of things. I miss living in New England but I do not miss the harsh Winters involved in being part of it. If we could take those harsh Winters away oh, I think I would want to move back. Of course, I say that but work is here in the Washington DC area. So, it isn't even a factor. I hope all is well with you and yours and that you are having a most delightful day. Thank you for stopping in and saying hello and leaving your kind words.
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🎁 Hi @ace108! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!I never think of Boston when I go to travel but you have changed that. The architecture and the cobbled streets are right up my alley ... or I wish. Lobster and butter ... yeah, I could do that.
I agree. Ivy is indeed a homewrecker and clingy too. She is also ubiquitous today;) As are yellow roses. You and me babe, on the same frequency:)
What? Seriously. I thought everybody thought of Boston when they think of travel? Who knew? The cobblestone streets and the architecture are to die for. Because our nation is so young, things aren't as old as in most places but they are historic nonetheless. First public schoolhouse, first this and first that. New England has so much history steeped into that tiny little corner of the United States. I guess I always took it for granted because I'm from there and didn't realize until I started traveling that the rest of the United States is not like that. I encourage you to visit if you ever get a chance. As a bonus, it's very walkable or the public transportation is most excellent. I guess it helps to be a University town and need to be able to get about. Well, let's just say it doesn't hurt.
There are so many people that we leave Ivy growing because it's so beautiful and I agree that she is. But, she has caused more damage to historical buildings than the passage of time could ever.
Oh yes! You and me babe! There was never any question! :)
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🎁 Hi @prydefoltz! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!Excellent walk, and great photos. I've only been to Boston once, but I loved it! Beautiful city.
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I do love Boston, so full of life and history and the culture is amazing!
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Thank you so much, Ross! I love Boston! It is so rich in history and culture! Yes, armchair travel! An awesome way to see the world!
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I see it in a lot of movies and TV shows! It's weird in a way. Cops and gangsters and baseball and neighborhoods and all sorts of things! :)
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and some great deep dish right around the corner? 😃 great pics👍
Yes!!! Great deep dish right around the corner! Thank you so much for that and are you in the Boston area?? I do love the city and all of the architecture. I could walk around all day, filling my eyes with all things historical and all things beautiful.
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no I'm not unfortunately, interested in pizza culture though and heard they've got some great deep dish options😂🍕!
I didn't think you were but, yes! They do have delicious pizza there. The best I have ever found is out on Long Island, New York in their bars, believe it or not. They are called bar pizzas and they are to die for!!!
They are that good! ;)
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I wish you a wonderful week dear friend@dswigle Hello dear friend, I feel pleasure when visiting your blog, you always show us incredible things. How beautiful this place is, I love how neat and clean everything is. In the City of Buenos Aires we also have some cobblestone streets, they remind us of our history.
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Oh, I do love the cobblestone streets myself and even though they can be hard on the feet after a bit, I am used to them and they don't bother me.
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🎁 Hi @jlufer! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!Beautiful photos, it should be a pleasure to visit Boston. Thanks for sharing these photos
Thank you so much. It is always a pleasure to visit Boston and I am glad you like the photos. I hope all is well in your world and that you have a most wonderful day.
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Your photos are always wonderful. I'm fine one day at a time, you know it's hard to live here
Yes, I am aware of that and think of you and your family often.
Thank you very much friend. It is often quite difficult, work and almost have no money. But I still try not to complain and see all the positive things that surround me
You are very fortunate to be able to keep up the awesome attitude. I applaud your positive attitude!
There are days where it is not easy to be positive. Like now, my mom is sick and that worries me but. You know life is like that and we should be positive and think that everything can improve ... Thanks for your support and talking to me, sometimes just talking helps a lot
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Thank you! Definitely! Boston is one of those places where you cannot help but to have a great time! It is very beautiful and has so much history steeped deep.
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I know your job is something with tourism.Not sure where I would, "Paaark da caar". What do you think @tattoodjay? lol
LOL if I say park a car I think I would be understood but with words like Beer, Six, Chips people may not have a clue what I am saying lOL
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Great wednesdaywalk post. Beautiful shots and entertaining reading between them. Boston still on the to visit list..
Thank you so much! I love #WednesdayWalk and try to walk to different areas of interest, well most times anyway. Sometimes, I just walk around the neighborhood. :)
It is a wonderful place to visit and I am sure you would have a great time there!
You are welcome. I also like the wedneasdaywalks from tattoodjay, due to some busy times I hadn't had the opportunity to join in the walk for some time. Did the walls not the posts, so I have a little backlog.
Next year hopefully we will go on a long trip to the states and Boston will be a stop then. Have a great day!
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Really? You plan a long trip next year? I do understand being busy! It has been crazy busy for me too!
Have a most wonderful day!
We have been talking about doing it next year. We are done for now investing in our home and garden sonwe can start saving for a trip. Have an awesome day yourself
A lovely Wednesday Walk Denise. Boston is a beautiful city with the cobblestones and grand buildings. Love the fountain and the chess players. What a friendly place.
It always makes me sad to think of the Irish famine but it is part of history. Boston was a welcome port for so many. ☘️
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I agree with you and one of the reasons I didn't put the other statue. Even though it is part of history, people generally don't want to see it staring at them in the face.
It is a really beautiful city and exceedingly friendly. I have relatives that landed there from Europe (one of the many New England places and Quebec) Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a most wonderful day! ❤️
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🎁 Hi @redheadpei! You have received 0.1 SBD tip from @dswigle!What beauty, I hope someday to know this beautiful place. I love yellow roses
Thank you and yes! I hope that you get a chance to experience Boston. It is a beautiful city steeped in wonderful historical architecture!
I hope you have a most wonderful day!
Hopefully one day I can go. I hope your day is wonderful and full of blessings
Thank you so much!
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What a wonderful collection of photos. I think my favorites are of the men playing chess.
I just read @Tattoodjay's acfitit post about NYC. Great to see two post about two great cities!
Thank you!! I worked in NYC for a few years and I loved that beautiful city! I live in the Washington, DC area now and was recently in Boston.
Yes! Cities are my thing, although I really do love the quiet of small towns too. Thank you for stopping by and leaving such kind words behind.
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Wow! This is real history Lady Denise and it just shows how young our country is, as I posted today about Vergelegen farm and the 1700s.
Those uneven cobblestones will be a nightmare for my boats (feet), as with my eyes up in the sky all the time, I will trip myself more silly than what I am Lol.
This is such a great post here, well detailed and accompanied by lovely photos.
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I don't know if I'll ever get there but you made me want to. Love your visions.