The North End of Boston, where we stayed in two apartments over a few days, is Italian. On our street, there was a sign pointing to Sorrento, toward the Pompei restaurant, which is just pasthe "Connah Store". That would be "Corner Store" in other cities. Click for an even larger image.
On our beautiful first morning in Boston, we met with the other Cernikovskys. Jana and Josef droved down from Boston for the weekend and rented another apartment a few blocks from ours. We had lunch, dinner, breakfast and walked for a day and a half along the Freedom Trail ... Click for an even larger image.
... and visited the Rose Kennedy rose garden. Click for an even larger image.
Paul Revere rides to warn the patriots that the British are on the march ... and behind him, the Old North Church, where the deacon lit lights in the steeple to relay the same warning. Click for a larger image
In little Italy, we ran into a procession on Hanover Street ... the saint was collecting lots of money from Italian shops along the procession route. Click for a larger image.
We took a tour of the Massachussets State Capitol.
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After a few days in our apartment, we had to move back to one behind an Italian restaurant. The walk took us past Paul Revere again. Click for a larger image.
We visited Harvard. Click for a larger image.
Everyone touches John harvard's toe, so it is polished bright. Click for a larger image.
Boston Fine Arts Museum has a good collection of Guatemalan Maya pottery, a lot of Impressionist paitings and a very nice restaurant. Click for a larger image.
Lorraine was looking for a lobster and our last evening in Boston, we found it ... Click for a larger image
... the lobster was soon gone ... and we had to walk a few blocks to our last event in Boston ...
... a Rolling Stones concert ("50 + counting") in the packed TD Center. Click for a larger image
... Mick Jagger and his friends kept up the pace the whole night, keeping the mostly young audience standing and clapping. Boston was fun.
