After waking up in the Boston-area, with our host Ryan making us a great breakfast, we packed up our gear to relocate to our next host’s place in Cambridge. Helen was so nice as to let us stay in her apartment while she was out of town. This gave us a home base to explore the city from and we could cook meals there to save on restaurant expenditures. We visited MIT campus and the MIT Museum, and we explored the Central Library and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. We saw plenty of parks and greenspaces, riding alongside the Charles River. I got a chance to jump around at some iconic Boston spots like the Josiah Quincy School and Harvard Square. The Charles River Esplanade was beautiful to bike through.
This was a monument outside of the main cafeteria at MIT.
Strange buildings…
At the esplanade, biking was enjoyable, although Boston-area overall was not as bike friendly as it is made out to be. I thought that Portland, OR was still doing much better, but the grid layout of Portland is easier to understand, whereas Boston has to deal with roads that were put in place long before bike safety was a concern. There was plenty of traffic for sure.
Boston has a lot of neat architecture. The contrast between old and new was really interesting. It really highlights the differences between building styles over the years. The modern buildings are big and sleek with little detail or protuberance. The old buildings are not as grand in size but are very intricate and ornate. The east coast has more of this to be experienced due to its age.
At the Josiah Quincy School, a parkour heaven.
We ran into some random turkeys chilling in someone’s front yard as we were biking out of the city. Strange…
PREEMPTIVE NOSTALGIA 