Boston Diary - Day 2

Hi,



Woke early, so without disturbing Jon I left the hotel and legged it round Boston Common for 3/4 hour ending up in Starbucks for a peppermint tea. Had to fight with the lace knitting from yesterday and lost ended up in the frog pond but now - 8 hours later - back to where I was before I hit my knitting wall. Hey ho. Anyway after a rocky start to the day, Jon and I got our act together and went back to Flat Black, a wonderful coffee shop near the harbour in Milk street where we enjoyed another excellent coffee before we set off for a day in the museums. We had been primed for heavy rain but after speaking the lady in Windsor Button (popped in for a quickie) we changed our minds. She promised the rain would not arrived in Boston until 3.00 pm so we decided against the Art galleries and hit Harvard instead.



What a revelation Harvard is. It is beautiful and rich. Everything is white if you know what I mean. Neat, tidy, clean and symmetrical. The buildings are spotless and well maintained and it is quite stunning. Like yesterday we followed a walk that took us through the university and back down over bridges and the Harvard Business School. Amazing. We had a fabulous lunch in a veggie place that was rough and ready but very good food.



I splashed out and bought a new Swatch Watch called Rebel. At 53 I'm delighted that I'm still drawn to purple and even more thrilled that the style is called Rebel. Sad but true. Anyway we then caught the T back to Park and then Government Hall where we stood in awe at the Holocaust Memorial. The finest I have ever seen. I felt utterly humbled.



Anyway we are now shattered after all the walking and so taking a rest for the evening. Fab day though and still waiting for the rain!!

Bye for now.