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Old Posted Jun 12, 2020, 2:41 AM
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Boston - a scorching first day of fall exploring the city

After my extended weekend in Provincetown (photos here), I took the fast ferry back to Boston on Sunday evening and spent the following day wandering around the city. Monday turned out to be a scorcher with the temperature well into the 90s for the first day of fall. Despite the heat, I covered over 18 miles on foot exploring Boston before my flight back to Chicago Monday night. Here's what I saw.

These first three photos are from the morning before I took the ferry to Provincetown.
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After returning from Provincetown I dropped off my luggage at my hotel and hopped on the green line to Lechmere, where I proceeded to walk through Cambridge from MIT to Harvard.
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Monday morning.
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Honestly I hate City Hall because I loathe most brutalism... but I still had to see the monstrosity for myself in person.
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Heading into beautiful Beacon Hill.
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Boston Public Garden is gorgeous. It actually reminded me a bit of London's Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens.
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Wandering along Commonwealth Avenue.
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Newbury Street.
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Back Bay
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A cold refreshing glass of wine for happy hour on a very hot day.
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South End.
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Now off to the airport via the silver line.
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And so ended my 26 hours in Boston. This was my first visit to Boston and I figured I would enjoy the city, but I underestimated how much I would actually enjoy it! I loved the beautiful architecture, streetscapes, and parks, while the neighborhoods and downtown were vibrant and full of energy. What a great city!

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Old Posted Jun 12, 2020, 5:40 PM
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Boston is indeed a beautiful city. Thanks for posting!
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Thanks for that! Boston is my favourite American city to explore. Looks like you covered a lot of magnificent ground. Well done!
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Nice pictures! I have to get to Beacon Hill myself!
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Great photos! I have not visited Boston yet but plan to soon. I hear it is a great city.
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Boston is unbelieveably gorgeous!
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Great pics! When did you take these photos?
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Great pics! When did you take these photos?
I took these photos mostly on Monday, September 23 (the first day of autumn), though there are a few from before I boarded the ferry to Provincetown on Thursday morning, September 19, and some additional photos from the evening of Sunday, September 22, after taking the ferry back to Boston.
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I thoroughingly enjoyed every picture!
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You made it to Flour, maybe my favorite cafe in the city! Hooray!
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What a city!
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This was a very fine exploration of the center of the city!
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