Tysdaddy: Someday will come, perhaps when you are speaking at some Writer’s Conference!
Razzman: You may be sleep deprived but Kapoor might be the only sculptor who would actually use tumeric! No kidding. His early works were mounds of colored pigments! But, then, you probably knew that.
Sanity: yes, I think you would be one going to all that this city offered. I suspect you’d find things that most locals are not aware of!
Amber, I have stopped counting the budget overruns. I am one who says it was worth every bit of graft that got it built. And, yes, Boston pedestrians do rule the world. Hey, we helped birth the nation. Does that count for nothing??
Twobuyfour, what I meant but didn’t write it clearly enough was that “oldtimers” were the ones who remembered the old Boston, the old Atlantic avenue covered by the elevated highways. So, that now, we walk down this street and cannot help but marvel (in threes) at light, space, color. I don’t think others who enter Boston for the first time with the new look could possibly imagine how dark it once was.

Turkish: Yes to your European North End. Very true. Am delighted to know you feel so about Boston. Mention of the Aquarium reminds me of a photograph and story of several years ago. I may post it in the coming days.

Bonnieluria, remember-wherever I’ve been, you’ve been. Yes, you’ve been to Boston and you like the chowder at the Barking Crab, too.

Personally, I’m partial to the North End for a variety of reasons. The closeness of the community, listing to YOUNG people talking in Italian, the tight, winding streets and the cannoli. Let’s NOT forget the cannoli!

We have a hidden gem of a place that we stay at, right in the heart of the old North End and when we stay there, it’s like waking up somewhere in Europe. We love it.

BTW Razz, The Freedom Trail is still there and is still a great walk. When my kids get old enough to understand what it’s about, you can bet that we’ll be walking it. Until then… TO THE AQUARIUM!

Turkish Prawn

“To the old timer, one cannot but help noticing things in threes…” Do “old” people only notice things in threes? Not twos or fives? Young or middle aged people don’t experience this? You confuse me.

The only thing I don’t like about Boston is the downtown pedestrians. Those people are nuts! Seriously. They just feel like they OWN the whole road and universe, and don’t even bother to look! Dang! Driving in the downtown area became more of a challenge to my poor nervous husband who nearly had a heart attack with the antics there.

Otherwise its an amazing city full of art, class, style, real life, humanity, no class, it has it all.

BTW… just how much is the Big Dig over budget by now???? Crazy!

I believe AND I relate to what you present.
I’ve never been to Boston ( incredible, no? ) even though I lived in NYC my entire life. Now I’m sorry I haven’t.

Then I thought about your mention of the smells.

Then I thought perhaps Kapoor could re-mark the trail with powdered turmeric

Then I thought that Kapoor could mark out an Indian trail with turmeric whilst dressed as an American Indian.

I now have visions in my head of Kapoor in an American Indian costume with a trail of turmeric all around behind him where ever he has gone in Boston. Finally Kapoor symbolically throws Indian tea into Boston Harbour in solidarity with the American people.

Must go to bed now.

I followed the freedom trail.

Whenever I hear people are going to the States I always tell them Boston is worth a visit and they might want to check out the freedon trail, if it’s still there.

My wife’s aunt lives in Carlisle, somewhat NW of Boston, so that’s as close as we got. I wish we’d had more time to actually venture into Boston. Based on your exquisite description of the area, my kids would have flipped. But that’s the thing with going on these types of massive event-oriented trips . . . there’s little time for just hanging out and exploring.

Someday . . .