Boston

Figure 1.0 Tiles on a train station

I’m happy to report that the big dig is still going strong. For those of you who are yet to have the previlaged experience of wasting away precious mintues stuck in traffic congestion due to flow been diverted this way or that due to the largest civil engineering feat in Bostons history then the big dig probably doesn't ring any bells. Basucally the big dig is what a wombat, goffer, rabbit et al does only on a larger scale and carried out in a more random and illogical fashion in an effort to reduce Bostons traffic congestion turning the above ground freeway into a underground on beutifly and free up much needed space for development.The above ground section has amoung other things been described as a snake or sepent snaking its way across downtown boston. There is much more to Boston than the big dig though but thought I would pay it a few words given the bus I was travelling on made use of both the above ground and below ground sections.

So what is it about boston the home of the red socks, Harvard, MIT, Boston Science Muesum

Caught up with Matt, a friend from Merrowvista from my first time around ho kindly put me up for the night after I found out that my accomidation I was planning to stay at actually was booked out (mental note to self book hostel several days before arriving . He was living in a section of Cambridge just a stones throw from Havard University. Boston is one of those town I could see myself living in. crossing into Cambridge under the cover of dark was an uplifting experience. As per usual I rocked up without making an booking and just assumed that at the htail end of summer at a time when most International travellers would be occuping the cheaper accomidation points of the major citys that there would be a room spared as it turned out YMCA was booked out as was the Hostel I looked up.
Well I cashed in the fruits of my summer labour (i.e two of my four pay checks) which translated into a large wad of cash in my wallet in which I then proceeded towards South Station to covert greenbacks into a LOFCF Rail Pass. The Rail Pass entitled me to travel anywhere in the LOFCF (sadely I got jipped on Hawii and Alaska) for 30 days for only LOFCF $560. First destination New York, New York.

Figure 1.1 What remains of the Big Dig.


Figure 1.2 Downtown hotel


Figure 1.3 Metal rays


Figure 1.4 Highrise capers


Figure 1.5 Underneath the Macy's store



Figure 1.6 Circle in the round.