Boston, MA -Understanding America’s Fight for Liberty, Boston, Massachusetts

After my Great American Adventure 2010 was done and dusted, I still had half of my summer break to spend so I decided to go to the only region in the USA that I haven’t been yet - New England. I decided to spend about five days up north - three days in Boston wandering around town and two days in Cape Cod lazing by the beach. Mid-July was my target since it is well into summer where the days are long and the outdoors are inviting. The low-cost Megabus really helped my budget as I rode the double decker bus from sleepy State College to the buzzing South Station, in the heart of Boston.

It was a great day to walk around as I made my way to my friend’s place somewhere in Back Bay. I met Enrique a year ago while backpacking in New Orleans and he so happened to be working in Boston at the time and was kind enough to let me bunk at his place for a couple of nights. The hostels available were either expensive or too far out of town while I didn’t feel like Couchsurfing this time around.

Back Bay is an old neighborhood where rows of 19th-century Victorian brownstone houses are eclipsed by skyscrapers like the Hancock and Prudential towers. Besides those two glass giants, the rest of the “new” buildings adhere to the general architecture of the area so you can admire historical landmarks like the Trinity Church, Old South Church and Boston Public Library without feeling that those buildings look out of place. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).