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September 06, 2005
Sunny Boston and sailboats
I was in Boston for Labor Day Weekend, and the weather could not have been more perfect. Sunny, '70's and 80's, crisp. Perhaps my view of the city has been colored by the weather I experienced there? It's amazing how weather can affect trips so drastically.
Anyway, had a good time with Laura, Anna, Tami, Keri, Hope, Linnea, and Linnea's parents. The Bostonians really know how to keep their history and tell it to others. They also know how to make Little Italy non-commercial (think NYC). Laura got hit on by a guy dressed like Paul Revere, and an untold number of people on the T stared at us and said "triplets" to each other in hushed tones. Some came right out and asked us.
The Bostonians also cherish their Kennedy heritage, as expressed in the JFK library and museum, which has a large glass room with a stunning view of the harbor and the New Englanders out on their sailboats. Anna reflected on what it would be like to go to college right on the water, like at UMass Boston. They offer sailing classes there- I think Covenant should offer hanggliding classes.
Good chowda, good atmosphere, preppy people at the bars, and the gate at Harvard that says "Enter and grow in wisdom" all made for a happy weekend.
| By heiders | 08:29 PM
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I want to learn how to hangglide...
Posted by: Lau at September 7, 2005 10:50 AM
Preppy people at the bars made for a happy weekend?
Posted by: Andrew Kaufmann at September 7, 2005 07:53 PM
Yes, I anticipated it highly and was not disappointed.
Posted by: heiders at September 8, 2005 12:13 PM
