I arrived in Providence, RI yesterday evening an hour and a half early (giving up my ticket also got me a hefty voucher for a future Southwest Airlines flight) and took a brief car ride up with Brett here to Boston, MA. We walked around Boston Commons, watched a bit of a contemporary rendition of Hamlet for free, ate some Chinese food in China Town, then shot over the bridge to Cambridge and met up with Jeremy in Harvard Square. He and Danny's apartment is smack dab in the middle of Harvard Square; an amazing location. Only a short 2 block walk from Harvard Yard. We sat around and talked for a bit, went to a local joint to grab a drink, then came back to the apartment around midnight.
Today I woke up rather late (noon - but I figure that's only 9am to me) and took out to see this area of Cambridge. I was walking around Radcliffe/Harvard's dorms and academic buildings while talking business on the phone with Anna, when I hung up and realized I was totally lost. Sure, I could have backtracked and found my way back to the apartment, but what fun is that? So I ended up wandering around the ritzy old money Victorian boug section of Cambridge for a good 30 minutes before meandering back to Harvard Square. I then went to the Boston Tea Stop right around the corner and worked for a few hours. After that I walked around a bit more, checked out a couple stores, then sat and people watched in JFK park by the Charles River. Jeremy got back around 5:30pm and we went to Central Cambridge for dinner. We had a great meal at a Middle Eastern restaurant, very bohemian and great artwork (normally I'm not a fan of the local art that shows up on coffee house/locally owned restaurant walls - even when it's my own), and then took the T back to the apartment. We watched City of the Lost Children, which is a French trip and a half - imagine The Cell meets Amelie and Sphere, before I walked around a bit more in Harvard Square and got something else to eat. I stopped by to watch some locals playing chess near the T stop and the Au Bu Pain across from Harvard. It's difficult enough just watching and trying to follow the game play - much less decipher their moves and consider playing. Very impressive.
Tomorrow Jeremy has the day off of work (for Apple - his last day is next Friday though, as he is beginning work for a non-profit on the 22nd) so I'll spend the morning working on my class at the Boston Tea Stop again (mmmm... Strawberry Snow drinks are amazing) and then we'll probably head downtown in the afternoon to find a contemporary art museum. Good times are being had - although these times are hot and extremely humid.
Today I woke up rather late (noon - but I figure that's only 9am to me) and took out to see this area of Cambridge. I was walking around Radcliffe/Harvard's dorms and academic buildings while talking business on the phone with Anna, when I hung up and realized I was totally lost. Sure, I could have backtracked and found my way back to the apartment, but what fun is that? So I ended up wandering around the ritzy old money Victorian boug section of Cambridge for a good 30 minutes before meandering back to Harvard Square. I then went to the Boston Tea Stop right around the corner and worked for a few hours. After that I walked around a bit more, checked out a couple stores, then sat and people watched in JFK park by the Charles River. Jeremy got back around 5:30pm and we went to Central Cambridge for dinner. We had a great meal at a Middle Eastern restaurant, very bohemian and great artwork (normally I'm not a fan of the local art that shows up on coffee house/locally owned restaurant walls - even when it's my own), and then took the T back to the apartment. We watched City of the Lost Children, which is a French trip and a half - imagine The Cell meets Amelie and Sphere, before I walked around a bit more in Harvard Square and got something else to eat. I stopped by to watch some locals playing chess near the T stop and the Au Bu Pain across from Harvard. It's difficult enough just watching and trying to follow the game play - much less decipher their moves and consider playing. Very impressive.
Tomorrow Jeremy has the day off of work (for Apple - his last day is next Friday though, as he is beginning work for a non-profit on the 22nd) so I'll spend the morning working on my class at the Boston Tea Stop again (mmmm... Strawberry Snow drinks are amazing) and then we'll probably head downtown in the afternoon to find a contemporary art museum. Good times are being had - although these times are hot and extremely humid.
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