Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Travelog Day 5: Boston + Rhode Island

We continue our tour of Boston in the morning by visiting the pristine campuses of Harvard and MIT, both world-class educational institutions. My dream is to send my kids to these ivy league schools (hahahaha dream on!!)



 Just "one" of the very modern cafeteria of Harvard University


The Harvard Library!!

 The Founder John Harvard. (I kept waiting for the lady to walk away but she stood there for more than 5 minutes!)




Next stop: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)

DH goofing with HG

 post boards, no vacant space left!

Beautiful school town.

The State House, built between 1795 and 1797 on Beacon Hill overlooking the Boston Common, and recently featured in the major Hollywood film "The Departed" 
 


Harbor Cruise, and saw Boston's magnificent skyline and Charles River.
 
 
 Lunch stop at QUINCY MARKET.

 
Original "New England Clam Chowder"

Next Stop: Breakers Mansion, Rhode Island! Huge Mansion owned by the famous "Vanderbilt" Family. Cameras and picture taking are not allowed inside the mansion. So this is the exterior of the mansion.




In the afternoon, with a brief visit in Plymouth where Mayflower carrying the first group of pilgrims arrived in 1620, reach Newport, Rhode Island.




Known as a new England summer resort, the city is very famous for its mansions built by the richest families in this country, also known as "Cape Cod".

We were exhausted!! We went back to Chinatown tonight for dinner. We miss Asian food so we chose to eat at this restaurant, with a funny name. It is Asian Fusion Cuisine.

Ho-fan and congee!!!

We went back to the hotel, exhausted, sleepy but truly enjoyed the beautiful old town feel of Boston!

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