Right now Thane is showing TC and and bert the basement where he will do our 3 days worth of laundry. Thank goodness for packing light! We also plan to do our laundry at N's place in Queens.
We woke up this morning and it was blazing hot and sticky! The skies were fairly clear. We were able to ride the swan boats today because the weather was gorgeous and sunny. It rained yesterday so I bought a purple umbrella at the local Walgreens here in Cambridge. Before we went to the Boston Public Garden, we visited MIT where I was less than enthralled by their stark and sterile architecture. Downtown's Chinatown was also a disappointment so we didn't stay long.
We headed for the Science Center, where we, unfortunately, only spent 2 hours because we arrived kind of late. Their science center is also the launching site for their "Duck Tours", which we did several years ago when we last visited. Anyhow, tgheir science center kicks ass on Ruben H. Fleet which is cheesy and outdated. They need to get newer exhibits! What I liked about the science center was their Butterfly Garden exhibit (which was a few dollars more) - it was amazing to see such beautiful specimens flying around the enclosed (humid) garden/sunroom.
I saw a display of chrysalids (oooh, the plural of 'chrysalis') - there is one species of butterfly whose chrysalid resemble bats sleeping upside down. There were also several other types which had gold flecks; it was quite remarkable. Up until late this afternoon, the weather was picture perfect. Then, while we were at the Science Center, clouds rolled in and we heard the not so distant rumblings of thunder.
I just spoke to N on the phone and she also confirmed that it was raining in NYC but it was supposed to warm up later this weekend. I sure hope it does because none of us packed any cold weather or rain-type clothes! We leave tomorrow morning for the train station.
We woke up this morning and it was blazing hot and sticky! The skies were fairly clear. We were able to ride the swan boats today because the weather was gorgeous and sunny. It rained yesterday so I bought a purple umbrella at the local Walgreens here in Cambridge. Before we went to the Boston Public Garden, we visited MIT where I was less than enthralled by their stark and sterile architecture. Downtown's Chinatown was also a disappointment so we didn't stay long.
We headed for the Science Center, where we, unfortunately, only spent 2 hours because we arrived kind of late. Their science center is also the launching site for their "Duck Tours", which we did several years ago when we last visited. Anyhow, tgheir science center kicks ass on Ruben H. Fleet which is cheesy and outdated. They need to get newer exhibits! What I liked about the science center was their Butterfly Garden exhibit (which was a few dollars more) - it was amazing to see such beautiful specimens flying around the enclosed (humid) garden/sunroom.
I saw a display of chrysalids (oooh, the plural of 'chrysalis') - there is one species of butterfly whose chrysalid resemble bats sleeping upside down. There were also several other types which had gold flecks; it was quite remarkable. Up until late this afternoon, the weather was picture perfect. Then, while we were at the Science Center, clouds rolled in and we heard the not so distant rumblings of thunder.
I just spoke to N on the phone and she also confirmed that it was raining in NYC but it was supposed to warm up later this weekend. I sure hope it does because none of us packed any cold weather or rain-type clothes! We leave tomorrow morning for the train station.
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We got your postcard today; thanks!
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