The next day, we checked out TC's other future school, MIT. Ha ha! This is their "Great Dome". I wish I could say I took this photo, but this was snagged from Yahoo images. We couldn't get a good view plus we were on the wrong side! So here's a better photo than our duddy ones!
I thought this was cool:
This is part of the Stata Center, designed by noted architect, Frank Gehry. Looks wild doesn't it?
One of the older buildings on campus which tend to be rather stark and utilitarian.
The weather was much nicer than the day before (when we visited Harvard). It was in the mid 70's. We took the T down to Boston Commons again. There were more vendors out that day as well as people enjoying the change in weather. We saw this food cart by the park...
I got yer fried dough right here! Actually we didn't try it. It looked quite monstrous and kind of gross.
Another vendor selling T-shirts for tourists.
A section of the the Old Granary Burying Ground where Crispus Attucks, John Hancock (yes, THE John Hancock), and Samuel Adams are buried.
Yay! The Swan Boats were in commission that day! Did you know that the boats are foot-powered by the person who sits behind the big swan? 
We're about to go under the bridge:
Under it now!
View away from bridge, heading towards the Mr. & Mrs. Mallard's "island".
We actually did a lot that day. After the Swan Boats, we took the T over to the Museum of Science where the Duck Tours originate. We didn't do a Duck Tour (which we did back in 2003) this time, opting instead to check out their Science Museum. Unfortunately we only had a little over two hours to enjoy it. There were a lot of kids there - field trips (as evidenced by kids wearing their color coded school shirts)!
Wait a minute! Before we set foot in the Science Center, I saw this!!!! Nerd Alert! Yes, we took photos with the R2-D2 mailbox! There are only two in San Diego and I happened to see one of them the other day in Mission Valley (it's across from Hooters on Camino de la Reina).
Bert and TC opted to get standard American junk food (hot dog & hamburger) at the Science Center's cafeteria. Here's Bert's dog.
TC's hamburger:
Our awesome view of the Charles River (the windows were floor to ceiling at the cafeteria). You could see the clouds rolling in:
I ended up eating a salad from the bar. You could pick and choose what you wanted. I just had a smattering of mixed spring greens, cous cous (those were pretty large grains!), 1 1/2 pieces of boiled eggs, croutons, assorted veggies anda few pieces of fruit (for TC).
We chose to see the Butterfly Exhibit first. I wish I knew the names of these species. The exhibit was in a small, narrow sunroom that was heated (it felt like it was in the 80's range) and humid.
The workers put out fruit for the butterflies:
I knew the name of this one because one of the girls working there said, "The Blue Morpho just opened it's wings!":
These were cool! There was a display case (of which this photo shows just a tiny section) of chrysalids (plural of "chrysalis"). These chrysalids looked just like bats sleeping upside down. There were a few other types (that didn't resemble bats) that had gold flecks on them. Some had quite a bit and looked completed gilded - it was amazing to see.
I was playing with the settings of the camera and this shot came out this way. Go figure! Looks good though!
There were beautiful flowering vines and plants everywhere. How come our garden doesn't look this good?
One of the optical illusions in the Museum's exhibits:
A display featuring the View Master. Remember those? We were too poor to have one, but one of my friend's had one - those were so cool! They had an exhibit with three view masters, each with various scenes from nature, history, anthropology, etc.
Waiting at the Science Center T Stop. This was the Green Line (one of the older ones)- we had to connect to the Red Line to get back to Thane's.
Later that afternoon, we bought ice cream at the Whole Foods next to Thane's place and relaxed before going to out dinner. We watched a DVD which we were surprised he had, The Last Unicorn. It was one of those cheesy Rankin & Bass animated films. We found out later that the DVD was a gift from Missy to Thane and was one of her childhood favorites. Anyhow, despite the nice weather earlier that day, the storm clouds rolled in. After we got out of the T station at Porter Square, it began to pour. It was a short walk to Porter Exchange, an Asian minimall (the namesake of this area is the one who made famous the Porterhouse steak), where we ended up having our last dinner in Boston with Thane:
At Porter Exchange there were a variety of Japanese eateries (sushi & ramen places). Most of them were jam packed with patrons and were small. We ended up going to Blue Fin, a larger sit-down restaurant.
Our view from our table - Kotobukiya is a small market. We ended up buying snacks there for our train trip the next day.
Thane's beer, my salad & miso soup:
We ordered a variety of sushi - from 11 o'clock - Eeel Roll, Tuna Roll, Salmon Skin Roll, California Roll & Philly Roll.
TC's teriyaki chicken which was shared with Bert. I thought it odd that there was no rice servied with the entree, but a baked potato (with margarine - ick - not butter).
My cold soba noodles:
Thane's Chirashi-Sushi. See the octopus tentacle? It pops up later...
as a set of fake teeth on Bert!
Goodbye Cambridge! On to New York City!
I thought this was cool:
This is part of the Stata Center, designed by noted architect, Frank Gehry. Looks wild doesn't it?
One of the older buildings on campus which tend to be rather stark and utilitarian.
The weather was much nicer than the day before (when we visited Harvard). It was in the mid 70's. We took the T down to Boston Commons again. There were more vendors out that day as well as people enjoying the change in weather. We saw this food cart by the park...
I got yer fried dough right here! Actually we didn't try it. It looked quite monstrous and kind of gross.
Another vendor selling T-shirts for tourists.
A section of the the Old Granary Burying Ground where Crispus Attucks, John Hancock (yes, THE John Hancock), and Samuel Adams are buried.
Yay! The Swan Boats were in commission that day! Did you know that the boats are foot-powered by the person who sits behind the big swan? 
We're about to go under the bridge:
Under it now!
View away from bridge, heading towards the Mr. & Mrs. Mallard's "island".
We actually did a lot that day. After the Swan Boats, we took the T over to the Museum of Science where the Duck Tours originate. We didn't do a Duck Tour (which we did back in 2003) this time, opting instead to check out their Science Museum. Unfortunately we only had a little over two hours to enjoy it. There were a lot of kids there - field trips (as evidenced by kids wearing their color coded school shirts)!
Wait a minute! Before we set foot in the Science Center, I saw this!!!! Nerd Alert! Yes, we took photos with the R2-D2 mailbox! There are only two in San Diego and I happened to see one of them the other day in Mission Valley (it's across from Hooters on Camino de la Reina).
Bert and TC opted to get standard American junk food (hot dog & hamburger) at the Science Center's cafeteria. Here's Bert's dog.
TC's hamburger:
Our awesome view of the Charles River (the windows were floor to ceiling at the cafeteria). You could see the clouds rolling in:
I ended up eating a salad from the bar. You could pick and choose what you wanted. I just had a smattering of mixed spring greens, cous cous (those were pretty large grains!), 1 1/2 pieces of boiled eggs, croutons, assorted veggies anda few pieces of fruit (for TC).
We chose to see the Butterfly Exhibit first. I wish I knew the names of these species. The exhibit was in a small, narrow sunroom that was heated (it felt like it was in the 80's range) and humid.
The workers put out fruit for the butterflies:
I knew the name of this one because one of the girls working there said, "The Blue Morpho just opened it's wings!":
These were cool! There was a display case (of which this photo shows just a tiny section) of chrysalids (plural of "chrysalis"). These chrysalids looked just like bats sleeping upside down. There were a few other types (that didn't resemble bats) that had gold flecks on them. Some had quite a bit and looked completed gilded - it was amazing to see.
I was playing with the settings of the camera and this shot came out this way. Go figure! Looks good though!
There were beautiful flowering vines and plants everywhere. How come our garden doesn't look this good?
One of the optical illusions in the Museum's exhibits:A display featuring the View Master. Remember those? We were too poor to have one, but one of my friend's had one - those were so cool! They had an exhibit with three view masters, each with various scenes from nature, history, anthropology, etc.
Waiting at the Science Center T Stop. This was the Green Line (one of the older ones)- we had to connect to the Red Line to get back to Thane's.
Later that afternoon, we bought ice cream at the Whole Foods next to Thane's place and relaxed before going to out dinner. We watched a DVD which we were surprised he had, The Last Unicorn. It was one of those cheesy Rankin & Bass animated films. We found out later that the DVD was a gift from Missy to Thane and was one of her childhood favorites. Anyhow, despite the nice weather earlier that day, the storm clouds rolled in. After we got out of the T station at Porter Square, it began to pour. It was a short walk to Porter Exchange, an Asian minimall (the namesake of this area is the one who made famous the Porterhouse steak), where we ended up having our last dinner in Boston with Thane:
At Porter Exchange there were a variety of Japanese eateries (sushi & ramen places). Most of them were jam packed with patrons and were small. We ended up going to Blue Fin, a larger sit-down restaurant.
Our view from our table - Kotobukiya is a small market. We ended up buying snacks there for our train trip the next day.
Thane's beer, my salad & miso soup:
We ordered a variety of sushi - from 11 o'clock - Eeel Roll, Tuna Roll, Salmon Skin Roll, California Roll & Philly Roll.
TC's teriyaki chicken which was shared with Bert. I thought it odd that there was no rice servied with the entree, but a baked potato (with margarine - ick - not butter).
My cold soba noodles:
Thane's Chirashi-Sushi. See the octopus tentacle? It pops up later...
as a set of fake teeth on Bert!
Goodbye Cambridge! On to New York City!
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