Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts, one of the oldest cities in the United States, and the unofficial “Capital of New England”. Boston is also the center of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people. I spent there three weeks visiting my Asian girlfriend studying there, and I have to say that definitely is a nice city full of young students, nice place for living. Boston was founded on A.D. 1630, by Puritan colonists from England. The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony are sometimes confused with the Pilgrims, who founded… Continue reading →

I went to Boston’s Orient Heights beach, with my Asian girlfriend to spend the afternoon there, there was a nice sunny weather but with a really cold breeze.     We spent nice moments there, she was looking for some nice shell to be collected and I was taking a look around. I loved that couple of shots I took of her walking. We were literally surrounded by some sea gulls, I have to say quite an aggressive specie, especially if you try to eat something without sharing with them.   [iframe http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=114577138258621988630.00048915dc9ad974bca35&ll=43.052834,-70.290527&spn=3.853337,7.03125&z=7&output=embed 490 490]   NOTE: - the photos… Continue reading →

Founded in 1660, located on Tremont Street, the Granary Burying Ground of Boston is the third-oldest cemetery. It is the final resting place for many notable class Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the five victims of the Boston Massacre. The need for the site arose because the land set aside for the city’s first cemetery, King’s Chapel Burying Ground, was insufficient to meet the city’s growing population.     Boston ‘s Granary burying ground was originally part of the Boston Common which then encompassed the entire block, but two years after the cemetery… Continue reading →

The Boston Marathon was originally a local event, but its fame and status have attracted runners from all over the world. For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from laurel branches. However, corporate-sponsored cash prizes began to be awarded in the 1980s, when professional athletes began to refuse to run the race without cash awards. Women were not allowed to enter the Boston Marathon officially until 1972. In 1951 during the height of the Korean War, Koreans could not entry into the… Continue reading →