A daytrip to Boston

On Saturday Paola and I took the Peter Pan bus to Boston. We left Amherst at 7 am and arrived in Boston at 10 am.
We walked from South Station through China Town to the park where the Freedom Trail starts.
This trail is a brick path that takes you through Boston along its main landmarks.
The weather was good, we had Belgian waffles and a stack of pancakes for breakfast and walked the rest of the day along and across the neighbourhoods of Boston: little Italy, the Irish quarter and Bunker Hill. Boston is a mixture of Europe and the States. The old brick buildings are set in the middle of skyscrapers, the market place feels like Covent Garden, there are gardens and squares, and lots of restaurants. We had a coffee at Zume's at Bunker Hill and took the Tube back to the city center. We ended our day with a tasty Malaysian meal and took the bus that brought us to Amherst at 11 pm. As we got onto the bus, the driver warned us for some rough weather and a possible tornado ahead, but apart from some heavy rain, we didn't see any of it.
Tired, but very pleased with our one-day city trip, we went to bed.
The partners who stayed in Amherst were invited to Julie's house for a picnic and told us they'd had a great time, too.

One week gone

They say time flies, and they are right. I can tell you, this week has just flown at the speed of lightning.
Last night I had a delicious meal at Judie, who came to talk to us and explained what was on the menu: simply impossible to choose. So, we followed her indications and were not disappointed at all. I can recommend her Rambling Rose cocktail, just to name one thing.

Fridays at Amherst are a little special. No real lectures on the programme. This morning Bruce and Julie listened to our comments on the past week and took us through the activities of the next, which looks just as promising.
We then walked to the nearby High School Library where the librarian, Leslie, gave us useful information about the use of websites and databases.
After lunch we were expected back in our meeting room and discussed in smaller groups our final project. We listened to each other's ideas, commented them, asked questions, received advice. We realise we still have to work on it and shouldn't put that off.
The weather in New England is supposed to be hot, sunny and humid at this time of the year. Apparantly, this year's summer is unusually grey and rainy. Although the temperature is on the high side, the weather is very unstable, which makes it hard - especially for the ladies - to decide what to wear.
Tomorrow Paola and I will take the Peter Pan bus to Boston and spend the day there. We leave at 7 in the morning and will be back at 11 at night. We're looking forward to it.