Last Two Days in Massachusetts

July 18
I explored a little bit of Boston and Cambridge on my last two days in Massachusetts. The sun gets down at 9 pm so even at 6 pm it was still bright and sunny.
I took Uber and taxi to get around the cities.
I also did a lot of walking, eating, and window shopping on Newbury Street.

It was so hot on that day. I surprised myself by not complaining of the heat and humidity. I just wanted to maximize my last day here. I don’t know when I will have the chance to see these beautiful cities again. ‘

Here are some photos:

Trees attract me.

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Newbury Street begins at Ross and ends at Chanel. Inexpensive to expensive.

Artist in action

Lots of charming side-walk cafes

Early dinner in a Japanese resto bar

Itadaki Gastropub

Mixed tempura

Dessert

I ordered mango with sticky rice and coconut milk.

An Old bike is repurposed as decor piece.

Mango ice cream with real mangoes and coconut milk

I am craving for this.

Filipinos take photos of the buildings.

I entered Chanel not dressed to impress. I was wearing a school t-shirt. The sales staff looked at me from head to toe, discretely but I caught his eyes. I can’t blame him, I was carrying a Ross plastic bag containing a set of pillow cases with giraffe prints. I got off at the corner of Newbury where Ross is, walked all the way to Chanel. End to end.

From Newbury, I walked to Saks Fifth Avenue, the final destination for the night.

July 19
I walked to Harvard Square.

Went inside the bookstore again.

I read the first 10 pages of this book. I forgot that I was supposed to just flip through the pages. It was a good read.

Sometimes I feel the urge to stop and interview the homeless to find out about the circumstances that brought them to the streets. I did that once and from $1, the guy talked me into giving him $5, then he said $20, and if I give him $60 he would be able to sleep in a hotel. He also told me a $150 gift from me would afford him a one week stay in the hotel.

I continued walking down the road to the river.

I walked to the riverbanks by myself and no one bothered me. It was so quiet and serene.

I crossed the bridge to the other side of the river. Ang init-init rin, wala akong payong.

I am actually afraid to walk in places where there are a few people but I was curious what’s on the other side of the river so I walked anyway. I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the scenery if I would ride a taxi or Uber.

The campus on the other side of the bridge belong to Harvard Business School.

The campus is so nice. I kept walking and asked for directions three times. I was looking for the exit to the main road so I could either take a cab or Uber.
A professor was kind enough to show me the way to the parking area where two taxis were waiting for passengers.

I told the taxi driver to bring me to the Boston Harbor. Then when we reached the place, I asked him if he would like to wait for me. I just wanted to take a souvenir photo. He said yes.

There were more Caucasian tourists here.

The heat was draining my energy. It was 97 degrees.

I couldn’t believe the number of customer this bar had. Friday night! People didn’t mind the humidity.

I didn’t want to walk to the end of the pier. I was sweating.

I went back to the taxi and asked him to drop me off at the Starbucks near the Quincy Market. I bought dinner and sat down outdoors while listening to the lvie music.

I used to hate lemonade, ngayon love ko na. Dati naasiman ako, ngayon, parang masarap rin naman.

Ay, asim nito. I asked him kasi to put less sugar. Hindi pala pwede, ang pait.