John Visits Boston

When John first arrived in Boston I had a migraine. So I rested while John helped Emily and Bryan continue to work on getting their house put back together after their remodel. They had to put most of their possessions in storage in their huge detached garage, some of which was up in a loft space and awkward to get down the ladder.

That afternoon I wanted to go into the city to see some of the tourist sights. I still had the migraine and it was hot, so we didn’t stay long. We just walked around a bit. Here I am near the USS Constitution. I apparently did not take a picture of the USS Constitution, but it is an old battleship that you can tour.

What I really wanted to do was go out at night to see the city lights. So the next day I asked Bryan where he would recommend. He was like, what do you mean, see the city lights? I guess to someone who lives in Boston, it was like saying I wanted to see the rain. Or the trees. Or the buildings.

John is fairly familiar with Boston because he’s had a lot of business trips there. And he’s familiar with my interest in viewing city lights at night, particularly along waterways. So between the two of them, we figured out the perfect spot; the Charles River Esplanade. It is a park with a paved trail along the river. And on the other side of the river – tall buildings with lights reflecting on the water!

We got there early and bought ice cream and watched the sunset over the water.

As it got dark, we found a bench with a great view. It was perfect except for the mosquitos!

This is exactly what I meant by city lights.

Then we walked through the commons to get back to the parking garage.

Unfortunately John and I both came down with colds, so we didn’t do much else on his trip to Boston. He had to catch his flight home all stuffed up, masked and miserable. Poor guy. Still, I’m glad he made it out. Emily’s girls love to see him, and it amuses me when they forget he’s “Uncle John” and they call him grandpa 😉

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