Boston - my first visit there was for a conference. I only had a couple of hours of free time, and I used the bikeshare system to ride into the oldest parts of the city and back. My second trip I planned a full day to explore, and it was barely above freezing and raining heavily all day. My third trip I had couple of a glorious sunny free days and I finally made it to Harvard. (I am listed as legal editor on two Harvard Medical School publications.) Another trip I spoke at a conference at Mt Holyoke college. They arranged a limo to take me to and from the airport in Boston. One of my topics was consent to sex by persons with dementia, a rather complex issue.
I have never been to Cape Cod, and Provincetown. Someday we will go. I was planning a trip 3-4 years ago. An email offering air and hotel packages arrived from Icelandair. The cost of air and hotels was about the same in Iceland and Massachusetts and rental cars were cheaper in Iceland (this was post COVID when rental cars were very expensive in the USA) so we went to Iceland instead.
Boston is where I lived when I came out and where SG and I met. A very importance place for me. I’ve spend a lot of time on the Cape and in Provincetown. Beautiful and great memories, too.
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DeleteI think a visit to Cape Cod should be a priority for you. Oh, I just checked and I thought it was further south. It is a way away. In his job Ray had to deal with disabled clients with sexual desires. If they had the money, or sufficient disabled client government money and they were reasonable high functioning, a visit to a prostitute who knew how to deal with disable people was facilitated. My taxes being spent on disabled people to visit prostitutes? No problem.
ReplyDeleteUnder Trump you would not be allowed to visit Harvard today as you hail from Michigan and have sometimes harboured illegal anti-Trump thoughts. At your own expense* you may need to undertake a Trump correction course or electric shock therapy. (* Trump bitcoins only)
ReplyDeleteIt is a good thing you can't get in trouble for your thoughts.
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DeleteBoston has so much history. I haven't been to the cape either ... perhaps another loooooooong weekend away?
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DeleteLike you, my Massachusetts traveling has been in Boston. We walked the Freedom trail (so much history), found some marvelous seafood and Italian restaurants, and Mike's cannolis...ohmygosh! My niece attended MIT and that is a cool campus to explore, too.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, New England seafood! It is time for Lobster.
DeleteSuggestion: If you are planning a trip to Cape Cod, read (or re-read) Thoreau's Cape Cod before you go.
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i've been to Boston a couple of times but it was too long ago. I do remember the Freedom Trail and all those historic places. I even had a drink at "Cheers" but Norm wasn't there. (Sad news about him lately.)
ReplyDeleteCape Cod and Provincetown were both beautiful. You do need to go sometime soon.
I remember visiting Boston and Cape Cod with my family many, many years ago. It was part of our 1964 New York Worlds Fair trip as I recall. We drove and drove in a big station wagon. Great fun! Happy memories!
ReplyDeleteLike you I have early ancestors who landed and lived in Massachusetts but I've never been there. Always wanted to but then . . .
ReplyDeleteMy 8th great grandfathers built the first home in Watertown Massachusetts.
ReplyDeleteI would live there but for the price of it all.
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