Dubbed one of the most instagrammable areas in Boston, Charles River Esplanade and the close-by Beacon Hill made it to my must-go list. Thus on the day that I visited Harvard University in the morning, I also went to Charles River Esplanade and then walked over to Beacon Hill.
The sun was scorching hot when I got to the Esplanade but the air was cool (by my tropical standard) so it was okay for me as long as I had my shades on. The view as I walked along the path was beautiful and I quietly wished that there were someone with me to take turns taking pictures with. Even so, I took a lot of pictures of the area. The light was a bit harsh around that time but well, time was limited.
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| Can you see me? |
Beacon Hill has rows of red brick houses with cute doors and windows, complete with gas street lights. Actually I'm not sure if they still are gas lights but they may very well be. The area was so neat I wanted to snap a shot wherever I turned my head to.
Acorn Street is probably the most known street in Beacon Hills for pictures, but when I was there it was too bright and there was a truck parked.
So instead of spending more time in Acorn Street I walked further in the shaded area and took more pictures...
I had asked a local friend of a friend about the best clam chowder in Boston and he voted for the one at the Union Oyster House. It's located near Boston Public Market not too far from Beacon Hill. I decided to give it a try and swung my feet and arms to get myself there. Even though it was not too far, the topography of the area wasn't too friendly. It was an uphill walk for me, past Boston Commons. Well at least I burnt some calories before I stuffed myself again.
It wasn't difficult to spot the large Oyster House letters above the buildings. As soon as I got closer, I could see the signage on the windows and on the wall. I sat at the bar and the super friendly oyster cracker (is there a name for that?) took my order and poured me a cup of chowder. Here, instead of giving those tiny crackers with the chowder they offered a good sized bread (texture was more like cake) with butter. It sure was delicious, but maybe I was just too used to Earl's clam chowder I actually preferred Earl's.
It was late afternoon by the time I finished the chowder and left the oyster house. I continued walking around the area and found myself in Boston's Little Italy: the North End. I walked past many different cafes and restaurants, many of which were full of customers dining and drinking inside. I caught a glimpse of their giant plates of pastas and pizzas and smelled the freshly baked dough and cheese... Unfortunately my stomach couldn't handle any more food at that time.
As I walked further I found myself at the Paul Revere Statue.
Also watch Adam Ruins Everything episode about Paul Revere here...
Following the path from the statue towards the Paul Revere Mall (it's not a shopping mall), I reached the North End Church and traced back towards Boston's high rises.
Within about 20 minutes time as I walked, the wind picked up and the sky changed colours. I saw in the distance that the tall buildings were barely visible anymore. The clouds had descended and it was quite the experience!
It became dark in no time, I was worried that it might rain. So I quickly searched for the nearest bus stop on Google Maps and headed towards that point. I had hopes to ride the bus quickly but it turned out that the bus stop was not there because of construction! I got lucky that the bus driver was nice enough to let me on the bus in the middle of the road, and she dropped me off right in front of Boston's Convention Centre.
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| This is the event that DH was attending |
I walked back to the apartment and curled up under the blanket for the rest of the evening. That was a long day well spent!
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