{"id":96,"date":"2009-02-13T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T23:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/index.php\/2009\/02\/boston-ii\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","slug":"boston-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2009\/02\/boston-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston “indoors”:<\/p>\n

\"BostonCharlesMark\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BostonCharlesmarkRoom\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Charlesmark hotel<\/a>, Boston. Very conveniently located [42 21 0 N, 71 4 43 W] close to Copley Square and reasonably priced given the location and facilities (free wireless internet!). You can tell it’s a boutique hotel from the lack of plaster on the walls…<\/p>\n

\"BostonSheraton\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrast with the Boston Sheraton, which was part of the conference complex – dull and overpriced.<\/p>\n

\"BostonChurchoftheCovenant\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The cavernous dimly lit interior of the Church of the Covenant<\/a>, Newbury Street.<\/p>\n

\"BostonMFAStatue\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The splendid Museum of Fine Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"BostonMFA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Part of a nice collection of Chinese and Zen Buddhist art.<\/p>\n

\"BostonMFAfurniture\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An interesting furniture piece in which a natural piece of marble resembles an impressionistic Chinese painting.<\/p>\n

\"BostonAquariumPenguins\"<\/a>\"BostonAquarium\"<\/a>
\n\"BostonAquariumJellyfish\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictures from the New England Aquarium<\/a> [42 21 33 N, 71 2 58 W]. Although not as impressive as the Monterey Bay Aquarium and not that cheap, the aquarium was a good place to kill a few hours before our evening flight back to the UK. The indoor penguin enclosure was a little strange!<\/p>\n

\"BostonPrudentialView\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Night view of Boston towards the Hancock Tower from the Top of the Hub<\/a> bar\/restaurant on the 52nd<\/sup> floor of the Prudential Tower<\/a>. You could probably find cheaper martinis elsewhere in the city, but not with this view – a very civilised way to take our leave of Boston. Lights of planes coming in to Logan airport can be seen to the right of the Hancock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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