Summer 2003 in Boston

This is the first summer I've ever spent in Boston.  The city is so different when you actually get a chance to enjoy it.  Below are a few photos I've taken so far this Summer.

Fish Sitting

First time ever that I've had to Fish Sit.  Not much to it, I found out.  I think when I decide to get a pet later on in life, it will definitely need to be more playful.  Maybe I'll get myself a dog, rabbit, or perhaps a parrot.

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The Fish in All it's Glory. An up close picture of the fish.  Yes. It has a name. No. I don't remember it.

 

Day Trip to Arnold Arboretum

A perfect day to go to the Arboretum.  We did a little bit of hiking and had a picnic, but mainly we just chilled and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

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Making Shadow puppets in the Sun This tree looks like it's crying The Bush Garden
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The happy/exhausted Crowd   Standing at the top of the world

Day Trip to Boston Harbor Islands

The day started off kinda gloomy, but as the hours passed by it turned out to be a pretty nice day to visit the Boston Harbor Islands.  We took the 10 AM ferry to George's Island, took a guided tour, ate lunch and then headed over to Peddocks Island.  At Peddocks we hiked around the entire island (about 4 mile round trip).  If we hadn't picked it up half way through the hike, we would have probably missed the last ferry and would have had to spend the night on the island!  Luckily, we made it back on time.  It was a very fun trip!

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Picture of George's Island.  Pretty Foggy Morning These seagulls were just plain evil.  They remind me of the seagulls from Finding Nemo. Make your own crab.  There was tons of crab parts laying around in Peddocks Island.  We decided to make our own crab out of these.
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Sorry.  No running water.  All they have at George's Island are these so-called "Enviro-toilets". I think I'll just lean on this door.  I need a short break. Oh no!  Jenny's Stuck in the Enviro-toilet.  We need help opening this door =)
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Peddocks Beach. No Sink?  No Problem!  We have things figured out.  That's why we go to MIT, right? Another Island off in the distance.
 

Weekend Trip to NYC

Finally had a chance to get away from Boston for a weekend.  I went down to New York City with Matt for the weekend and we did some sightseeing, eating, and lots of walking =p.  Some of the better pictures I took are posted below

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Ah yes... The city in all it's splendor.  Here I am next to a small garden on the corner of 5th Ave. and 60th Street.   New York City streets.  Here's a view down 5th Ave.  To the left, is Central Park.  On Saturday I ran 11 miles there.
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This is as close as I got to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis island.  Due to the heightened security, the line to get on the ferry was unbearably long. Nice WWII Memorial on the south ferry. Inspired by the statue of liberty, I decided to pose for this picture.  Kinda looks like I'm inhaling the statue =).
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At Rockefeller Center they had an exhibition commemorating 100 years of flight.  This is a model of a fighter jet. A rocket adorns the tower of Rockefeller center. They actually flew this plane at one point in history.  I think it looks pretty neat.  Mustache and everything
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Staring competition between man and horse at FAO Schwartz. Matt and I have a toast during breakfast.  Boy were those cups small.  I wish I could have had more OJ. Me attempting to imitate the horse.
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The Crown building looks pretty nice.  I wonder who paid for it?   Well, what do you know? =)  Click on the picture to see a close up of the sign.