2nd December 2015: Boston

An incredibly rainy day in Boston, spent between walking places and hiding from the downpours

1 A rainy morning in Boston	2 Bunker Hill Monument	3 Bunker Hill Monument It doesn't open til later in the winter ... we'll be back later ...	4 Bunker Hill Museum
5 Monument Avenue	6 Paul Revere Park and Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge	7 Paul Revere Park	8 Paul Revere Park
9 State Police Marine Section	10 State Police Marine Section and Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge and TG Garden	11 Charlestown Bridge It's a long way down	12 Charlestown Bridge
13 Converse World HQ	14 TD Garden and Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge	15 TD Garden "The Goal" statue - a bronze statue of Bobby Orr in famous flying pose, celebrating his goal that won the 1970 Stanley Cup Championship for the Bruins'	16 TD Garden
17 TD Garden	18 Boston Passport Agency Giant bollards are to prevent any vehicles driving in	19 Steaming Kettle Starbucks Location was previously Oriental Tea Company and when they went the Kettle stayed	20 Old State House
21 Views down State Street	22 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	23 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	24 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
25 Faneuil Hall Marketplace The holiday tree is even bigger than the tree in Rockefeller Center New York	26 Faneuil Hall Marketplace We'll be back for the Blink! light display later	27 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	28 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
29 Faneuil Hall Marketplace Quincy’s Place for an all day breakfast	30 Faneuil Hall Marketplace Quincy’s Place	31 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	32 The New England Holocaust Memorial Each tower symbolizes a different major extermination camp and the inner walls contain quotes from survivors of each camp. Underneath the towers, steam rises up through metal grates from a dark floor with twinkling lights on it. It's really hard to describe just how moving this memorial is.
33 The New England Holocaust Memorial	34 The New England Holocaust Memorial	35 The New England Holocaust Memorial	36 The New England Holocaust Memorial
37 The New England Holocaust Memorial	38 The New England Holocaust Memorial	39 Curley Memorial Plaza	40 H&M Advert
41 Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream shop	42 Monument Square	43 Bunker Hill Monument	44 Bunker Hill Monument Marking the Battle of Bunker Hill, this 221-ft. granite obelisk features 294 steps & scenic views
45 Bunker Hill Monument	46 Bunker Hill Monument Why do I never heed warnings?!	47 Bunker Hill Monument 100 down, 194 to go!	48 Bunker Hill Monument It's a long long way up ...
49 Bunker Hill Monument Jeezo that was hard work!	50 Bunker Hill Monument Well worth the climb for the scenic views .... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha	51 Bunker Hill Monument Wee bit clearer this way	52 Bunker Hill Monument Clearest view, but still a long way up for rainy windows (a lesser known Tina Turner song)
53 Bunker Hill Monument Few more steps, so highest point of Momument	54 Bunker Hill Monument Enjoying the views	55 Bunker Hill Monument It's a long way down	56 Bunker Hill Monument And we're going to have to head back down those 294 steps
57 Bunker Hill Monument The steps don't seem quite so bad on the way down	58 Bunker Hill Monument Made it back down ... phew	59 Bunker Hill Monument Colonel William Prescott statue	60 Bunker Hill Monument and Colonel William Prescott statue
61 I'd not mind a wee snack myself after all those stairs	62 Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church	63 Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church Lovely welcome message	64 Constitution Marina and Constitution Marina
65 Charles River	66 Views towards North End	67 Congress Street	68 John W McCormack Post Office and Court House
69 Post Office square	70 Old South Meeting House	71 Macys Boston	72 Macys Boston
73 Macys Boston	74 Boston Opera House and Paramount	75 Nearly back at the hotel to dry off and have dinner before heading out again tonight	76 Back Bay station
77 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	78 Faneuil Hall Marketplace Blink!, a state-of-the-art light & sound extravaganza that transforms every inch of America's first open marketplace	79 Faneuil Hall Marketplace This magical and unforgettable light show uses over 350,000 LED lights to illuminate Boston's skyline to 2 songs of the Holiday Pops in a 7-minute spectacle	80 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
81 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	82 Faneuil Hall Marketplace The lights dance seamlessly to the music through every inch of Faneuil Hall	83 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	84 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
85 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	86 Faneuil Hall Marketplace	87 Faneuil Hall	88 Old State House
89 Christmas lights	90 State Street station	91 Symphony Hall	92 Symphony Hall
93 Symphony Hall	94 Christian Science Plaza	95 Christian Science Plaza	96 Christian Science Plaza
97 Christian Science Plaza	98 Christian Science Plaza	99 Christian Science Plaza	100 Christian Science Plaza
101 Christian Science Plaza	102 Christian Science Plaza	103 Harriet Tubman memorial First statue on city-owned property honoring a woman. This 10-foot bronze statue is dedicated to the memory of Harriet Tubman, the famous abolitionist.