Checking Out Boston
On our last day in Boston, we decided to check out the city. Boston is the oldest city in the USA and one of the most beautiful. It reminds me a lot of Vancouver, only the Boston harbor is a lot bigger than Vancouver’s Coal Harbour.
We took a 90 minute cruise of the Harbor, ate lunch at a Twitter enable bar, checked out the USS Constitution, tour the city and dined on oysters and lobsters for dinner before taking the subway back to our hotel.
The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the world that is still afloat. The UK has a commissioned warship that is 70 years older than the 211 year old Constitution. However, the UK boat is on dry dock and no longer floats. The Constitution was given the nickname “Old Ironsides” but it’s made entirely of wood. Watch the video to find out how it got its nickname.
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wow nice journey john… better place to traveling…
Reply to this commentToo bad HMS Victory never had a chance take USS Constitution on in mast-to-mast combat as Victory would have Constitution sinking like iron really quickly!
Reply to this commentMan, how many lobsters were eaten on this trip?
Reply to this commentWay too many! I actually lost count.
Reply to this commentThat 2nd last photo made me laugh.
Reply to this commentNice pics, and your shirt is awesome
Reply to this commentThose are some neat pictures John!
I wish this was a contest post, hehe
Reply to this commentI didn’t know you sailed your yacht all the way from Vancouver to Boston.
Reply to this commentI love your t-shirt: “I’m blogging this”
Reply to this commentlooks like you had a good time in are home town. i like the twitter bar concept. Since people don’t talk to each other in public. The bar needs a big computer screen to have everybody text each other.
what a new world we live in.
Reply to this commentBeautiful photos of the Boston harbor. I can’t believe they had a Twitter-enable bar. Hilarious!
Reply to this commentWhat, no tea party? Boston looks cool. I almost went to college there. Do any GeoCaching while you were there?
Reply to this commentWow..boston nice..hope to be in there..
Reply to this commentboston looks nice from your pictures. love the shirt haha
Reply to this commentIf the dot com thing ever goes pair shaped at least you know you always have a job as a tour guide. That was pretty good
Reply to this commentLookin’ good John! Boston is one of my favorite cities. Quite a few friends on the broadcast side that work there.
Reply to this commentYou’re gonna get tons of text message spam now, you’re not the only evil one out there!
Reply to this commentHow is Boston the oldest city in the U.S.? It was founded in 1630.
St. Augustine, Florida was founded in 1565 and Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1609. New York was founded in 1624.
Reply to this commentBecause at the time those cities were founded, there was no USA!
Reply to this commentHmm…. too bad the vid doesn’t work anymore. You got some great pictures John. I remember taking the tour of the Constitution as well. If you really wanted something fun you should have gone to see Plymouth Rock… well it’s more like a stone or large pebble!
Reply to this commentTime to change your shirt, it’s beginning to smell!
Reply to this commentI guess it’s a good thing I have a dozen of them, huh?
Reply to this commentNice blue T shirt John
Reply to this commentThis post has made me completely home sick
Reply to this commentJohn, Your photos are excellent, and the food looks so tasty! The dot com lifestyle is something I hope to achieve someday. I posted about the cashinator here: http://donotreadthisblogunless.blogspot.com/. The $27.00 would be invested in a domain name purchase to increase my web real estate. Respectfully, Nicholas
Reply to this commentBoston “Rocks”!
I’m with Debo..
Made me homesick.. a guess it’s time for a “roadtrip”
Great pics of the Boston skyline..
Go Sox!!
Reply to this commentYour face at 4:38 = hilarity.
And just how many lobsters did you eat on this trip? You look like you were enjoying every bit of them.
Reply to this commentWhaaaaa, it’s been two years since the last time I was there, I missed the Boston clam chowder.
Reply to this commentBoston is not the oldest city in USA.
Reply to this commentSt. Augustine, Fl is the oldest but if you consider US territories then San Juan (Puerto Rico) is the oldest. Spanish Explorer Juan ponce de Leon reached San Juan PR 5 years before he landed in St Augustine..
Like I said before, Boston is the oldest city in the USA. There are cities that are older but they were founded before the US was founded.
Reply to this commentWow, that boat is really cool. I’d love to check that out for myself.
Reply to this commentBoston does have a Vancouver look to it. Its amazing how small the downtown core of many cities are, unlike Vancouver. I guess this is the result of this area used for business only, not residential.
Reply to this comment“Boston Burger” one of burger’s menu in TGIF Restaurant, juice beef patty, fresh bun, tomatoes, lettuce, and melted cheese on it,…Chips..hmmmmmmm. I am burger lover, you?
Reply to this commentWow, this place is so beautiful , it looks like new york city’s pier of 17.
Reply to this commentJohn,
Reply to this commentGlad you had a nice time in my neck of the woods. I was unfortunately in Montana and could not attend the summit. I like your photos of the tour of Boston. See you in Orlando at IZEAFest 2008 and maybe even Blog World Expo.
Boston really is a beautiful city! Although west coast, there really is something special about the east coast. The old world…
Reply to this commentSo handsome , hehehe
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