{"id":2559,"date":"2018-05-20T08:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T13:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williamsportwebdeveloper.com\/cgi\/wp\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2019-12-12T09:05:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:05:16","slug":"boston-vacation-day-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/williamsportwebdeveloper.com\/cgi\/wp\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"Boston Vacation Day Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday I had to buy a new 7-Day Link pass which is good until May 27, 2018 at 7:27 a.m. I went to CVS Pharmacy and bought some aspirin.<\/p>\n

I took the Red Line to Park Street and then the Green Line to Science Park but I wound up getting on and off several trains to get closer to that final Green Line station. It was not immediately apparent how to reach the Museum of Science but I followed some other tourists. I saw the dinosaur statue outside the museum. I used the final ticket in my CityPass but I also bought a planetarium ticket for Moons<\/em> at 1:30 p.m. As soon as I entered the first exhibition hall I began to experience problems with my digital camera. It would not zoom and none of the function or menu buttons would work. It wouldn’t focus or adjust for lighting unless I turned it back on while pointing at something. I tried changing the battery but nothing helped. Later in the day this problem mysteriously disappeared but it was quite upsetting for most of my time in the exhibits.<\/p>\n

I found the Colby Room rather quickly but you could not go inside. I managed to take some good photos of Triceratops Cliff even though I could not zoom. I saw a special exhibit on crocodiles.<\/p>\n

\"Triceratops<\/a>

Triceratops Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n

I saw 4D: The Martian<\/em> in the Blue Wing, Level 2. 4D meant the seats vibrated, wind was blown at you, confetti rained down, and most annoyingly water splashed in your face.<\/p>\n

At the Riverview Cafe I grabbed a Cranberry Turkey Sandwich, a Yogurt Parfait and bottle of orange juice. As I was eating I discovered that my digital camera was performing normally again.<\/p>\n

I used the ATM in the Museum of Science to withdraw another $200.<\/p>\n

I checked out the Mugar Omni Theater and the Charles Hayden Planetarium and walked through the Museum Store where they were selling the book Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World. <\/em>I tried to re-enter the Blue and Green Wings but the gate keeper would not let me pass. I was supposed to get a hand stamp and they tore the ticket out of my CityPass book so I had no proof of prior entry. This really pissed me off. I still had to kill over an hour before the planetarium show. I went outside briefly and bought a raspberry Popsicle and then a bottle of lemonade. Eventually I saw the Moons planetarium show which was pretty cool and informative.<\/p>\n

I left the museum around 2:15 p.m. and it looked like a thunderstorm was coming when I got outside so I went directly back to my hotel to avoid any more disasters that day.<\/p>\n

\"Chinatown<\/a>

Chinatown Gate<\/p><\/div>\n

But around 5:00 p.m. I went out again with my umbrella and took the Silver Line to South Station. I got out at South Station and walked to Chinatown to photograph the Freedom Gate and various Chinese restaurants. I walked up Washington Street and photographed King’s Chapel, Marliave, and Emmet’s Irish Pub and Restaurant. I had made a reservation at Marliave for 6:30 p.m. I ordered escargot and a glass of sparkling white wine. The restaurant was very dark so I could not see what I was eating but the snails tasted like mushroom.<\/p>\n

\"Marliave\"<\/a>

Marliave<\/p><\/div>\n

After eating I visited the Granary Burying Ground and then walked all the way to Faneuil Hall where I saw some kids playing stringed instruments and an Asian girl playing her violin. I then walked back to the hotel taking many photos in the dying light of late afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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