We arrived on 22nd May into a Boston that was cold, raining and very wet. Immigration was smooth and we exited through some side exit and surprised Harish who was waiting facing the main exit.
The uber ride was about 45 minutes to our Air BnB on 3o Roberts Road. The owners lived above us. It was a cosy place well furnished and the only thing that was worth watching on the TV was the weather channel.
That same evening we walked in the rain and despite the umbrellas our pants got quite wet. We went to a Mexican restaurant and got nice enchiladas, nachos etc.
Harish’s place on 1608 Cambridge is just few minutes walking distance. The next day we went there and made breakfast there. After that Harish took us to the GSD building, we met Prof Peter ( Kiwi professor who has offered Harish a job in NY). We looked around GSD and then walked through Harvard square. Harvard is again in the news with the latest ban on international students and this is again going the legal route.
After exploring Harvard square we walked around the shops and then walked through to Union square and then left Cambridge to go to another suburb near Cambridge. We ate lunch at the Bow market (a small collection of interesting restaurants..Vietnamese, Middle Eastern, etc) We ate some burgers from Sous and Deepa had a Japanese bento. Then we walked back home. Weather was little better and we must have walked about 14-15000 steps.
One very interesting place we saw was the Harvard Museum of Natural History which had a immense collection of all kinds of animals/plants/fauna and one interesting exhibit of flowers depicted through glass art. The father-son duo from Czech Republic traveled throughout the world and replicated plants and flowers in minute detail all in glass. Truly amazing. There were many children taking tours through the museum.
Then Harish had an evening commitment whilst Deepa and I packed up a bit, went to Wholefoods to get some soup and pizza slices. We heated this and ate it. Harish came later in the evening. That same evening we kept 2 suitcases with him.
Turkeys are also roaming around freely, here and there just like we have stray dogs in India. They strut around, keeping to themselves. Few sparrows and birds were sighted. Some of the flowering trees were amazing.
Random Observations 