Introducing Boston:
Boston is the largest city in New England and considered its capital. Founded by Puritan English Separatist Protestants in 1630, Boston was the epicenter of the American Revolution of the late 18th century. Several founding fathers hailed from Boston, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride from Boston’s Old North Church (Shouting ‘The Redcoats are coming!’) and from the same church’s steeple hung the lantern that informed the American rebels of the British Redcoats movements (‘Two if by land, one if by the sea’). The first salvoes of the American Revolution occurred in Boston, with the incidents known as the Boston Massacre (1770) and the Boston Tea Party (1773). In Addition many of the first battles for independence happened in or around Boston, including the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775). After independence, Boston grew very fast as a center for maritime trade, exporting Tobacco, Salted fish and Rum back to England. Boston today is a very important center of high education, with many world class universities located within a small radius, including Harvard University, the first in the nation and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Boston’s colonial charm blends well with its 20th century buildings, giving the impression of a compact, European style city of many church spires that could be called the Prague of America. Due to its compact design and efficient trolley system (called the T); Boston is a perfect city to explore by foot.
Getting Around:
Boston is served by Boston International Airport. Boston’s central train station connects the T trolley system with Amtrack and the Acela speed train to New York and Washington DC. Greyhound also serves the city. Use the T trolley system to get around; it covers all the main sites in Boston and it also crosses the Charles River into Cambridge, home of Harvard University and MIT.
Things To Do:
Boston is the epicenter of American higher education, most Hospitals in Boston are run by Universities and the city is considered a Mecca for modern western medicine. Plan a tour of one of Boston’s many colleges, including Boston University (Martin Luther King’s Alma Matter), Boston College (A Jesuit University with a beautiful New England style campus), MIT and the MIT Museum and of course Harvard University and Harvard Square. Boston is also a city of wonderful Museums; visit the Museum of Fine Arts, for the largest collection of French expressionism outside of Paris and the very New England Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, hosted inside a sumptuous villa that is full of beautiful objects d’art. Walk around Boston’s vibrant neighborhoods, including historical Bunker Hill with its cobblestoned streets, Chinatown with eateries and nightlife and the Italian North End for the best pizza in New England. Save time for Quincy Market and its Yankee style eateries and walk along Boston Commons Park for a bit of greenery inside the city center. Cap the day at Cheers, the same pub made famous by the popular TV show.
The best way to explore the city is to rent a car and drive around the city. There are plenty of car rental services which even include chauffer driven services. You can also check with the hotel staff as most of the hotels provide car rental services that take you around to the city’s most popular destinations.
Boston Climate:
Boston has a humid continental climate where the summers are warm and humid and winters are cold, breezy and hoary. July is the hottest month where the temperature can raise from 28 °C with conditions normally humid. The coldest month in Boston is January where the mercury can dip from 2 °C to −6 °C. The city receives an average of 104 cm snowfall every year. November is the wettest month
Hotel Accommodation:
Most of the major chains have hotels in Boston. The Back Bay or downtown area has most of the hotels and the city’s major tourist attractions are in these areas. Overall, Boston is not a cheap place and there are not many low budget hotels.
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