It was like below zero everyday. Snow everywhere. The sun came out but didn't warm us up. We had to wrap all over ourselves except the eyes. Water left in our rental car over the night turned into ice in the next day morning. Clothes pulled from the luggage was like just fresh from the freezer. We were the little shivering things in the big freezer. We talked with steam which went through the scarf that covered my mouth. I wore my warmest hat plus the down jacket's hoodie, still my head wasn't warm enough. Thick clothes made us stiff n' could hardly walk. Yet all these didn't stop us from getting around.
Probably the SUPER cold weather was something new to us that made us excited. We had never been in such a cold weather. We go snowboarding. But believe me, it's totally different. Glad that I didn't choose to study in the east coast. It's a right n' happier choice staying in California where sun rises n' shines everyday :)
One of the targets of this trip was of course Boston lobster. So lucky to have lobsters four times during the trip. Main target though was to visit the prestigious campus including Harvard, MIT, Yale, Brown n' Rhode Island School of Design(RISD). They are gorgeous. Felt like I was in Europe.
Went to lots museums. Harvard Art museum was free cause the coat check guy was so nice to us. Harvard museum of Natural History, well-known for its glass flowers, also carries a huge collection of all kinds of animal specimen. I think they possess all creatures on the earth. MIT museum was a bonus on our last day. We just drove by n' didn't know there's such a place. It was fun but too scientific n' I don't have a brain for that. RISD museum was very interesting. Like it. ICA was insanely crowded. Was like people in the town had nowhere else to go. But actually there wasn't much to see except the building itself is stunning - the "must go" to Hadi. Worth to mention, their highlight art show by Tara Donovan was very inspiring. She uses stuff from daily life to create beautiful form of art piece.
My "must go" is Isabella Steward Gardner museum. The name is so beautiful already. The treasure inside was even more attractive. But one won't be able to tell until you go in cause the building outside is plain. No photo to share herer cause they were very strict about photographing. I hope you'll get a chance to go in person to see the beauty of it.
We counted down our new year in Boston. It was the coldest day of our trip n' had a snow storm. Didn't go to special place/restaurant but just stayed in our hotel. Bought some salad, dessert n' champagne from whole food. Had a pizza to go from a local store. Stayed warm in our room, bye bye to our amazing 08 n' cheered to 09!
We all learn something from the trip we take. This one was especially educational as we went to schools, museums n' historic places. Lots to share but can't include all here. I saw n' learned. Traveling in cold was a different experience. I'll probably pick a warmer place to go next time. But I'm sure I'll miss the white vacation sometimes in the near future.
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