boston recap

just a quick look back at the trip to Boston, and a bit of a gripe as well. i like the way NYC and Washington DC have well-planned out roads, at least in the city center. Boston however gave the town planners too much leeway, and allowed them to go wild. not only did they let them off the hook, they proceeded to give them the fishing rod and net as well! the city is so easy to get lost in when driving around. not only do half the roads change name without warning, it is quite easy to find streets with the same names (that do not even meet) in adjoining suburbs too!! so in Boston and Cambridge (across the River Charles, and home to Harvard and MIT), it's quite easy to find a Beacon St., and a Washington St., and a Brookline St. too, none of which even are remotely near the other, and helluva lot confusing when you have no idea where you are cos half the streets are not properly signposted either!!

we spent a great Saturday walking along the R. Charles from Harvard up to MIT, then crossed the river into Boston and walked along the fancy-pants Newbury St. before ending up at Penang in Chinatown for some awesome Malaysian food.. enjoy the pics!

here's the Harvard Business School and the MIT main entrance:

and the Boston skyline by day and by night:

NB: i guess i can say i have mingled with some of the smartest brains in the country now, having had the dubious honor of taking a leak in the bathrooms at both Harvard and MIT!!