I went to Boston and Washington D. C. for the East Coast Trip from April 5 to 10. I had a marvelous time in Boston for three days. I went to Boston and Washington D. C. for the East Coast Trip. There were three magnificent places in Boston especially impressive to me.
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| Interesting demonstration |
First, I experienced many interesting things on the Freedom Trail. This Trail have eleven famous places which are the
State House, the
Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel,
Old South Meeting House, Old State House Faneuil Hall,
Quincy Market,
Paul Revere's House, Paul Revere's Statue and
Old North Church. There is a red line so we followed the line. The State House is covered with gold. It was gorgeous and I thought it was like a castle. In front of the State House, I saw a lot of people demonstrating about the budget. They held a demonstration against government and they said "cuts don't make sense." It was the first time I saw such a thing and I was very surprised. We join the demonstration. We said "cuts don't make sense." together. The Granary Burying Ground is an important cemetery. Some famous people are buried there such as John Hancock, Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin. I saw some money on Paul Revere's grave. Benjamin Franklin's grave is in the middle of the cemetery and it is the biggest grave in there.. Every grave have head stones. I saw death heads on some head stone. I felt it was a silent and respectful place. Quincy Market was started in 1826 as central market place for the Boston area. There are many unique souvenir shops and appetizing restaurants there. I bought a Harvard University pen for my sister because I hope she become smart. Boston is famous for lobster and I heard lobster rolls are delicious, so I ate a lobster roll. It was a little expensive but awesome. People were very funny and friendly but people at
Pike Place Market were more friendly. I thought people at Quincy Market were busy. I enjoyed superb places on the Freedom Trail.
Second, I had an excellent time at
Harvard University. It is the oldest university in the United States. I heard a lot of remarkable information from our guide. The statue of John Harvard has three lies. The first is that Harvard statue is not John Harvard. He was a mere handsome boy. Nobody knows his face. The Second is that John Harvard didn't establish Harvard University. He contribute money to Harvard University. Its endowment is 26 billion dollars. The third, it is recorded that Harvard University was established in 1638 but in fact it was established in 1636. It is very interesting. There are many students at Harvard University now. They are very intelligent. Women are more than 50 percent. About 30 percent of them are international students. I met an English student who spoke Japanese very well. I was surprised. Eight American presidents graduated from Harvard University, including John Adams, John Quincy Adams,Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Tuition for one year at Harvard is 50,000 dollars. It was very expensive.
Mukogawa Women's University is probably 10,000 dollars a year. I learned many surprising things at Harvard University.
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| Lovely Acorn Street |
Third, I took pleasure in lovely Beacon Hill. It is a charming residential area. There were many unique things. The first thing interesting to me was the boots scrapper at the front door. It is to remove mad from shoes. I thought it is very useful thing. The third thing interesting is gas lights which are mildly shining 24 hours a day. It impresses me. The third thing interesting is the shape of the windows which was like a lady's fan which was pretty. The fourth thing interesting to me was that there were many eagles on the window because the eagle is an American symbol. People at Beacon Hill were more fashionable than Spokane people and they looked wealthy. Most of people is single and have dogs. Our guide said the dogs are children for them. I thought people is very rich because a house in Beacon Hill costs at least 4 million dollars. I was astonished. I want to live in such a place as Beacon Hill. I saw many impressive things at the Acorn Street which is famous photograph place. It was stunning. This street has cobble stones which are easy for horses to walk on and for rainy day. The door knockers are acorns which is only on Acorn Street. I had a brilliant time at Beacon Hill.
I experienced tremendous things in Boston. This trip was precious memory for me. I want to go to Boston again.
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