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Boston Sports: Sailing is a New England...
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  • Sailing is a New England tradition and the Charles River is always full of sailboats and yachts which are great to photograph from the riverbanks of Boston.

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    Politics: Bostonians and New Englanders...
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  • Bostonians and New Englanders in general are very politically active. I snapped this picture of a campaign poster for JFK at the JFK Museum (see 'must see activities).

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    Local Customs: Wicked Smaht . . .
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  • Education is highly regarded in Boston. Some of the world's best universities are located here, most notably Harvard University of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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    Religion: Saint Peter
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  • While Andrea and I were strolling through the North End, I noticed this shrine (I think it's on Fulton or Commercial Street toward the east side of the North End) called "All Saints Way". I took a picture and as soon as I did, a man emerged and asked me why I was taking a picture. I thought he was mad at first and I told him that the light was right and the flowers and images of the saints made a nice photo. His name was Peter and welcomed us inside and talked to us about all kinds of saints and the Catholic church. He good-naturedly gave me a hard time when I told him I was Christian but not Catholic.

    Anyway, Peter was very happy to show us his shrine and didn't ask us for a dime. He's very knowledgeable about just about every saint from anyplace on earth. When I told him I live in Philadelphia, he showed me two pictures of two saints from Philly and told me a little about their lives. If you're in the North End, keep your eyes out for this place.

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    Boston Sports: Sports Town
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  • Boston is one of America's great sports towns (along with New York, Philadelphia, Chicago among others). Locals will talk passionately and knowledgeably about their beloved hockey team the Bruins, their legendary basketball team the Celtics and their championship football team the Patriots. But above all, they will talk your ear off about the city's baseball team, the Red Sox. They waited about a million years for their first World Series championship, which finally came in the fall of 2004.

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    Comments for acemj about Boston
    german_eagle Sun May 20, 2007 13:05 UTC
     You built a very good page here! Many helpful tips. Can't wait to explore and see myself.
    b1bob Mon Sep 26, 2005 19:46 UTC
     Nice job as always, Mark! I don't see how the could stop you from taking photos OUTSIDE the museum.
    ATXtraveler Sun Sep 25, 2005 08:09 UTC
     Two things... I loved JP Licks... but I thought it was Herbie Hancock tower!
    dr.firas Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:25 UTC
     I love J.F.K
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