weekend in boston

the last time i was in boston, i was a bratty teenager being forced to go on a tour of new england with my family.  boston was the last stop for us.  out of tireless frustration, my parents ended up kicking us out of the van in front of my cousin’s apartment.  the only thing i remember was shopping in urban outfitters for the very first time and getting into jillian’s with my sister’s college i.d.  this time around, my friend invited me up to show me what i should’ve rememebered before.  i made a short list of buildings i’d wanted to see and to my surprise, we were able to see most of them.  i didn’t know boston was such a small, pedestrian-friendly city.  weather was fair…only needed my wool coat.

frank gehry’s stata center at MIT.  I used the restroom in this funhouse.  Toilets were normal – guess there’s not much else anyone can do there.

here’s the only le corbusier building built in the u.s. – carpenter center for the visual arts at harvard:

i definitely feel like i got a good taste of what boston has to offer.  it was great to see what i’d missed out on before.  my only wish is that i’d gone a little later when the trees were filled with leaves and everything was in full bloom.  must be beautiful!

here’s one of the only pics i got of jess’ visit – us on the brooklyn bridge:

gosh i’m short!