I arrived in the evening a couple of days ago and obviously, the first thing I noticed that it was damn cold! It’s not like I’ve not experienced winter but sub-zero with winds blowing is really, really cold. I’ve brought adequate winter gear so I wasn’t frozen but it’s still very cold.

I went around the Boston over the weekend, mainly using their T, which is the train system. It’s quite a convenient way to get around, but where the T stops are located are not exactly very obvious, especially when it’s underground. The good thing is that fares are not distance based, and you can buy passes for unlimited rides, which makes touring the city rather cost effective.

My first impression of Boston was that it looked strikingly similar to England. Of course, that didn’t come as a complete surprise to me because I knew that Boston is a part of New England where many English settlers came to in the early days of America’s history. Well, I liked my last trip to England and it feels good to see buildings that look similar to those I saw in England.

Boston is pretty international in terms of population. I saw many different nationalities over the weekend. I didn’t feel quite as out of place as I did back when I was in England where I felt I stuck out like a sore thumb among the Caucasians. People here seem generally nice and friendly, and I always like being in a place where language is not an obstacle in communication.

I also made a trip down to Boston’s Chinatown and it seems that most of the Chinese owned shops there are by Cantonese people. Most of the Chinese food sold there are more of Hong Kong styled food. I’ll probably give them a try later, after I come back from my trip to Florida’s Disneyworld. :mrgreen: