Remembering

Inscription on one of the glass towers of the New England Holocaust Memorial. The numbers you can see inscribed in the glass are the numbers of the inmates at the camps.

"From our barracks we could see the gas chambers, A heart-rending cry of women and children reached us there. We were overcome by a feeling of helplessness. There we were watching and unable to do anything.

We had already worked out a plan of escape. But at that moment I decided -- we must not simply escape. We must destroy the fascists and the camp."

Alexander Pechersky
Holocaust survivor
Captured Russian soldier who led the prisoner revolt at Sobibor

Boston Public Schools

Main administration building of the Boston Public Schools. The Corinthian columns are certainly eyecatching and make quite a contrast with the surrounding buildings.

Near Fanueil Hall

Rose Kennedy Greenway

The Rose Kennedy Greenway used to be part of the elevated expressway that cut through the heart of Boston. It has been removed and is now an open space making it easier to get to the North End and the waterfront. This swath of land is named after the matriarch of the Kennedy family, Rose Kennedy.

Seasonal Decorations

Merry Christmas

No matter how you say it:   Merry Christmas!

Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!

Joyeux Noel

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Natal

Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

Froehliche Weihnachten

Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo

Kala Christouyenna!

Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket

Sarbatori vesele

God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År

Buone Feste Natalizie

Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova

Linksmu Kaledu

Maligayan Pasko!

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie

Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom

Park Street on a snowy day

I took this picture on Thursday when it snowed all day, a light fluffy snow that left about 5 inches on the ground. It was a postcard perfect day in every way.

Old Granary Burial Ground

View of the Old Granary Burial ground on a snowy day in Boston.

Downtown Crossing Street Performer

Street performer at the corner of Washington and Summer Streets. This is the same street performer Fenix caught at Fanueil Hall in October, though then she was clad all in gold (the street performer, not Fenix:). Click here to see the street performer in her golden costume.

Paul Revere Statue

Old North Church - Exterior

Front view of the Old North Church decorated with wreaths.

Old North Church -Interior II

Another view of the interior of the Old North Church.

Old North Church - Interior

Tree - Public Garden

Public Garden

Another view of the Boston Public Garden on a cold and foggy December day.

Public Garden Vista

View of the fog enshrouded Hancock Towers from the Public Garden.

Public Garden Gate

Public Garden gate dressed for the season with a Christmas wreath.

Tadpole Playground

The Tadpole Playground is directly opposite the Frog Pond where children can splash in the wading pool in summer, and skate in the winter.

First Snow

First snow on Boston Common.

Lanterns and shadows II

I thought today I would show the street light lantern who's shadow we saw yesterday.

Lanterns and shadows

Shadows on the wall of the Mercantile Wharf Mall building.

Street Medallion

Street medallion on the Freedom Trail in front of the Omni Parker House. It reads:
Friend --
Look up and see the North Church tower
where were shown two lantern lights
on the night of April 17, 1775
to send Paul Revere on his
ride and begin
The American Revolution.
This view preserved for
all future generations by
Charles Hilgenhurst and colleagues
of the Boston Redevelopment Authority
in the year 1960

Luxe Condo - Update

Here is another monthly update of the luxury condo complex being built at 45 Province Street. Another couple of floors in only a month. Click here to see last months update, and here to see my first post.

Model train display

Holiday train display at South Station.

Stone work on high

Workers fixing the bricks on this building on a cold day in the North End.

Massachusetts State House

The golden dome of the Massachusetts State House glitters even in Black & White. The sky was so dramatic I couldn't resist taking such a touristy shot of the state house.

Marlborough at Exeter

I liked this building because of the street names etched into it.

Park Street Church