Fenway, Fanueil, Etc.

As promised, here are some highlights from our second trip to Boston, as well as some other stuff.

A Fenway Pale Ale, the signature beer at Boston Beer Works. It was not very pale in appearance, nor did it taste much like a pale ale. More like just a plain, American ale, which is fine and fitting.



A Fenway Frank, the signature hot dog of Fenway Park. It tasted pretty much like a standard frankfurter, though quite salty. What distinguishes it, somewhat, is the bun, which I believe is a thick slice of a rather pedestrian white bread shaped and folded around it.



The best and most unique item we enjoyed in/around Fenway, funnel cake fries. They really are just standard fried dough shaped into french fry-style sticks. Much less messy and easier to enjoy than the massive brick you get most places.

Fen-way Beyond

On our original, sans le baseball trip to Boston, we saw several of the traditional sites, including Fanueil Hall, Boston Common and the Statehouse. (For a detailed travelogue, visit Sarah's blog).

What I found most interesting was the apparent lack of decorum shown by Massachusetts State Legislators, even in writing, at the Capitol. Case in point, this photo shows a sign on the Capitol grounds, clearly demarcating a separate entrance to the building reserved solely for run-of-the-mill prostitutes:



(Apparently, ladies offering more specialized services have yet another separate entrance.)

Back Home

Some time after returning to the comparatively sleepy hollow of Northampton, we walked one of our standard routes, through the lovely campus of Smith College. While we were near the athletic fields, we saw a semi-fantastic site.



If you can't tell what that is, there is a hot air balloon relatively close over the rather majestic campus.



Finally, at work a few days ago, I was chatting in the office of my indirect supervisor when her wall calendar caught my attention. For the month of June, the artwork was a large quote "Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good." This nice piece of advice comes, of course, from one Minor Myers, jr., the late, great president of Illinois Wesleyan University. Just a surpleasing little coincidence.

The Maine Event and More

I realize it's been a while since I've updated, but we've been busy, and I've been lazy. This post will be mostly pictures from our Memorial Day weekend trip to Maine and northeast Mass., as well as an outing to Boston for a Sawx game, and some other random shots I had on my phone.

The Maine Event

Before we hit the road, we asked Dubu to help us plot our route to the Pine Tree State.



Of course, before he could read the map, he had to put on his reading spectacles.

On the Road

York Beach, a small beach south of Kennubunkport, Maine.



Another shot of York Beach, which was busy and a little rocky looking.



A beach somewhere in Maine we saw only from the road.



Getting closer to our first destination, Kennebunkport, a locale best known as the summer home of the Bush family.



The beach at Ft. Williams State Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.



The ruins of what appeared to be a mid-19th century building at Ft. Williams.

To The Lighthouse

This is a lighthouse located at the State Park, of somewhat historic provenance.



The lighthouse, which apparently was the inspiration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Lighthouse."



A plaque, supporting my previous statement.



On the way back to Mass., where we stayed for the night, we stopped off to play a quick round of mini golf in Ogunquit, another super-touristy area along the Maine coast.



The course was quite impressive, featuring water falls, rivers and other large ornamental decorations. Unfortunately, I cannot recall who won the match.

En Mass.

Here Sarah is in front of our full beach stop, Salisbury Beach, in the very northeastern corner of Massachusetts.



Me in the same spot.



A distant look at the Salisbury shore.

I plan to post again shortly, though already overdue, about our trip to Fenway. So look out for that.