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.