4th of July celebration - Boston Fireworks

One of Boston's most famous and popular events is the annual Fourth of July concert and fireworks display, which features a live performance by the Boston Pops and appearances by various special guests.

Lu Lei and myself did not make it to the Esplanade next to Charles river to watch the live performance but we did not want to miss the magnificent fireworks display. We had to park our car in one of the nearby neighbourhoods and walked the rest of the way to the edge of Charles River by way of Boston College. A huge crowd had already gathered when we arrived just about 10 mins before showtime. We had a hard time trying to find an unobstructed view up front. We finally found a small corner and had barely gotten into a squatting position scrambling with our cameras before the lights began. Here are some pictures that Lu Lei managed to snap and a couple of videos courtesy of me. I apologise for the moments of unsteadiness especially in the 2nd video, the position we were crouched in was highly uncomfortable and I had held out as long as I could before adjusting to allow blood flow to my feet.

Gloucester, MA

Gloucester is located 30 miles northeast of Boston. The city is part of "Cape Ann". A cape is a point of land projecting out into the sea. The main portion of Gloucester is an island, connected only by two bridges. Other towns making up "Cape Ann" are Rockport, Manchester and Essex.

It was our day trip to celebrate our anniversary. It was the perfect summer afternoon and being that we were visiting America's oldest seaport, we could not resist trying their seafood. We shared a huge plate of fish and chips and lobster bisque. It sure was a delicious and leisurely late lunch for us!

distance : 53 miles Time: 1hr 10 mins

Woods Hole, Cape Cod - Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL)

Its has been a long while since I have last posted. We have visited a couple of places since then, its partly the case of me wallowing in laziness as well as being caught up with some events that took up a lot of my time.

All that aside, we visited MBL in Woods Hole Cape Cod during our anniversary. The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research and education in biology and ecology. It was founded in 1888, and to date, 55 MBL-affiliated scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Lu Lei had spent a week in the month of May there attending a microscope course known as AQLM.

The day started off sunny yet cool, however, later on in the day when we made our way to the lighthouse, we saw the cold air from the Atlantic ocean bring with it a thick fog. Within minutes much of the area around us was covered. I have also attached a video where you can actually see the cold air blowing in from the ocean. Fog is brought about by the mixture of the cold Atlantic ocean air and the warm air on land.

Distance : 77 miles, Time : 1hr 35mins