Boston

World renowned Universities such as Harvard, MIT located in Boston but it’s a very quiet neighborhood compared to New York City. I went there during the 16th and 17th November 2013 for the weekend.

Holocaust Memorial

A bridge in Boston City

Harvard Square

A pond located in the Suburbs of Boson

Kids enjoying a ride of a farm trailer

The Freedom Trail – Boston

The History of United States isn’t that old; however their freedom struggle and independence which lead to a solid constitution is a true lesson for the rest of the world. The freedom trail is a set of locations in the heart of Boston which tells you the story of their independence. I managed to go through the trail and visit all its locations on Saturday, 16th November 2013. There are many attractions that’ll surprise you like the Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market.

Freedom Trail Sign

A tour guide wearing a costume

The Freedom Trail

Quincy Market

The Great Hall (Faneuil Hall)

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

It’s probably one of the cheapest activities in NYC under US$20. The downside is to get access to the crown you’ll have to wait for months. I wasn’t so interested of the Crown access so took the Pedestal access tickets online and went on the tour on Sunday, 9th November 2013.

Inside the Ellis Island Museum

The old US Immigration Center in Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty (Observe the Airliner in the background)

New York City Marathon – 2013

The New York City Marathon took place on 3rd November 2013. With 47,000 runners participating on a 42 kilometer race it's the world's largest marathon. Among the famous celebrities was Pamela Anderson who finished the race under 6 hours (5:41:03)

One of the first waves of runners

Runners coming down the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge exit

An amputated runner

Team work?

Juggler on the marathon

Village Halloween Parade – 2013

The 40th New York's Greenwich Village Halloween Parade took place on 31st October 2013 on the 6th Avenue. There were many waves of Halloween Costumes, Bands, Puppets, etc...

A skeleton

Witch and Werewolf?

A real life Pinhead

Creative body paint

Among the highlights were the Michael Jackson's Thriller zombie dancers. They did a really nice job and there were at least 500 people on that segment alone.

Thriller

Another body paint costume

Monster truck

Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island is a small island strip located between Manhattan and Queens on the East River. There aren’t many public transport options to go to the Island – there is just one Subway Station on the Island or if you want to get an awesome Arial view you can take the Cable Car operated by the MTA. If you go south you’ll find the much nicer Roosevelt Freedom Park and in the northern tip there is the Lighthouse Park. There are some small parks in the middle but they seem mostly residential playgrounds.

Panoramic View of the Roosevelt Freedom Park

On 20th October 2013 all around the Roosevelt Freedom Park is turning yellow and orange except the lawn. The two best things of the Roosevelt Island are the Roosevelt Freedom Park and the Cable Car ride.

Walkway along the East River

Roosevelt Freedom Park – View 1

Roosevelt Freedom Park – View 2

Roosevelt Freedom Park – View 3

Lighthouse on the northern tip of Roosevelt Island

Liberty State Park

Though the famous Statue of Liberty is located in New York, the Liberty State Park is located in New Jersey. The park is a big area and compared to the Central Park and Prospect Park in this one was very calm and almost empty. As of 5th October 2013 it’s not very cold and feels like Summer, but the signs of fall is visible everywhere around the park.

Signs of fall from nature

A rail track goes nowhere?