Washington DC

Sometimes I feel it’s better to explore new places alone. People may call you mad or crazy but it will be wonderful experience. This was my first trip which I went alone in Abroad. It was a totally different and wonderful experience which I had in my life.

For last weekend of my stay planned to visit Washington DC. From Boston its almost 10 hours Journey to Washington DC. Started from Boston at 10.00PM and reached Washington around 8.00AM.

Washington DC:

DC is well known for many famous museums and for photographers it’s a perfect place to capture historic monuments.  

Washington Monument

The National World War II Memorial

The White House

United States Capitol

From morning to late night covered as many places I can and captured beauty of the historic place in my camera. Met many KANNADIGAS in Washington DC which made my trip very special as well.  It was my first trip all alone & memorable one too…!!

Boston

The first thing I liked about this place is ‘Boston Logan international Airport’. The landing on this airport was amazing. Flying on the sea and landing on the edge of sea shore, Uhh.,it’s a great experience. 

About Boston: Boston its also called as “America’s Walking City”, which was given due to Boston’s compact and high destiny nature, which has made walking an effective and popular mode of transit in the city. In fact, it has the seventh-highest percentage of pedestrian commuters of any city in the United States, while neighboring Cambridge is the highest.

Second weekend of my stay decided to explore Boston. I stayed 18 miles away from the Boston City, the place called Waltham. We Hired City Taxi from hotel and started towards Boston at 8.00 a.m. It’s hardly 20 minutes’ drive from hotel to Boston. The Boston city is also known as “Hub of Universities”. On the way from hotel to Boston we will get Harvard and Cambridge Universities. Though I wanted to visit these Universities, didn’t get a chance due to time constrain.

Once we are done with Duck tour, started exploring Boston by Road :)

Reached Chatham Street near Faneuil Hall Marketplace and found Carriage rides. Carriage rides are a unique and romantic way to tour downtown Boston. I liked very much the way they decorated that vehicle, horse and off-course one beautiful girl dressed up as a Cow girl. 

Horse & Carriage Ride Vehicle 

The rides generally operate during weekdays in the evening, 6:00 pm to Midnight, and on weekends from 12:00 pm to Midnight (seasonal).

Visitors can walk to the carriage stand at Chatham Street, or make reservations in advance. Reservations are generally only allowed when a ONE HOUR TOUR or longer is booked. The routes are fixed in downtown Boston, and diverting from a planned route requires a 48-hour notice to the police department per hackney regulations.

In front of India St.

We headed towards Indian Street. Heard about Indian Street from one of my friend and decided to visit that place and have lunch there only. It’s always a proud feeling to see our country's name in some other country. 

We continued our walk across the Boston city and PAUL REVERE PARK (Charles River Reservation park). the five-acre Paul Revere Park extends from the North Washington Street Bridge upstream to the new Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. 

Paul Revere Park is one of the new parks along the Charles River being developed as mitigation for the river crossing of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. 

Its one of the beautiful and clean park which i had been in Boston. Its a huge park build on the shore of Charles River.  

Paul Revere bridge

Later we continued our walk  and reached near famous and historical Charlestown Bridge.

The Charlestown Bridge is located in Boston and spans the Charles River. As the river's easternmost crossing, the North Washington Street Bridge (as it is sometimes called) connects the neighborhoods of Charlestown and the North End. Completed in 1900, the bridge carries a portion of the Freedom Trail linking to the USS Constitution and Bunker Hill. To the north, the Charlestown bridge connects to Rutherford Avenue; to the south it connects with Joe Tecce Way.

Enjoyed the walk across the Charlestown Bridge and reached Charles Hayden Planetarium. By now We were completely exhausted and was done with the day.My Camera battery was dead, even it showed its exhaustness... so We hired a cab back to hotel.

Really it was a wonderful experience in Boston. I liked this place very much than compared to New York and Washington DC cities i visited. Liked culture of this place, beautiful buildings and Historical touch on the city. And not to forget DUCK TOUR is one of the different Ride and anyone in the city must try this.

Overall it was a wonderful place... 

Boston Duck Tour

During second weekend of my stay at USA, decided to explore Boston. I stayed 18 miles away from the Boston City, the place called Waltham. We Hired City Taxi from hotel and started towards Boston at 8.00 AM. It’s hardly 20 minutes’ drive from hotel to Boston.

First thing in the morning we wanted to complete the Boston’s famous DUCK TOUR. We booked the tickets for the duck tour in Quincy Market. We had almost 1 hour time to reach the Duck vehicle in the next street.

About Super Duck tour: Super Duck is a unique tour of Boston’s waterfront and Harbor aboard a duck boat – an amphibious vehicle that can drive Boston’s historic streets and then plunge mightily into Boston Harbor for an exciting narrated look at the city. Finally reached Duck Boat and boarded Duck Boat.

Super Duck makes a grand splash into Boston Harbor offering spectacular views of the Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, USS Constitution and the Boston skyline!

About Duck boat – Its an amphibious vehicle that will drive through Boston’s historical streets and then pitch into Boston Harbor along with the narration about the places we see during the ride. The duck tour ride is for one hour and thirty minutes. We’ll spend 45 minutes on land and 45 minutes at sea. You will enjoy the ride with a rich narration about Boston’s historical waterfront. Super Ducks are staffed by both a Captain and a Mate.

Some of the interesting sites of Duck Tour.

One of the must do activities when you are around this place, its not only for kids! All age group people will enjoy this ride 

New York

New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.

Boston to New York its around 215 Miles and takes 4 to 5 hours to reach the destination by road, started early morning from Boston and reached New York around 10.00 a,m.

Since we had very less time to explore this city we just tried to cover the main attractions of the city.  

Flatiron Building:

The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a triangular 22-story, 285-foot tall steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighbourhood of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. 

Times Square:

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment centre, and neighbourhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue 

Hudson River Park

Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the North River that extends from 59th Street south to Battery

The Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty—or Liberty Enlightening the World, as she’s officially known—was a gift from France on America’s 100th birthday. A universal symbol of freedom that welcomed over 10 million immigrants sailing past to Ellis Island during the turn of the 20th century, the copper-plated sentinel stands 305 feet tall from the bottom of her base to the tip of her torch.

Ferry fee was $15.00 for Adults, it differs for different age groups and seasons.

Brooklyn Bridge:

The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing across the East River

Waltham

About Waltham:

Waltham is a city in Massachusetts, United States. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning, spawning what became known as the Waltham-Lowell system of labour and production. The city is now a centre for research and higher education, home to Brandeis University and Bentley University.

Waltham is around 13 miles from Boston and takes 20 mins to reach from Boston.

During my visit to USA, stayed in hotel Extended Stay America which was near to my office.

My home during my stay

View from my hotel room

Road towards my office

Road towards my office

Our boss home

View from other end

With my manager & buddy during my stay

Beautiful houses

My all time favorite job, taking photos with cars