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| Lexington
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The Minuteman statue in the center of Lexington. Notice the pretty fall
colors.
Summer hadn't yet truly fallen (hehe); hence, we saw few
trees as vibrant as this one.
| A series of plaques in Lexington described the history of various ships
named Lexington. I photographed this plaque because of its particularly
unusual story.
| Emily, Di Yin, and Brian stand by the side of Buckman Tavern and examine
a camera.
| Emily and Brian standing under a tree.
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| Emily and Brian sitting under a tree.
| Emily's awed by some plants in the Helen Noyes Webster Memorial Herb
Garden, behind Buckman Tavern.
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| Nashoba Brook Bakery & Cafe
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| Nashoba Brook Cafe, located far from the historic downtown, is on a side
street and surprisingly hard to find. We had to call for directions.
Even though we were less than two blocks away when we called, I'm glad
Di Yin put them on speakerphone because the directions were so
convoluted that if I hadn't heard them myself, I wouldn't have believed
them: "past the auto dealership ... cross the parking lot by the gas
station ... down a brick alley ... we don't really have a sign." Can
you even spot the entrance in this picture?
| Nashoba Brook Cafe's counter.
| Emily, Brian, and Di Yin, eating happily and relaxing on the good
couches we found in the back corner.
| Brian and I.
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| Concord: North Bridge section of Minute Man National Historic Park
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| Concord's North Bridge, the site where the Revolutionary War is said to
have officially begun. Although in same style, I'm told this bridge
isn't the original.
| The Minute Man Statue.
| A panorama of a field by the Old Manse, not far from the North Bridge.
Emerson and Hawthorne lived here.
| The boat house by the Old Manse. The top half is said to have been
floated down the river to this location.
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| The garden in front of Old Manse had pumpkins, including a white one.
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| Walden Pond
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| A panorama of Walden Pond. It's large; I wouldn't call it a pond.
| Emily and Di Yin walk in the pond for a while. Look how happy they
look!
| Given all the stacked stone monuments, I originally thought this must've
been a memorial to the site of Thoreau's cabin. Nay; I was wrong.
I don't, however, regret taking this picture. I always take pictures
of stacked stones.
| The real site of Thoreau's cabin, about fifteen feet from the piles of
stones.
Near the parking lot, far from this site, we found a
replicate of the cabin. Don't ask me why they didn't put the cabin near
where it should've gone.
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| Cambridge and Harvard (briefly, more on Tuesday)
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| A picture of some buildings on Kirkland Street in Cambridge or
Somerville, taken to convey the feel of the area.
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Memorial Hall at dusk.
| A close-up of Memorial Hall's tower. It was actually rebuilt recently
(1999).
| Me in front of Widener Library.
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| An out-of-focus picture of me in front of the distant Memorial Church.
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| Nightime in/near Boston's Back Bay District
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| Di Yin and I standing in front of Trinity Church in Boston's Back Bay
neighborhood.
| Ibid.
| Buildings at night.
| Another picture of Trinity Church.
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| A random impressive building.
| A long exposure of the Church of the Covenant. Something about this
picture makes it appear as if it were painted. I feel like this shot
could grace a poster promoting a gothic-style horror film.
| Many trees and stately lampposts make Back Bay feel older than it is.
This picture, I believe, was taken on Newbury Street.
| Another picture of Newbury Street. The comfortable weather encouraged
dining on the sidewalk. The lights on the trees are a nice touch.
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