Today started off a little better than yesterday, with some tweaks to my humidifier and the more relaxed schedule for the previous day seeming to pay off as I woke up a little bit more energised than before. After a bit of breakfast and a look at what to do, I decided to devote the day to exploring MIT and Harvard, both just over a mile away from our hotel, over the Charles River.
First stop was MIT, where we decided to visit the MIT Museum, which had been rated as one of the better attractions to go to. The fairly reasonable price of $7.50 each got me, my Dad and Marius entry into the museum, which had a wealth of information and videos on current projects at MIT, or at least the ones that look good on video. On the second floor, they also had videos and exhibits from the history of robotics, DNA mapping, and the history of MIT. I found it quite interesting to read all about it, although the lack of anything particularly interactive did make it feel incomplete, and my Dad seemed to get bored as a result.
After we finished in the museum, we hopped back in the car to check out Harvard and to try and find somewhere to eat. We drove around for a bit but unfortunately couldn't find anywhere to park as we were all out of quarters, so didn't really get to see anything. Maybe we'll come back another time!
After we got back to Boston, which took all of two minutes, we decided to continue with the technology theme by checking out the flagship Apple store. This had a whole load of brand-new i-pads for anyone to come and try out, which apparently many people just use to check their Facebook when in the city – well so says Marius who has a knack of picking out all the cheapskate tricks! The store was pretty busy, but unless you wanted to buy an iPod or Mac was a little superfluous - but then I can't say I expected much else!
It seems like we are all competing for the stupid award for this trip, from me forgetting my disabled badge (which would have got us free parking), Jan last week getting lost on the Queen Mary 2 (yeah, it's big - but it's not that big, and there is only one pub!), Dad nearly turning into oncoming traffic as he forgot to drive on the right, Marius risking his life by crossing streets without the use of his eyes, or Steffen trying to control lifts via mind control instead of actually pushing buttons. At the moment we are all pretty even, but there's still plenty of time to go!
This evening we ate at Charley's, an American bar/restaurant which although seeming inaccessible on all sides, actually had a disabled access entrance around a back alley. It was rather a roundabout route, and it was good to see them clearing boxes so that I could get through the corridor - obviously a well used route - not! Still, it's nice to see that it is not only in the UK that that happens! It's made me a bit more optimistic about the accessibility of Boston, which so far hasn’t looked particularly good.
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