Crossing State Street in downtown Boston (), Massachusetts, USA. July 15, 2013.

Gravestones in Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street, Boston. So named because of its proximity to Boston’s first granary, the 1660, 2-acre cemetery is one of the oldest historic sites in the city, yet only the third oldest burying ground in Boston – this city is ye olde indeed. It contains 2,345 gravestones and 204 tombs and is the final resting place for may a prominent Bostonian & revolutionary including John Hancock & Samuel Adams, signers of the American Declaration of Independence. Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 15, 2013.

Old State House at the intersection of Washington & State Streets. Built in 1773, the Old State House is Boston’s oldest surviving public building. It was the centre of political and commercial life & housed the merchant’s exchange, the precursor to today’s stock exchange. It was also the site of the Boston Massacre (see next picture) & it was from a balcony on the east side of the building (this is the west façade) that the American Declaration of Independence was first read in July 1776. Old State House at the intersection of Washington & State Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 15, 2013.

A ring of cobblestones marking where, on March 5, 1770, five men were killed in a clash between Colonists & British troops in an event that became know as the Boston Massacre (& all five are buried in Granary Burial Ground). Among the slain men was Crispus Attucks, the first Black American to die for the patriotic cause. State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 15, 2013.

A statue of Colonel William Prescott in front of the Bunker Hill Monument in Monument Square. The 221-foot granite obelisk commemorates the site of the first major battle of the 1775-1783 American Revolution between ill-equipped Colonists, led by Prescott, & the powerful British Army. The battle, fought on June 17, 1775, was one of the bloodiest of the war, leaving 1,400 dead. Monument Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 15, 2013.

Studying in view of the statue of John Harvard, Harvard’s first benefactor & after whom the university takes its name, in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. July 16, 2013.

The Memorial Transept of Memorial Hall on the campus of Harvard University. My favourite building on the Harvard campus was Memorial Hall, an imposing High Victorian Gothic building consisting of three main divisions, one of which is this, the Memorial Transept. The Transept is a dim, Gothic vault above a marble floor with black walnut panelling and stencilled walls, attached to which are 28 white tablets commemorating 136 Harvard men who died fighting for the Union during the American Civil War – Confederate casualties who attended Harvard & who died for the cause are not listed. I paid two visits the the Transept – I deemed a second visit necessary after discovering, while reviewing my pictures as I lounged in the middle of Harvard Yard, that I didn’t like what I captured during my first visit. When I went back I had the 60-foot-high (18 metre) vault all to myself. Wanting a sense of scale in the shot, and with no one else around, I was forced to put myself in the frame, making sure to move during the 1.6 second exposure. The Memorial Transept of Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. July 16, 2013.

The Ted Williams red seat stands out amongst a sea of green in the right field bleacher section of Fenway Park. Many baseball greats have played for the Red Sox, among them Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, & Ted Williams. On June 9, 1946, Williams hit a 502-foot home run, the longest ever hit into the Fenway bleachers. The seat, located in section 42, row 37, seat 21, was painted red to commemorate Williams’ titanic blast, one of only 2 in Fenway painted red (although at the time of the home run the bleachers were real bleachers and not individual seats). Fenway Park, Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 17, 2013.

Inside the glass pavilion at the JFK Presidential Library & Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 17, 2013.

The Visit to Ireland section of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 17, 2013.

Walking down Washington Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 17, 2013.

Street performers outside Quincy Market. The historic building in downtown Boston, located in Faneuil Hall Marketplace behind historic Faneuil Hall, was constructed between 1824–1826 and named in honor of Mayor Josiah Quincy, who organized its construction without any tax or debt. It’s a pretty touristy place & the areas around the market are a popular venue for street performers & street vendors. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 17, 2013.

Homeward bound. Logan International Airport, Boston. I’ve just checked in & my bag has hit the scales at 21.7 kilograms (48 lb). And this does not account for the weight of my carry on day pack which, with all my camera gear and assorted electronics, weighs in at about 7-8 kilograms. I’ve always been a terrible packer, carrying way more weight on my various trips and I’ve ever needed. And I’ve lugged this around the world for 500 days now, having started this trip back on March 6th of last year. Yep, worst traveller ever. Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. July 18, 2013. (iPod)