Category: A Piece of Boston
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A Piece of Boston: Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard
Cape Cod: You cannot live in New England and not visit Cape Cod at least once, it is a rite of passage, and for good reason. It is a beautiful escape from the city with gorgeous beaches, quaint little seaside towns with the lighthouse style houses Cape Cod is known for and amazing food. It…
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A Piece of Boston: Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum
Every year in early May, the Arnold Arboretum has an event called Lilac Sunday. It is the only day of the year that you are allowed to picnic in the Arboretum. The Arboretum has one of the best collection of lilac plants in North America (there are 397 total plants in the park). Lilacs are…
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A Piece of Boston: Boston Common and Public Garden
Shakespeare in the Park, King Henry the VIII Set at the foot of the Massachusetts Capitol Building, the Boston Common is the oldest park in the city and is the start of the Freedom Trail. It originated as a common field, anyone could use for animal grazing (this was short lived as it soon became…
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A Piece of Boston: Cityscapes
Boston has a great skyline and there are A TON of places to go to see this skyline from different perspectives. So for my first “A Piece of Boston” series blog I thought it would be cool to post all of the different spots I have taken in the views of the city. Two of…
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A Piece of Boston
Five and half years ago I moved 3,039 miles, about as far as you can go while still staying within the continental US, when I moved from Seattle to Boston. Despite moving all by myself for the first time ever (and leaving my twin sister for the first “permanent” time in our lives), it ended…
Rachel Boyce 