Karen contacted David Luria of Washington Photo Safari to ask if he knew of any photography workshops in Cape Cod. He suggested Saba Alhadi of Photowalks in Boston. She was kind enough to give us a private “Postcards of Boston” tour. The drive from Cape Cod to downtown Boston was approximately 1-1/2 hours and thankfully we had “Jack” with us. We parked at the Boston Common and picked up a quick bite to eat at Au Bon Pain.
We met Saba at the George Washington monument in the Public Garden. We spent the next 2 hours walking around the beautiful gardens and other fascinating parts of Boston. Saba would give us some history of the area and then would suggest things to take photos of. The awesome part was that she would show us exactly how to take the photo on her digital camera. We walked through the Public Garden, Boston Common and Beacon Hill. We even saw Senator John Kerry’s house in Lewisburg Square, where Louisa May Alcott had lived, and writer Robin Cook, and many other multi-millionaires live. Saba gave us lots of great ideas and tips and hopefully we have a winning photo or two for the Paris Fair.
Saba suggested to visit the North End which is the Italian district of Boston. We walked around (in the sweltering heat) and then had a small snack at Mike’s Pastry. Now I can imagine what Italy must be like. (I’m sure Tony Soprano hangs out here when he’s in Boston). Paul Revere’s house was in this area, so lots of history was surrounding us. We realized that there was a Maggiano’s Little Italy so we decided to have dinner there. The food was great (as usual), and the portions were huge.
Before leaving home, we did a little bit of research and found that there was an L.L. Bean store in Burlington which was about 20 minutes from Boston. We stopped there, and at the Burlington Mall. On our drive home, we stopped at the Christmas Tree Shops in Pembroke. Don’t ya just love a baaarrrgain!
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