The North End

We tried to pick up tickets to hear the Boston Pops perform, but they were all sold out! =(

Disappointed, we walked over to the stunning Christian Science Plaza on Huntington Avenue and took some pictures with our new camera. Hopefully, we'll post the pictures soon!

Afterwards, we made our way over to the North End. Jason had been meaning to see it since reading about it in Jane Jacobs' fantastic magnum opus The Death and Life of Great American Cities. It didn't look very promising initially, but we made our way south of the metro station and found the heart of this lovely neighborhood. It's little wonder that Jane Jacob's wrote so lovingly of the area.

We stopped by a little shop with a sign advertising lemon slushies. Everything you needed to make your own lemon slushy was hanging right outside of the door. We figured we would make one, walk inside, and pay for it. So, we took out a cup and started filling it up. It wasn't long before the proprietor came out, saying 'You're shortchanging yourself; your shortchanging yourself.' He took our cup and deftly fashioned a beautiful lemon slushy for us. It was very hot outside, and the slushy was very cold and very tasty.

Of course, no visit to the North End would be complete without a stop by the Old North Church, where the 'one if by land, two if by sea' lanterns were hung.