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RETURN TO THE BAY STATE

MASSACHUSETTS

Where to find Travel Bingo Cheap

It's time to play a little game - take a look at the following set of pictures, and it's up to you to decide where these pictures were shot.  I'll give you a hint - it's not Boston's FAO Schwartz, that closed a number of years ago when the company went bankrupt.  Notice the wide array of car books, model cars, racetracks, license plate game, and the racks and racks of assorted automobile related memorabilia. 

Here's a hint: it's not a book store, a toy store, nor is it the Sharper Image having a blow out sale on automobile related products.

Go ahead, take a look and take a guess.

GIVE UP?

Have any guesses?

Do you know where in Boston has such a fine selection of automobile related merchandise? 

Why it's the Museum of Fine Arts, where they had a paid admission show (in addition to the regular cost of the museum) called, "Speed, Style and Beauty" featuring the cars from the private collection of Ralph Lauren. 

After staring at a Renoir for twenty minutes trying to make sense of his painted strokes, I turned into the next room and my senses were met with this auto-assault.

Why do museums feel compelled to not even try anymore?

Continue on to Star Wars: Episode Three...



 

 
Don't Stop Believin'
Milford,  Massachusetts
Trippin' Through Boston
The Big Dig
The Quest for the Tea Party
Cheap Travel Bingo
Star Wars: Episode Three
The Museum of Fine Art
One Fine Day at Harvard
Even Michael Collected