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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS |  | After spending a couple months with my family and the snow, my trip to the Northeast was coming to an end. I convinced half of the Ian & Rachelle duo to make the trip up north to visit, and Rachelle was soon on a plane to meet me in
Providence for a few days of soaking up all the sights Boston has to offer. As a joke, I made her a more than comprehensive list of things to do and see in Beantown, and we ran ourselves ragged over the course of four days checking off almost everything on the list. |
Over the course of four days, we tripped through Back Bay, saw Chinatown, the old Combat Zone, the Commons, Fanueil Hall, Fenway Park, the place where the old Boston Garden was, Newbury Street, the Cheers
Bar and even found the time to down a few pints at my favorite old watering holes in Cambridge. And if that wasn't enough, we even got to swing through Harvard, and were lucky enough to be ushered through the conservation section of the Fogg Art Museum, where we saw countless pieces of priceless art faithfully restored right before our eyes.
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| With my sister leading us through the Boston night, we made a trek up the Prudential Center. Faced with paying twelve dollars to take an elevator ride to the top floor, we instead went up to the bar on the next to the top floor, paid twelve dollars for a drink, and got to enjoy the view of twinkling lights overlooking Boston. |
An Austin icon meets a Boston icon | 
While Harvard Square continues to succumb to bland stores like the Gap, it's good to see lawyers never change |
Providence, Rhode Island.
The humble beginning and ending point for Rachelle's visit |
Rachelle takes to the ice at the Frog Pond. By the fourth loop around, she was skating like a seasoned veteran. There were also no run ins with the zamboni |
Going underground | 
The exact purpose of this fence remains unclear to this day |
One of Austin's premier bartenders outside the oldest pub in America | 
The sun setting on the
Granary Burial Ground | 
You know how many people buried here are dead? |
the reflections off the modern buildings around the cemetery make for some nice effects |  |
 | Every trip I've taken to Chinatown results in me hitting a different random Chinese restaurant. With my sister providing the role of the local tour guide, she led us into this bizarre restaurant that occupies an old theater, complete with scalloped ceilings and a balcony seating area.
Oddly enough, the three of us were vastly outnumbered by the wait staff until two other diners entered the hall.
The food was pretty awesome. |  |  |
| With Dunkin Donuts as ubiquitous in Boston as pubs in Ireland, it's hard to not grab a quick breakfast on the way to the bus station in the morning. Getting a late start, I passed on my usual order of a hot chocolate and a Boston creme for Dunkin Donuts' foray into Italian cuisine. The pizza was cheap, and oddly enough, pleasant to eat. |
Shortly after Rachelle made this little angel, she was christened into the true nature of New England winter with an impromptu snowball fight culminating with a whitewash. | 
Harvard's campus always yields a nice surprise, on this day, we snaked through
campus to find this old church converted into a theater. Unlike the University of Texas, Harvard does not excel in football, but seems to have culture and elegance covered. |
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ONGOING AND UPCOMING SHOWS
2008
COMING SOON
Tales of the Really White Vigilante, Volume 2
our intrepid hero battles hipsters,
music festivals and his own demons
NOVEMBER
Solo Show
A show of new work
DECEMBER
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
creative gifts for the Holiday Season
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