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Visiting Beantown BY CHRISTINA CLAUS
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walkable city situated right on the water, Boston offers historical sites, reenactments, natural beauty, shopping, diverse eateries, experiences for the whole family and more. While there, one can experience a bustling city complete with quaint brownstones and a waterfront experience with boat rides and grassy areas to watch said boats bob in the water. With the winters hitting freezing temperatures and the
beauty, the public garden created with a Victorian style is a must stop while visiting the city. Definitely hop on a swan boat and take a walk over the pond bridges to snap a family portrait.
summers being a bit brutal, spring is the perfect season to pack up the car and take the about four-hour ride up to Beantown.
Activities For Everyone
Fenway Park Take a tour of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox while in Boston. Visitors will get one-hour tour, with a chance to see Pesky’s Pole and sit atop the world famous Green Monster
Boston Common and Public Garden Established in 1837, Boston’s public garden was the first public botanical garden in America. Whether just passing through to get to local restaurants or to spend a few hours admiring the garden’s
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Visiting Beantown BOSTON from page 27A which stands 37-feet, 2-inches high, overlooking left field. While tours are available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors may want to catch a game while at the ballpark that opened in 1912. New England Aquarium Fun for the whole family, the New England Aquarium sits right on the waterfront and is surrounded by a deck for perusing after a visit. The aquarium is unique in that to view all of the sea life, tourists must walk upward through spiraling walkways to view penguins and sea lions on the first level and other water creatures in a giant glass cylinder going up to the top floor, where the cylinder remains open to view sea turtles. Faneuil Hall Marketplace The marketplace is composed of more than 100 shops, kiosks and pushcarts with the smell of Quincy
Market’s diverse menu of restaurants just a sniff away. While wandering through the market at shops like the Cheers gift shop, created after the iconic show, and A Hat for Every Head, visitors can enjoy street theater, games, music and instructional classes.
Eating Through Boston
Newbury Street Just stroll down Newbury Street past the shops to restaurants with outdoor seating, perfect for the spring season. Grab a taste of Cafeteria Boston, which offers a hangout spot with American comfort food, Piattini, which offers small Italian eats, Sonsie known for it’s wine cellar and brunch, Beantown Pho & Grill for Thai, Vietnamese and other Asian cuisine, and more. From the Sea Because the city is located in close proximity to the sea, many restaurants offer quality seafood
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Historic Moments
Boston Tea Party Museum Perfect for families, the museum allows tourists to be part of the famous historical event with its historical interpreters, interactive exhibits, full-scale restored 18th-century sailing vessel, historic artifacts and multi-sensory documentary Let It Begin Here. The museum also has two tea ships, the brig Beaver and ship Eleanor, where visitors
can take part in the destruction of the tea. Freedom Trail Walk 2.5 miles through the streets of Boston on the Freedom Trail, which begins at the Boston Common and runs through Downtown Boston, passes through the North End and crosses the Charles River to the neighborhood of Charleston. Throughout the journey, tourists will see historic sites including the Paul Revere House. Join a walking tour with the costumed guides from The Freedom Trail Foundation or a free tour by the National Park Service.
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500 Years Of Exploration Recreating a Fantastic Voyage
BY ROBERT HEMM editorial@antonmediagroup.com
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he spring of 2019 will soon see one very special celebration. It will mark the Spanish-led 500 years of exploration from 1519 to 2019 and will include many other nations. Spain’s ship, The Sebastian Elcano, named after Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, will set sail on its journey to circumnavigate the world, heading south, through the Magellan Straits, into the pacific and on. A two-year journey duplicating Magellan in 1519, when many thought the world was flat. The “School” ship, the “Elcano”will also be used as a scientific platform. The around the world seafaring journey will begin in Boston Harbor when Spain’s training ship will sail into the harbor on Friday, April 26, with many other sailing ships from around the world joining in from April 26 lasting through Sunday the 28. The Boston celebration will be cohosted by The Explorers Club, an international organization dedicated to scientific expeditions who claim members with records of climbing the highest mountains, diving to the deepest oceans, first in space and first on the moon. Many will be part of the threeday celebration. Aside from the fireworks over the many ships, visitors will have a chance to visit the Spanish ship and meet the crew, and historic photo/video opportunity. The history of the first voyage is set at a time in the 16th century, 500 years ago when European countries, particularly Spain and Portugal, were so active in launching
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expeditions for trade, and colonies in the New World that the Pope divided the Americas between them. Today, South and Central America as well as Mexico are mostly Spanish speaking, with Brazil speaking Portuguese. In the USA, Spanish is the second language. All of this due to explorations and the many ships, which took part, at considerable peril. Magellan was born in Portugal and moved to Spain. He petitioned the King of Spain, Charles V, only 19 years old, his plan to sail west and find a passage to reach the Spice Islands. Spice was worth more than gold, by weight and was a lucrative trade. The king of Spain funded Magellan’s expedition and after many difficulties, Magellan got as far as the Philippines when he was killed by natives in the battle of Mactan. With only two out of five
ships left, a captain named Sebastian Elcano took charge and sailed the one remaining ship the arduous 10,000 miles until finally reaching Seville, Spain. He arrived with a cargo of spices that paid for the expedition. Today, the expedition is known as the Magellan–Elcano Expedition. Fortunately, that journey today is without the fear of sea dragons and falling off a flat earth. But, still the port of calls along the way will raise large crowds with celebrations. The Elcano will collect water samples on a continuing basis in the oceans, seas and ports, which will be taken and analyzed on oceans and ports through the voyage. Scholars and scientists aboard will also be visiting all ports where celebrations will be held under the Spanish and Explorer’s Club Flags. Stay tuned to Anton’s travel section each month as we track the progress of this historic voyage around the globe. Robert Hemm is a Fellow member of The Explorers Club and has conducted expeditions around the world—view Hemm’s adventure “Magellan’s Lost Fleet” on YouTube.