SWISS Magazine July/August 2019 - Boston

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Good to know Boston Visitor Information: Boston Common 139 Tremont Street Copley Place Mall 100 Huntington Avenue bostonusa.com

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Trinkgeld: Üppig! 20 Prozent sind üblich, es sei denn, die ­Service Charge ist schon in der Rechnung enthalten. Tipping: Yes! Twenty per cent is customary, ­unless a service charge is already in­ cluded on the bill.

City Guide

Einwohner: Knapp 700 000, aber im Grossraum leben ca. 8 Millionen, rund 80 Prozent der ­Bevölkerung von Massachusetts. Population: Just un­ der 700,000, but the Greater Boston area is home to some 8 mil­ lion people, which is 80 per cent of the in­ habitants of the state of Massachusetts.

Lage: Im Norden der Ostküste an der Massachusetts Bay und an den Mündungen von Mystic und Charles River. Location: On the northern Eastern Sea­ board, on Massa­ chusetts Bay at the mouths of the Mystic and Charles rivers.

Transport: Die vier Linien der Subway «T» fahren bis zum Strand und zum Flughafen. Zudem: Uber und die eigenen Beine. Getting around: The four lines of the “T” subway run to both the beach and the airport. Also: Uber and your own feet.

Institutionen: Im Grossraum Boston befinden sich die berühmte Harvard University und das Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Greater Boston is home to famous ­Harvard University and the Massachu­ setts Institute of Technology.

Text: Patricia Engelhorn; Photos: Marvin Zilm; Illustrations: Natalia Gianinazzi & Maya Wäber

Boston at a glance


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