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| We got into Harvard...………..just for the day! That's the Charles River between us and the campus. |
Like New York a few days earlier, we decided to explore a different section of Boston. This time we headed for the area around the oldest and arguably most prestigious institution of higher learning in the US, Harvard. I thought getting into Harvard was difficult but it as simple as a $13 Uber ride and walking through the gates into Harvard Yard. I guess not being a "visitor" but being an actual student is a little more difficult, unless your mom and dad are among the super rich or you're actually super smart!
It was really fun to walk around trying to decipher the super smart from those of us just visiting. Eight US Presidents have been educated in these classrooms including JFK, Bush-43 and Obama. Who knows, maybe we walked past a future president as we made our way around Harvard Yard and Harvard Square!
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| The main library |
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| Harvard Yard |
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| Harvard Memorial Auditorium |
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| The worlds first programmable computer. This is actually just a part of it. The rest of it is in the Smithsonian. It is in the lobby of the Science Center. It's well worth a look if you are on campus. |
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| The Charles River. Parts of the campus are on both sides of the river. |
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| The intersection of Bow and Arrow Streets.....near the Harvard Campus |
After having done the Freedom Trail and downtown Boston several times in the past few years, this was a very interesting and different experience that kept us entertained the whole afternoon.
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| Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream in Harvard Square. Smart people need ice cream too! |
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| Boston skyline as we sailed in |
