Andover Wyndham Hotel

... in Phili. We had a great time meeting alot of Andy's friends who were all friendly and playful with our accents. I even think some of them asked Linda for the recipe of some of her dishes on the table.......Linda needs to set up the Aussie pub here and make some $$$.

We are now sitting on the BoltBus to NY. We have a 1 hour layover there then get on another bus to head to Boston which departs at 10pm. We should be in Boston at approx 02:15 and I booked a hotel right at the Garden ...

... is our last day here. Went to Harvard and MIT this morning to soak in some of those intellectual rays. To be honest, Harvard was a little anti-climactic - sure it's a big campus, but it's just lots of old buildings! The significance wore off quite quickly, same with MIT. But a big thanks to James who showed me a little bit of the 'behind the scenes' stuff in the computer science department!

Heading to DC tomorrow morning..will write again soon!

xox

We leave for New Zealand a week from today. Everything Buzz needs is neatly packed in a rolling duffel bag. Every summer garment I own is piled on the bed in the guest room as I try to decide what to take and what to leave! I need outfits, he just needs clothes! We have our camera, ipod, computer, gps ...

... local in Beppu where our hostel was. She clearly had no idea and was turning the map up and down and around, but she felt compelled to keep trying, looking vaguely distressed by our continued attempts at orienting. Finally, I found the Beppu TV tower to orient by and thanked her profusely, but you got the feeling she'd have stuck around forever, going in circles just to be helpful. Which is a good tip--have an escape phrase handy in case you get trapped in a map loop with a local ...

... was in Italy. People in the streets, young and old conversing in Italian. The roaming smell of cooking pasta sauce, pizza could make anyone hungry. Will definitely have to make plans for an evening out here. Paul Revere House is situated there. It is the oldest building in downtown Boston. Today, it is a wonderful museum that pays tribute to the memory of Paul Revere. Inside, you can view samples of his silver work, and in the courtyard you'll see a 900 pound bronze bell cast ...

... you don't have to try to remember how to get back to the freeway. Since all I did was drive today the pictures I took were pretty random. I know you probably don't care about random pictures, but this is my blog and I feel like posting random pictures ;) Now it's off to bed, although I don't think I'll get too much sleep cause I'm too excited to see Boston. I'm sure I'll have tons and tons of pictures to post tomorrow. Good night!

... Eastern European
Jews came (mostly from Lithuania) and settled in Johannesburg and Cape
Town. At one point, Jews made up 4% of the white population and 1% of
the whole population of South Africa, and there were 28 temples! The
museum was in the first temple of South Africa, and really well done.

Anyway,
though I am leaving I'm a bit glad to be going home, as I miss sushi.
Ehh, people too, I suppose (just kidding again mom!), and it will be
Noah's ...

... myspace. Remember, for the travel blog e-mail look at the e-mail address! The subject line will say something about "ailleagan has uploaded her travel blog" or something to that nature...it's NOT spam! Just look for my e-mail addy. Now I'm going to try to update it with pictures and journal entries as often as possible! But don't be surprised if I get a little behind! However, I am making a point to keep a journal (both hand written and electronic through ...

... of Europe. Audrey has spent the last year in England doing a masters program and also did not want to miss out on this chance to see Europe. If you know me, I'm never opposed to hopping on a plane to almost any destination! I am barely ready. I have been looking forward to this trip for so long, yet somehow it just crept up on me and I can't believe it is actually ...

... s cozy, and concise. Coming into Providence, I see the capitol, but keep on driving, Brown University is here, I'd like to see that campus too but not today. State line again, in Massachusetts now, well that was quick. Foxboro, what have I read about that? Sports? Or something big? I make a mental note, to check it out. I-90 now, turn right (a left turn would put me in Seattle, in 3,000 miles or so!), so here is Cambridge, my motel, a simple Howard Johnson's, riverside ...