This is a lawn in Public Garden in Boston. There are many bronze statues in this park. The statue in the photo is “Learning”, which is as expected of the capital of learning Boston (though I don’t know why he’s studying on a ball.) There are also statues of “Industry” and “Religion”, and they constitute a series of three.
There is a lake in the center of the Public Garden, where many water birds live. The photo is a flock of ducks on the bank of the lake.
The most famous bronze statues in Public Garden are the statues of a family of ducks in the photo, which especially are so popular with children. These statues are based on a heart-warming picture book “Make Way for Ducklings”, which is a story of Boston Public Garden.
Not only ducks, but swans also nest and warm eggs. The Swan Boat seen behind is also a famous attraction in Public Garden, operation since 1877.
The photo is Trinity Church, and the skyscraper, entirely covered with glass, beside is John Hancock Tower.
There is a lawn space named Copley Square in front of Trinity Church, which is surrounded by historic buildings, such as Boston Public Library and Old South Church.
One of the most popular Boston tourisms is Boston Duck Tours. We see around the famous places in the city on the amphibious bus in the photo.
The bus goes down into the Charles River in the middle of the tour, so that we can enjoy the view of the Boston from the water.
We rode on this bus.
If you have children, they can drive the bus on the water in Boston Duck Tours. A girl in the upper photo is (no need to say that) not our daughter. The next (the lower photo) was the turn of our second son.
This is lawn in North End Park, which we saw from the window of the tour bus. There are people enjoying the sun in bathing suits on the lawn. Though I envy a little, we can’t do this in Japan. The photo is June 30, 2006. It is about the time when summer just stats in the climate over there.
So, that’ all about lawn in Boston.
It’s a 5-hour drive from Montreal in Canada to Boston in the United States.
