Boston Diary

My flight to Boston had a layover at the The Reagan National Airport just off Washington, D.C. The airport is well-located, as you can see the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol from the airport.
















Washington is still enamored by the Obamas, as seen by the slew of books on display at the airport book store.

The Church of Scientology was right opposite Srivathsan's apartment.
Charles River is beautiful and serves as some sort of a boundary between Boston and Cambridge.
















(L: Cambridge skyline as seen from the Boston side of the river, and R: Boston skyline as seen from the Cambridge side of the river)

The Quincy Bay reminded me of the Santhome Beach:
Next up, the Bunker Hill Monument:





















The day was capped off with a visit to the Charlestown Navy Yard where the USS Constitution is stationed.
















Cambridge is a very bike-friendly city, as can be seen with the bike lanes that sometimes move from the road to the walkway.

















The big attraction on my way back home from the conference venue was MIT's Stata Center.





















Also on the way was the Broad Institute, a genomics center affiliated with MIT and Harvard. They had quite a few computer screens facing the outside, which showed some cool genetic screening and sequencing work.

















And finally, I saw this on Hanover Street, also called Little Italy. Apparently, Massachusetts is having fun with its newly elected Senator.


Here's a slideshow with some more photos: