Today we decide to catch the train and head into Boston. We spend the day just walking around the city. As we leave the train station we start to make our way to the harbor, our first stop is the New England Holocaust Memorial. The site is quit moving, six glass towers, each 54 feet high. The towers are set on black granite, each one over a dark chamber which carries the name of one of the principal Nazi death camps. Six million numbers are etched in the glass in an orderly pattern, suggesting the infamous tattooed numbers and ghostly ledgers of the Nazi bureaucracy.
"Look at these towers, passerby, and try to imagine
what they really mean - what they symbolize - what they
invoke. They invoke an era of incommensurate
darkness, an era in history when civilization lost its
humanity."
"We must look at these towers of memory and say to
ourselves, No one should ever deprive a human being of
his or her right to dignity. No one should ever deprive
anyone of his or her right to sovereign human
being. No one should ever speak again about racial
superiority... We cannot give evil another chance."
- Elie Wiesel
Next stop, the Quincy Market built in the 1800's with over 100 stores and carts. It's a good place to stop for lunch. A stop and a few pictures by "Cheers" where everyone knows your name.
We make our way to Long Wharf, constucted in the 17th century, Long Wharf was once the focal point of the Boston's booming shipping industry. We take in a bit more of the town before we head back to catch our train back.
We spend the evening with some wine and good friends.
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