I love the Cape. I grew up here, raised my kids here and of course, live here still. And as much as I love the Cape sometimes I just have to go over the bridge into the city. Yep. That’s right. Country girl has to have a bit of city now and then. After college I lived in Manhattan for a few years and loved it. I found I spent most of my spare time in the parks, though, so when I came back to the Cape I decided to stay here and visit the city.

I love lots of cities. I love Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. I love London, Paris and Amsterdam, too. In fact I have yet to meet a city I haven’t been able to love. What do I love? The energy, the diversity, the hubbub and the youth. There’s something going on every minute and sometimes I need to get myself some of that. I spend a lot of time working by myself and a lot of time out in nature. Sometimes I need the lights and noises and even the smells of the city.

So, we went to Boston.

I love that you can see things like these light sculptures just walking along the street.

Or just wander into the oldest cemetary in Boston….and find the grave of Paul Revere and John Hancock among others…

I love the lights against the buildings and the sunsets….

and the bright light of a sunny early spring day.

I love happening upon wonderful independent bookstores…

and happening into a historic church to find a choir of wonderfully talented young people singing…

I love seeing the old and the new residing in harmony….

I love the charm and elegance of the beautiful old buildings

and the silly exuberance of youth on a pre St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl.

I love the old sculptural elements on the buildings

and the less than elegant reminders….

There’s all that ironwork to enjoy….

and of course that eternal reminder of the ride of Paul Revere.

Yep, it was a great weekend in Boston. Weather was perfect. We had a great time and now it’s good to be back.

Do you have a favorite city?