This is the sequel to my previous post ... about the highlights of my visit to Boston.

MIT and Harvard

Ah, the Eldorado of every engineering student and researcher ... the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What can I say ... I imagined it to be not as neoclassical as it actually is. Apart from these architectural remarks everything looks amazing. The resent for our domestic educational system stirred again within me, again I started wondering when in all went wrong in Slovenia and if it can be corrected ... the idea that hands-on-science complements the theory so elegantly embedded into MIT motto Mens et Manus should become the guideline to us all.

As for the Harvard university ... well it is almost as I expected it. Maybe less trees. Definitely impressive with it's red brick buildings and smell of intellectual gravity. It is a shame though that they are a bit snobbish about letting visitors into buildings like the library, but then again one must understand them ... being one of the best universities attracts a lot of visitors ... and a lot of visitors make a lot of noise and produce a lot of trash.

Rockport

Rockport is a nice little village outside of Boston with a sophisticated holiday resort touch. Almost makes you feel like you are back in Europe ... until you see large pick-up trucks and hear the thick American accent. And the water is cold ... my-feet-hurt-like cold. But apart from that it is a nice one day escape from the city rush.

The art museum

As another neoclassical "temple" the Boston museum of fine art surely impresses a visitor. In front of the main entrance a statue of a Native American on a horse, arms spread wide and looking into the sky, adds a strange but without a doubt noticeable touch to the first sight. Now, I was never a big fan of fine art museums so I cannot really judge how good it is ... but from my point of view it is worth checking out. The art of every era is presented in a tastefully decorated space that reflects properties of that time and creates an illusion of actually being there. Unfortunately the entrance fee is quite expensive so I suggest to any potential visitor to ask around if there are any free evening tours ... that is how we got in. We even got a free one hour express tour through the museum ... it was really fast, just the way I like it :)

Food courts

One exciting American invention that we in Slovenia somehow failed to adopt so far are food courts. The concept is very simple ... you have several restaurant stands and one single area with tables. The good thing of this organization is that if a group of people wants to eat together no compromises are needed to be taken ... everyone just picks what he or she prefers that day.

Unfortunately photos of the trip will only be uploaded when I come home since I do not posses means of transferring them from the camera to the computer.