Noriko reminded me that today was 
. i had forgotten all about it as... it is not so popular here in...The States. or shall i say no one i know has even heard of White Day unless they are Japanese. here in the good old USA, it could be misconstrued to have a day called White Day but if you follow the link, you will find out it is a nice and sweet holiday...especially for women in Japan who gave chocolates back on Valentine's Day. it has been a long time since i was in Japan on March 14th. but if all goes well, i will be there for Easter. i checked on flights to Tokyo for next week and most flights are full but hopefully i will find one with one seat (Tony will be in my backpack and doesn't need one his own seat).
. i had forgotten all about it as... it is not so popular here in...The States. or shall i say no one i know has even heard of White Day unless they are Japanese. here in the good old USA, it could be misconstrued to have a day called White Day but if you follow the link, you will find out it is a nice and sweet holiday...especially for women in Japan who gave chocolates back on Valentine's Day. it has been a long time since i was in Japan on March 14th. but if all goes well, i will be there for Easter. i checked on flights to Tokyo for next week and most flights are full but hopefully i will find one with one seat (Tony will be in my backpack and doesn't need one his own seat). so back to Boston on tuesday after a quick 45 minute flight up from Philadelphia. i left the hotel around noon and returned around 5pm. first the Public Garden which was a convenient 5 minutes walk from the hotel. and then across the street to The Public Commons. back to Charles Street. up a street or two in the Beacon Hill area before finding a cross walk over to the park along the Charles River. it was sunny and cold but fortunately not-too-too much wind. 
Arthur Fiedler 1894-1979. conductor for 50 consecutive years of the Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler 1894-1979. conductor for 50 consecutive years of the Boston Popsthere were many joggers enjoying their not-too-too-cold training runs before the big Boston Marathon which is about a month away. back over another crosswalk and then to the fashionable Newberry Street. and then over and down Boylston back to the area of the hotel. from there i walked back to Chinatown where i picked up some take-out food to take back to hotel. another good day of walking and photo-taking in Boston. i didn't make it to Faneuil Hall Market Place. if it was warmer or if i was dressed more warmly, i might have ventured back out after dinner but then again we had to leave the hotel at 515a in the morning. here is Tony getting a free ride in the Public Garden.
