Boston

I love big cities.
When you walk on the streets you can smell the city,literally.The amalgamation of hundreds of kinds of foods,the faces of the strangers walking by, the chaos around and one giant movement that is constant. Big cities have their own charm.
New York blew me away a decade ago.I still love walking aimlessly on its streets .

I knew of Boston,had heard of it. I had imagined it to be just like any other big city. Concrete jungle with lots of people.

It is in a way.But there is more. A lot more.The modern does not overpower the traditional,very imposing glass structures stand in perfect harmony with incredible architecture of 16th century without hurting your eyes. Very significant events happened in Boston and these events have an important role in American history. Many 'firsts' have happened here.
At one point you are admiring just the right dress in a superbly dressed window of a swanky store and when you turn about 45 degrees you spot a 300 year old church.It is a city of contradictions.

5 of 56 men were native of Massachusetts state and city of Boston who signed the declaration of independence which was publicly read from the balcony of the old state house.

American Revolutionary Wars happened in Boston,one of the bloodiest battles in civil war history and founding ground of liberty in America from the European colonies.

The Boston Tea Party, a direct action against the British East India Company happened in 1773 when massive crates of tea were destroyed by the locals to protest against the British tax.

USS Constitution, an imposing battle ship is anchored in Boston harbor and it has fought bloody wars that have altered the course of history.

The first medical school for women opened in Boston in 1848.

The first theatre in America opened in Boston.

4 former presidents were native of Boston city.

7 of country's and at least half of these 7 ranked as the best universities in the world are in and around Boston city including Harvard, MIT,Boston College,Tufts,Northeastern,Clark and more..

First organ transplant in America was done at John Hopkins in Boston.

When John Kennedy went to vote,the address on his ID was that of Boston,Mass.

Boston also boasts of the first ever public garden in America now called Boston Commons and first botanical garden in the country back in 1800s.

Cross over to the other side of Charles and you find yourself in a charming city of Cambridge.Throbbing place filled with university goers and some awesome eateries.Sidewalk cafes line the streets,quaint antique shops are hidden in nooks and corners and many sell old books and treasured prints..Of course the most imposing buildings are of the Harvard University.

When the sun sets,grab three layer mousse cake from Quincy Market's many desert carts and walk over to the harbor to hear gentle splashing of the atlantic back bay and see the twinkling lights of the glittering skyline,chances are you will spot that amongst many of those buildings, most have some part in making of America.