Hamster Dancin' Around the World

So we flew to New York from Chicago ...




... and as a celebrety, Penny got a red carpet

And Penny enjoyed the flight very much!

Since we stayed only a bit more than a day in NY, we only made some expeditions in our neighbourhood e.g. here Gramercy Park ...





This is a private park, owned by a couple of persons in the neighbourhood who inherited a key.

About half a dozen - who used the park for "jogging" in the morning - asked me about Penny.
But no-one invited us ...

Penny proudly presented by the cameraman of "our commercial" ...



... and the tourguide of the "New York Party Shuttle" which we went with on on a bus tour:

Part of this tour was the ferry trip to Staten Island and back - so we didn't see only boats and bridges (Brooklyn Bridge here)




.... but the Statue of Liberty of course as well

Later, we had a drink opposite the Stock Exchange in Wall Street ...



... and watched/listened to a Dixieband with some Swing dancers and a singer at Washington Square Garden





(Some info about the band: the Loose Marbles, fifteen musicians who play clarinet, trumpet, banjo, washboard, accordion, trombone, guitars, sousaphone, standup bass, and guitars, plus two danxcers and a female singer (at least!) - but you're likely to see only seven or eight performers at any given gig. And since you rarely see the same configuration of instruments twice in a row, you rarely hear the same kind of jazz.
They are excellent musicans ... might they belong to the hobo scene or be educated at university with a degree in music.)

We saw of course a lot during those hours in NY, but we can't post all photos here :wink:

So, on Wednesday, we travelled by train to Boston ...




.... and when we arrived at the bed & breakfast in Southie, even a new friend was waiting there for Penny already:

Using a guide book, we explored Cambridge - starting at Harvard Square ...



... and then, when strolling through Harvard, we even saw Bill Clinton (though only on a big screen [we arrived too late to see him talking to 10,000 a couple of yards away from here):

But Penny was fortune enough to touch the "lucky foot" the John Harvard statue in front of University Hall ...



.... and we could watch quite a bit of the graduation ceremonies:

But at least, we could take a gander at Clinton's car ...





.... and take a seat on the now nearly empty festivity place:

Although some did their best at the meeting: Penny stayed with me!

The other day, we made in Boston the "Total Boston experience tour", which lead us to Lexington and Concord as well (although we didn't stay there very long):

Lexington (sorry about the second pic - I should have asked the minuteman to turn out of the sun a bit)

In Concord, we didn't stop anywhere than close to the North Bridge ...



Part of this tour was a harbour cruise as well.
But before we jumped on the boat, Penny rested on Ladder 10 of the Boston Fire Department, on stand-by duty in the harbour:

And then we took the Amtrak train again back to New York, enjoying our free drinks ...




... and meeting the others in the park:

On the fery to Governor's Islabd (left) with the Statue of Liberty and the ferry to Staten Island in the background



First impression of Govenor's Island

Well, Penny was (nearly) part of a very selected company ...

.... and the swinging band:

Penny at the caroussel in Central park

Walter, The photos of Penny are wonderful. That little rodent is in the middle of everything.

Well, got some trouble about that already ... at home :wink: