Boston Commons

Boston seems to have a lot of the same qualities that I appreciate in Chicago: a concentrated city-center, reliable public transportation, plenty of cared-for public spaces, and tons of history. We spent our day wandering around - I recognized some places that I’d actually drawn before, like Copley Square - and went to Boston Public Library just to look at the John Singer Sargent murals. What a gorgeous building. I wish I could work out of Bates Hall’s reading room! But there were plenty of people packed in there, so it looked like it was getting plenty of use and attention. During my visit, I was surrounded by people getting through their 2nd and 3rd degrees; the city felt like one large higher education community.