Great field trip!

Hi guys !

I want to post my impressions of the great field trip we made last Wednesday, I learnt a lot about my city for 1 year! Thanks Mr Berman!

During this journey we discovered the harbor of Boston and his area! First of all, we began with Central Wharf heading to Quincy, sailing through the Boston Harbor Islands! At the beginning, there was a big glacier which melted, as a consequence there were a lot of islands (34 like long island or spectacle island for example) which now belong to a national park! Before they were used as prisons, hospitals, military bases…

Boston’s harbor is located between Cap Ann and Cap Cod and it was one of the most important harbors of the United States. On the eastside, we could see the airport, which was built on 3 islands, and in the south we could see the industrial part of the Boston.

Economically, the harbor was really important because of the trade of goods by ship! We can take the example of the Ice King, Frederick Tudor who shipped ice from Boston to places all over the world!

Nowadays the harbor is still important, we saw cargo ships from Chinese companies (Cosco), which underline the activity of the harbor!

But actually, the most important economical pillars are tourism, real estate and the financial hub with firms like Google or Microsoft which moved to Boston in the past!

Then, Professor Berman told us about a big project called “Big Dig” which also knew as the Central Artery Project”: The noisy highway was moved into the underground and he was replaced by lots of green spaces which make the area of the harbor so beautiful and peace! This project cost $18 million.

Walking back to the city, we saw Quincy Market, one of the most popular areas of Boston with a lot of shops, bars and restaurants!

Finally, I really think that we are lucky to spend our time in the wonderful city!

See you on Wednesday!

Arthur