[From mappery]
Despite the wind, last weekend had the perfect weather to not use a car. In one day, I ran all of my errands on foot- grabbed a coffee from the bakery down the street (.2 miles), got a hair cut (1.2 miles), took a leisurely walk to Harvard Square (2.4 miles) and then I got sushi for dinner (another .6 miles).
That’s 4.4 miles! Not bad considering I left the house consumed with guilt that I skipped the gym that morning. On top of the exercise, I also discovered some new places that I plan to explore as the weather continues to get warmer. And, they are all within walking distance.
Back in March when our friends from Philadelphia/New York visited us, we discovered that our architectural tour took us on a journey of about eight miles in one day. And, during a recent trip to Montreal, my friends and I walked so much that my entire body was sore the next day. Our wandering also allowed us to discover locations that weren’t originally on our agenda, like a crepe shop with delicious gelato.
When left with just your feet and curiosity, I think it’s pretty cool how much ground one can cover in a day, by accident.
That’s amazing! I wish my town could be walked around, but alas, I am utterly terrified of someone running over me with their car since there are NO sidewalks anywhere. Maybe when I move to a bigger city..
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That’s why it’s America’s Walking City!
I once walked from the Harvard Square Hong Kong to the North End at like 2am. While kind of cool, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it.
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Oh I love that you can walk your city like that. Sigh…
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That is the wonderful thing about living in a large city – if I lived in SF instead of just working there, I would do the same. Or Paris, or NY. I do walk a lot during the day, but it is not quite the same. Don’t take it for grante and enjoy it!
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i accidently end up in different areas of the city all the time. somehow, thinking i could easily get from the north end to cambridge, i ended up in charlestown? random, but kind of awesome. =)
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