#FlyWashington Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 26

BOSTON BY DEBBIE EMERY Boston’s Downtown District PLENTY OF CLICHÉS SPRING TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF BOSTON: WICKED PASSIONATE SPORTS FANS, CLAM CHOWDA, THE “CHEERS” BAR AND A LOVE OF EVERYTHING IRISH. BUT BEYOND WHAT YOU’VE SEEN IN EVERY BEN AFFLECK, MATT DAMON OR MARK WAHLBERG MOVIE OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, THERE ARE COUNTLESS HIDDEN BOSTON GEMS (DON’T CALL IT BEANTOWN IF YOU WANT TO FIT IN!) AND THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO ENJOY THEM THAN THE FALL. FOLLOWING THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OF THE SUMMER, BEFORE THE BRAIN-DESTROYING BLIZZARDS OF THE WINTER, AUTUMN IS A MAGICAL TIME OF BREATHTAKING CRIMSON, ORANGE AND GOLD FOLIAGE ADORNING EVERY STREET AND PARK OF THE CITY. FLYWASHINGTON.COM 24 AUTUMN 2017