{"id":458,"date":"2014-01-24T00:31:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T05:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2014-01-24T00:31:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T05:31:15","slug":"my-boston-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/24\/my-boston-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"My Boston Commute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, I commuted into work via traffic-ridden highways. A year ago I moved to a job in downtown Boston and have instead left the stress for the bus driver, plus a wonderful mile walk through the heart of Boston. Years ago I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/10\/my-old-commute\/\">posted my crazy drive<\/a>, now here are a few of my daily views.<\/p>\n<p>I board the bus just outside my house, which immediately gets on the highway. Even with heavy traffic, my ride is less than 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-461 aligncenter\" alt=\"20131204-081119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081119.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081119.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081119-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Boston skyline slowly comes into view. We cross the Charles River over the Zakim bridge just before my ride comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-462 aligncenter\" alt=\"20131204-081544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081544.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081544.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-081544-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My walk then begins in Faneuil Hall, through the financial district and toward the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-459 aligncenter\" alt=\"20131106-081817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131106-081817.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131106-081817.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131106-081817-640x421.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-471 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" alt=\"20131204-082209b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-082209b.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-082209b.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-082209b-640x426.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-082209b-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: start;\">I then cross the Fort Point Channel towards the giant milk bottle, where I get to see a bit of the Atlantic and the changing tides, before I turn around to see a great view of Boston just before I arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-465 aligncenter\" alt=\"20131204-083504\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-083504.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-083504.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131204-083504-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131121-083546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-460 aligncenter\" alt=\"20131121-083546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131121-083546.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131121-083546.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jwardell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/20131121-083546-640x351.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, I commuted into work via traffic-ridden highways. A year ago I moved to a job in downtown Boston and have instead left the stress for the bus driver, plus a wonderful mile walk through the heart of Boston. 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