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The best thing about traveling during retirement is not being on a tight schedule.
As I mentioned in replies to a few comments, I had driven by Worcester and seen the towers of Union Station from the highway, many times. I once spent six months working in Lowell, Massachusetts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, driving through Worcester each day. Of course, that was in 1985—before the restoration—so maybe it’s good I didn’t stop.
Before leaving for Burlington, MA, I searched for historic train stations I might find along the way. Google has a curious concept of “near me” and suggested stations that were well beyond a quick detour. I decided to find the historic stations in Newton and Waltham Massachusetts. The station in Waltham doesn’t rise to the level of Worcester Station, and is currently occupied by an insurance agency, but it’s always good to see a train station still standing.
The station in Newton—let’s just say Google and I got our wires crossed. I might save that for next week, but don’t let your anticipation build. I was able to snap photos of other doors and buildings. I may also be sharing these photos again next week, as I think I have more than enough for one week.
Most of these were taken from my car while at the curb in a no parking zone. Finding parking in Massachusetts is not easy. I was able to park for a few minutes opposite the fire station and the museum.
What I know of the buildings in the pictures is in the captions. As always, if you want to see the entire caption, click on any photo, open the slide show and click the little ‘i’ in the circle. You only have to click that once. Then you can scroll down a bit and see the entire caption.
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All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
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