The organist librarian

25/9 Sunday early breakfast and left at 7.45 to Boston. 1 hour. Local guide Kikee in coat and hat. Toured centre and visited Old North St church and Copps. Hill burial ground. Clam chowder at Quincy market. 20 minute talk by ranger at Fanteuil hall. Urged all to vote.Cradle of liberty incl blacks and women. Busts of Douglass and Lilian Stone. Holocaust memorial simple and effective. To USS Constitution which has an exc museum. Great for kids. back by 5 and walked to Catholic cathedral of SS Peter and. Paul. Met Douglas the organist and the cantor both large men and he invited me to play so I played Toccata in D minor on the large Cassavant. The priest from New Orleans was too political. Urged all to vote but antiObama administration which has accused religious bodies of discrimination, sexism, homophobia. There is no question in my kind that the RC church discriminates against women and gays. At this. Mass there was one woman reader and one woman special minister but the priest went t...

24/9 breakfast early. Brenda is our guide, lots on coach. Local guide Meredith to Providence, John Brown university, Roger Williams statue, 1st Baptist church in US. she was very good and amusing. to Newport over fantastic bridge. Lobster roll and chowder at Lobster shack on quay side. Did some sketches of harbour views. Only in Rhode Island shop and watched baseball game. To Fort Adams lovely views of bridge and schooner, Dell's lemonade, passed Kennedy and Eisenhower summer houses. Visited the Breakers Vanderbilt's summer mansion, 70 rooms, self guided audio tour good but no taste - platinum walls! Back over the bridge. All of us to Zorro's excellent food and so Many courses Italian pizza, chicken, delicious genoli and ice cream. Actually left some ice cream as had eaten so much! Chatted to Diana from Oklahoma. To Waterfire unique, wood fires are lit on stands in the river basin, boats taking people round and others feeding wood into the flames. Lots of people there and ...

23/9 left at 8.40 Uber sharing with lady coming from airport. Brennon took cases down for us - he is nearly 40 and very nice. Ann at Durban airport after a great SA trip. Lovely day again. traffic over Manhattan bridge bad . Amtrak train at 11 was 25 minutes late. Comfortable ride of 3 hours. 12 dollars for taxi to Hilton hotel. Uber would have been cheaper but phone very slow. 2 beds in our room, shower got fixed. Ate at Angelo's Federal Hill lasagne, chicken, choc brownies, burgundy from  California.