Boston as seen from New Zealand

Somehow, I missed this article when it first appeared two weeks ago. I have to admit, my first reaction was, 'There's a statue of Abe Lincoln in Boston?!?' Go ahead and google it ... there is.

Perhaps I'm the only one who didn't know this. If so, that's fine because the larger point is 'Why Lincoln?' Of all the statuary in Boston, why mention *that* particular one, commemorating an event significant in terms of American history, but hardly significant in terms of Boston history. Why not the more prominent Bunker Hill Monument?

My favorite line: "You can walk through downtown Boston Common without being hustled and the city has a sedate pace." I'm thinking that 'cannabis air freshener' wasn't exactly air freshener if she found anything *sedate* in Boston. I love Boston, but beyond maybe sitting in a little ristorante enjoying a bottle of Chianti, I can't imagine much about it being described as *sedate.*

I commend the author for not recommending a meal at 'Cheers' but I don't know why 'Cambridge 1' (not Cambridge 'One'). It's not exactly a Boston landmark or a must-go, like Jasper White's Summer Shack.

Either way, it's a cute little read, even if the pun in the headline is never explained.