Boston Public Library

I went to the AAMC meeting in Boston last week.  I had only been to Boston once before and it was in 1993 when I was a post-doc at Wash U.  I went for a weekend and it rained the whole time, it was completely miserable.  I had not ever really wanted to go back there, but now I am glad that I did, because I absolutely loved it.  I didn't have much time to look around as we spent so much time at the meeting, but I did get chance to look at some of the cool old buildings.  The meeting opened on Friday night with a reception at the Boston Public Library.

There were 4500 people at the meeting.  I don't think they were all at the library, but there were a lot.  This is the entrance

Courtyard at night

Reading room (not sure how I got a picture of it without a bunch of people sitting around eating!!)

I went back on my last day to have a look around in the daytime.  This is the detail on the ceiling on the ground floor

Courtyard in the daylight

Light on the staircase

Reading room in the daytime.  I'd be there all the time if I lived in Boston

Lions on the staircase.  The foyer reminds me of The Fox in St Louis

Fountain in the courtyard