Boston bombings: Report from TravelMole US correspondent
While authorities and Bostonians try to make it just another day in Beantown, the three bombs that authorities found here yesterday are, of course, still causing ripples in the air, writes TravelMole US editor Cheryl Rosen.
Logan Airport, which closed for about an hour on Monday, is open for business. But Fox News reported that an American Airlines’ plane heading for Chicago was brought back to the gate when two men were heard speaking Arabic.
The Indiana Pacers game against the Boston Celtics was called off, as authorities asked locals and travelers in Boston to refrain from congregating in large groups and to stay in their homes or hotels for the evening.
But today things are largely back to normal, except for the area around Copley Square, now a huge crime scene, and Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House in Washington, which is closed to pedestrians.
And of course Boston is not the only city feeling the repercussions. Security was tightened in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia, and doubtless hundreds of other cities and venues in the US and around the world.
US authorities are saying that the lack of "chatter" surrounding the bombing would seem to indicate that it was the work of a lone-wolf bomber rather than a terrorist organization.
Information for visitors is available from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
But of course travel, like life in general, goes on. Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke for most of us as he asked New Yorkers to remain vigilant in the days ahead, but not to let the possibility of violence stop them from moving ahead with the business of living.
By Cheryl Rosen
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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