Word: spotting
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...which the opal miners hate, along with the government and the cops and the tourists--have never devised a profitable means of detecting or extracting opals. It's handwork. You just stake a claim and start digging. Sounds simple, but the trouble is that none of the conventional geological spotting techniques apply. Opals don't react chemically with the stone matrix around them, and they don't leave the "traces" that gold or diamonds do. So it is a matter of digging and digging and digging. One spot is as good as another; the chances are always essentially the same...
...Perhaps the most lively and frequently visited spot along the trail is Faneuil Hall marketplace, where you'll find jugglers, magicians and street musicians entertaining crowds in front of a variety of restaurants and shops...
...Another favorite tourist spot is Chinatown (T: Orange Line to Chinatown). A good time to visit the area is on a bright, i.e. sage, weekend afternoon when you can enjoy dim sum in one of the numerous Chinese restaurants, and avoid much of the crime that has plagued the area in the past...
Perhaps the most lively and frequently visited spot along the trail is Faneuil Hall marketplace, where you'll find jugglers, magicians and street musicians entertaining crowds in front of a variety of restaurants and shops...
Another favorite tourist spot is Chinatown (T: Orange Line to Chinatown). A good time to visit the area is on a bright, i.e. sage, weekend afternoon when you can enjoy dim sum in one of the numerous Chinese restaurants, and avoid much of the crime that has plagued the area in the past...