John Nickel, facing camera, and co-workers went to Whiskey’s on Boylston Street after it reopened Wednesday more than a week after the bombings.

The Trinity Church children choristers sang before the “Evensong” service as the church in Copley Square opened its doors for the first time since the bombings.

Tanya McIntyre brought her nine-year-old twins, Tiana and Colten, to the site of the first bombing and said a prayer.

A young girl placed rose petals on the site of the first bombing on Boylston Street on Wednesday.

Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, visited the memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.

Jill Biden left flowers at the memorial.

Two young girls walked down Boylston Street on Wednesday.

A Starbucks employee cleaned the windows of the store on Boylston Street.

Allyson Farley of Franklin came to pray at Copley Square. She said she was at the site of the attack before the bombs went off.

People came to see the site on the sidewalk that had to be rebuilt. The cement was still wet and was protected by cones and workers.

A marathon medal was placed near the rebuilt sidewalk at the site of the first bombing.

Running shoes were hung from a fence at the site of the Copley Square memorial.

People passed by Marathon Sports, the site of the first bomb, after Boylston Street was reopened to the public on Wednesday.

The sound of vehicles, voices, and the whistle of the doorman at The Fairmont Copley Plaza could be heard as Boylston Street reopened.

Starbucks employees gathered outside the store near where one of the Marathon bombs went off.

Muge Karamanci, 23, became emotional as she stopped to photograph the scene in front of Marathon Sports.

Messages were left on boards at the relocated memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.

A T-shirt and roses were left near the site of the first bomb on Boylston Street on Wednesday.

Traffic moved down Boylston Street past the Boston Marathon finish line on Wednesday.