Day 4 continues, The markets, ect,

Day began at North Station. My next tour includes many typical tourist things. I went, first, to a little known location. It is the Independence Wharf Observation Deck. 

The Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowe's Wharf. The picture is taken from the Independence Wharf Observation Deck.

What tour of Boston doesn't include the old State, Feniel Hall, or Quincy Market. I arrived at the Stat House  having gotten thorough lost. The best person to ask directions would be a police. I asked him where Quincy Market. He said that he never heard of it. We were around the corner. He was just Joking.

Old State House

Feniel Hall

Quincy Market

End day 3, Waterfront

After some watching of Green Line at Lechmere, I decided to eat super at the waterfront. When I arrived it was threatening rain. I decide to hold of on a harbor cruise. Most of the pictures that I wanted could be taken, otherwise.

I walked around Longs Wharf, enjoying the views.

I walked over to Rowe's Wharf and took some more pictures of the Boston Harbor Hotel. All before heading back to the Hotel.

Along the Charles River

My route around the Commons. Continued

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My route took me from the Public Gardens to the Charles River. My first destination was the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.I spent one fourth of July listening to the Boston Pops perform.

 the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade

The Prudential Center tower from the Charles River at the Esplenade, next to Hatch Shell

The Red Line, crossing the River. Could be a Chamber of Commerce ad photo.

There are many other scenes along the Charles. Many were taken of the Red line from across the Charles River. The following picture almost looks like a Chamber of Commerce ad photo. However, I don't know the people nor was that intentional

More Red Line pictures

Red Line crossing the Charles River, taken from the Prudential Tower.

Boston, Day 3 (Wed.) part 2

From Mass. Ave. subway station, I boarded the Orange Line outbound to the next station, Ruggles Station. The nice thing about Ruggles is that it is both a Subway and Commuter Rail Station. Still, no direct live of view from one platform to the other. My complete interest here was the commuter rail, south of Boston and on the road Amtrak, including Acela Service, on the road.

I have been taking pictures for many years. Since the advent of the Internet that term has expanded to collecting pictures of others, from the Internet. I had been taking some pictures of MBTA stuff, from the internet. Now, I would take them in person. My intention was. if I see it, I would delete the internet ones from my collection. Antother point is how long to take pictures. For me, schedule makes a difference. Two hours is about the limit of my energy. However, there is also a limit to the number of trains, or rather, the frequency of trains. This means in a light train session with, let's say, one train per hour or less, I might stay for two trains, or about an hour. Waithing tires me out more than frequent activity. If the number is largge, let;s day one ever 10 to 15 minutes apart, I might keep saying, just one more and stay much longer. Than again, unless there is variety, it might be 3 to 4 trains and I out of here.

At Ruggles, I knew that there was a certain frequency of trains that was favorable. However, the vareiety of equiptment was the question. Two or three commuter rail, one regional service Amtrak, and at least one Acela service Amtrak, might me my limit. So, How did I fare? Let's see! I had noted the times of trains on my itinerary and remember, it is as follows: 9:14iP, 9:20oAa, 9:40oAr, 9:41iP, 9:54iAa, 9:59iF, 10:46iP, 11:00iAr, 11:10oAr, 11:12iP. Capitol letter indicated line P=Providence, F=Framingham, A=Amtrak (small a=Acela, and small r=regional). in two hours I saw one Amtrak regional, two Acela service, and four Commuter Rail.

Amtrak Regional Service

Amtral Acela Service South from Boston (on my notes listed as outbound)

Amtral Acela Service North to Boston (on my notes listed as inbound)

Commuter Rail South from Boston (on my notes listed as outbound)

Commuter Rail South from Boston (on my notes listed as outbound)

Commuter Rail South from Boston (on my notes listed as outbound)

Commuter Rail South from Boston (on my notes listed as outbound)

day 2, part 3

My drive from Swamscott train station, took be by the apartment building that I lived in 25 years ago. My route took me by a park and church which is withing my personal history. One thing I seem to have missed during my time in Lynn was High Rock Tower. I don't know how I missed it. I went by and from that high place I tood another picture of the Boston Skyline.

Boston Skyline from High Rock Tower

High Rock Tower from Central Square Train Station, Lynn, MA

Downtown Lynn need not be dwelled upon. I ended up at the train station in Lynn. It has moved a block South. the old train station is, in part, still there.

Central Square old staion, where I got my first taste of Lynn, MA. The arch to the extreem left had the station, 25 years ago, if memory serves.

The last duty of the morning was to find the Capitol Diner. It was as pictures had shown. I never did see the place when I lived in Lynn.

Capitol Diner. Timing was bad as the diner had been repainted but the letter not returned to the front.

Day 2

This second day was more according to the schedule laid out. I reserved a rental car and picked it up. I had use 9:00 as my starting time, but at this point I found myself beginning earlier, around 8:30. I planned to drive to the north Shore. I lived for a while at Lynn. I never did get pictures of the place. There were other things to photograph as well. I made the drive without incident. I drove to Nahant. From the research that I had done, I could get a good picture of the Boston Skyline. There was too much in obstruction so I came back along Lynn Shore Dr. and found a parking space to take pictures of to coastline. There it was a skyline picture

Boston Skyline from Lynn Reservation

The Shore line was nice. I walk around Lynn Shore and than drove up the shore to Swamscott.

Lynn Shore Reservation

Lynn Shore

Lynn Shore to Swanscott

Swanscott