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Massachusetts Redux

Flying

Preparing for landing

Enjoying Boston

I posted these pics exactly 5 months ago, and this is my less viewed tabblo ever

- so I made this variation to give it a second chance...
COMMENTS
Liliana said at 5:47 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
¡¡¡¡Cinco meses, dos chances!!!! Buena idea... Me gustó este acompañamiento a tu llegada, este camino. Todo muy frío, nevado... ¿Cómo estará ahora, en verano?¿Y si Hubbley (¿es Hubbley o Helder?) nos lo muestra...? Es un Tabblo invitante...
Tishfish said at 6:59 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Being up that high give me pain in my legs, lol. Very nice though ! ! ! ! !
Nestorinacio said at 7:18 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Great shots. Cool.
Nestorinacio said at 7:22 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
oops--> Great shots. Cold.
Hhwind said at 8:23 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Eduardo,these are magnificent shots," Feel like going back to Massachusetts" -Massachusetts by the Bee Gees nice memories
NeusinhaGedoz said at 8:55 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Eduardo, gostei da ideia de segunda chance ao tabblo. Gostei das fotos e da cor cinzenta do inverno também, claro.
ConnieL said at 9:06 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Five months ago explains the snow. Sorry I missed this before. I like the shots from the plane.
Fabio_DL said at 9:23 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Eduardo, These are excellent photos of your landing on Logan Airport and of the Boston skyline!
Just to add some info that I got from Wikipedia.com:
- Boston's nick name is Beantown.
- Your first photo of the skyline shows Back Bay, seen from the Charles River, and featuring Boston's two tallest buildings, the John Hancock Tower (left) and the Prudential Tower (right).
- The golden roof in the last picture is the roof of the Massachusetts State House.
Many thanks for giving one of your best Boston photos to the Earth Day tabblo!
Boston is a lovely town, and your Tabblo transmits the same feelings!
Eduardo.affonso said at 10:07 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Thank you, FÁBIO! I've been on top of the Prudential Tower, but never to John Hancock Tower (maybe next time...). By the way, do you have any idea about what is the red/white/blue cylinder (pic #5)?

Gracias, NÉSTOR. Thank you, CONNIE, TEO & DOREEN. I love flying - even when it gives me pain in my back, head, shoulders...

NEUSINHA: Alguns tabblos são postados tão discretamente que passam batido. Tenho alguns que ninguém (ou quase ninguém...) viu, e fico me perguntando por que. Talvez faça mais alguns "redux"...

LILIANA: O Hubbley está de volta ao Brasil (não sei se em definitivo, se só de passagem), mas acho que não faltarão novas fotos de Boston por aqui. Afinal, minha cunhada e meus sobrinhos ainda estão lá.
Rita.Mandarino said at 10:41 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Sorry I missed this one. Acho que fiquei hipinotizada pelos tabblos japoneses...
Fabio_DL said at 10:53 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Eduardo, Vou pedir a uns amigos de Boston para ajudarem a identificar o cilindro. Deve ser um reservatorio de agua. Boston tem uma obra de arte que e' um reservatorio de gas. Mas nao e' esse, principalmente com tantas moradias vizinhas. Tabblo excelente... o trafego tem que aumentar sim desta vez!
Gaylet said at 10:55 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
This is great!
Fabio_DL said at 10:57 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Eduardo, Veja o Rainbow Swash e outros pontos turisticos de Boston nesta colecao:

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=d473bb551d048cd49b81eeb54bd96892&ct=mdcc...

Abracos!
Spilly0901 said at 11:05 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Anyone from the Boston area or Massachusetts would NEVER call it Beantown. Just sayin..... :)
Fabio_DL said at 11:27 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
Why is Boston called Beantown?

Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Back then, Boston was sort of awash in molasses - it was part of the "triangular trade" in which slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies. Even after the end of this practice, Boston continued as big rum producing city - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (which killed 21), ocurred when a tank holding molasses for rum production exploded.

Today, Boston baked beans are something of a rarity - there are no companies in the city making it and only a few restaurants serve it.
Fabio_DL said at 11:37 p.m. on Sep 2, 2009:
From: http://www.boston-online.com/faq.html#beantown
Tunderke said at 12:24 a.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
This is very beautyful. Amazing editing choes. So different from what i did seen in the past. Beautylfly down. Did u got the Best tabblo for this one?
Jesusgoz said at 5:16 a.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
Muy buenas.
Eduardo.affonso said at 6:48 a.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
RITA: E olha que ainda tem um monte de imagens do Japão (as melhores, eu acho!) esperando na fila pra virar tabblo...

SPILLY: Boston was probably known as Beantown ages ago, and the nickname is no longer used. But it's not that bad, I think...

TUNDE: T.O.D? Nope. Only a few people (David, Robert, Mirella, Kurt, Dmitri, Neusinha, Mike & Shirl) had seen it, and it got 5 comments - that's why I decided to post it again. I have some other "ugly-duckling-like" tabblos which I shall consider reposting (including one about suicide that was totally ignored...).

Gracias, JESUS.

FÁBIÖ: For me, a tabblo becomes a hit when it provokes comments which go beyond the usual compliments ("nice shots" and so on). That's what is happening now with your information about Boston history and geography. It's amazing to know about people being killed by... molasses flood! (it must have been a sweet death, at least...). I can't associate a city like Boston to the production of rum and baked beans (such things make me think of Mississippi or Alabama, not Massachusetts).

I also enjoyed very much the information about deciphering the weather lights on the old Hancock Building:
Steady blue, clear view.
Flashing blue, clouds due.
Steady red, rain ahead.
Flashing red, snow instead.
(except during baseball season, when it means the Sox game has been called off). Good one!
Sonnia said at 9:14 a.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
as cores estão lindas - de longe, tudo fica sereno...apenas o bleu-blanc-rouge se destaca. Gostei!!!
Therossfirm said at 4:56 p.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
Most of your work is so uplifting and bright and cheerful and that is what people expect. No one likes to share the darker side of a creative light. Can't believe this was taken near your birthday! Should have gone to Miami!
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:18 p.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
SONNIA: Assim como "de perto, ninguém é normal" (como disse o Caetano), de longe tudo é plácido, sereno. Ainda continuo intrigado com esse tonel blanc/bleu/rouge, que não sei o que é...

GREG: These pics were taken in January, I guess, not in April (when they were posted). Some artists share their "not so bright" side (including here on Tabblo) and I truly admire them for that.
Loes said at 5:37 p.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
It's a great tabblo Eduardo, I love the 6th shot!
Lange said at 6:19 p.m. on Sep 3, 2009:
Só passei pra dizer que não tenho palavras...
Debdog said at 6:32 p.m. on Sep 4, 2009:
i love the wintry reflections of Boston :)
Candlepower said at 4:58 p.m. on Sep 6, 2009:
Wonderful shot fun to see what places look like from the air! Good one!
Ira said at 10:59 a.m. on Sep 12, 2009:
Wow! Winter, unusual places and photos! Snow:) Exotic shots!
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