Day 39
October 8, 2019
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Like most cities we have passed through, the construction cranes in Boston are visible in all directions. Particularly evident is the work being done in the dock areas, and there are several vast dock areas with empty lots. This construction activity has been so widespread throughout our trip that it brings to mind memories of the the housing bubble in the early part of this century. Is it due to recent migration to the northern hemisphere that is creating this demand? Or, is the persistent low interest rate environment making these projects relatively low cost? Is this a mania that might not end well?
While walking around downtown we passed a couple of short, hard hat construction workers with pot bellies spraying the sidewalk with a hose, not stopping to let pedestrians pass by. They were shouting at each other. Their "southie" accents made the scene look like something out of the movies. Good fun!
Boston Common is a huge park which contains what looks like a pool about a foot deep:
This area reminds me of the pool in front of Toronto's City Hall which doubles as a skating rink in winter. What came to mind is this - in summer this type of construct can be used as a roller rink, or ball hockey rinks; in winter a skating rink - in every Canadian city with cold winters. So simple to set up and operate. Just a thought.
As the Viking Sun was leaving the dock area, it slowly passed the still-moored Royal Caribbean "Grandeur of the Seas". That is the ship that caught fire in its stern area during the night of May 27, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqLH4AjFGg
I try to calm Karen about ocean cruises by telling her that ships hardly ever sink anymore. She responds by reminding me that my mother was aboard the Holland-America "Prinsendam" on October 11, 1980 when, in the middle of the night, wearing only a nightgown, she had to abandon the burning ship in rough seas off Alaska. The ship sank. Point made!
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Like most cities we have passed through, the construction cranes in Boston are visible in all directions. Particularly evident is the work being done in the dock areas, and there are several vast dock areas with empty lots. This construction activity has been so widespread throughout our trip that it brings to mind memories of the the housing bubble in the early part of this century. Is it due to recent migration to the northern hemisphere that is creating this demand? Or, is the persistent low interest rate environment making these projects relatively low cost? Is this a mania that might not end well?
While walking around downtown we passed a couple of short, hard hat construction workers with pot bellies spraying the sidewalk with a hose, not stopping to let pedestrians pass by. They were shouting at each other. Their "southie" accents made the scene look like something out of the movies. Good fun!
Boston Common is a huge park which contains what looks like a pool about a foot deep:
This area reminds me of the pool in front of Toronto's City Hall which doubles as a skating rink in winter. What came to mind is this - in summer this type of construct can be used as a roller rink, or ball hockey rinks; in winter a skating rink - in every Canadian city with cold winters. So simple to set up and operate. Just a thought.
As the Viking Sun was leaving the dock area, it slowly passed the still-moored Royal Caribbean "Grandeur of the Seas". That is the ship that caught fire in its stern area during the night of May 27, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqLH4AjFGg
I try to calm Karen about ocean cruises by telling her that ships hardly ever sink anymore. She responds by reminding me that my mother was aboard the Holland-America "Prinsendam" on October 11, 1980 when, in the middle of the night, wearing only a nightgown, she had to abandon the burning ship in rough seas off Alaska. The ship sank. Point made!
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