Images by MJ Klein and Hui-chen
A part of the 2010 USA Journey Sequence
I hadn’t been again to New England in 6 years. Hui-chen had by no means been there earlier than. So it was an epic journey to the northeast a part of the USA!
The very first thing that I seen is that the Huge Dig is lastly all completed and the outdated overhead expressway is gone!
Many of those pictures had been taken from the automotive, so please don’t thoughts the glare off the glass. Hui-chen shot images whereas I drove round Boston. I had forgotten simply what an exquisite metropolis Boston actually is.
That is South Station.
Getting into the wharf space of Boston. A few years in the past I lived in an artists loft space not removed from the place this picture was taken.
In some way, all of it seems to be a lot cleaner than after I lived right here.
Lastly, after driving round for awhile, I made a decision to take Hui-chen over to Boston’s Chinatown for a glance.
In Chinatown they promote on the road identical to it’s carried out in Asia.
Many of the locations are completely different than after I was right here final.
That is the gate to Chinatown, which was a present from Taiwan.
There was once a plaque on the gate, stating that it was from Taiwan. Are you able to guess why it’s been eliminated?
Some locations had been the identical although, and we determined to step into the Taiwan Cafe for a chunk.
Right here we see Hui-chen wanting over the menu. I assumed that I wouldn’t bore folks with the meals so I didn’t take any meals images right here. Looking back, I feel I ought to have. The Taiwan Cafe’s menu accommodates genuine Taiwanese model delicacies and for probably the most half it was like being again dwelling.
After Chinatown, we took a journey although another components of Boston. That is Again Bay.
I hadn’t been to Kenmore Sq. in years. I used to hang around in all these locations. Being right here introduced again many recollections of my youth.
Hui-chen was fascinated by the housing on this space.
That is the State Home with its distinctive golden dome.
A product of the Huge Dig, it is a new bridge and it certain seems to be nice. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge changed the outdated Charlestown Excessive Bridge. That is the world’s widest cable-stayed bridge.
I used to reside on this neighborhood in Union Sq., Somerville. I took Hui-chen as much as the monument to take a look at the view.
Earlier than I overlook to say this – a few of these images are geotagged with the placement they had been taken. Clicking on any of the images will take you to their Flickr.com web page the place it’s possible you’ll view the placement (machine tags) or the map. This is likely one of the views of Boston from the tower.
This hill, often called Prospect Hill had nice strategic significance within the Revolutionary Battle. The positioning was additionally used in the course of the Civil Battle. Readers ought to click on on the picture and consider the massive measurement to learn what’s written on the plaques.
After driving round for hours, it was time to eat lunch. The place did we go? The well-known Redbones, in fact! This text is geotagged at this location.
Take a look at this dish of genuine BBQ!
That is my plate. It doesn’t get any higher than this, of us!
These are one thing that Hui-chen had by no means heard of earlier than: hushpuppies.
We left nothing behind in our quest to expertise Redbones!
Later I went to go to two associates. Please permit me to introduce these gents. On the left is Gerry Simon, the person who personally backed my music mission along with his recording studio. With out Gerry, there would by no means have been a music mission. The person on the suitable is Danny Brown, my associate within the music enterprise, drummer on my recordings, and proprietor of Bootsy BBQ Sauce. These of you who’re lucky sufficient to reside in an space the place there are Complete Meals Market shops, can discover Bootsy. Now we have to import it to Taiwan!
Within the night we went to fulfill my longtime pal Grady Moates south of Boston. That is what site visitors was like attempting to depart Boston at that hour.
The ultimate shot of this text will go away you with us touring down 93 South in direction of Brockton.
Former area engineer MJ Klein now lives in Taiwan, and writes articles that primarily function images of travels of MJ and spouse Hui-chen, plus each day goings on within the bustling island nation of Taiwan, and different locations in Asia. Articles function folks, tradition, meals, conditions and typically the trials and tribulations of touring in locations equivalent to China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Laos and naturally Taiwan.
