Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Panera Hazelnut Coffee

synthesis of recent days NY / Boston

As promised, I find myself telling you, I hope more briefly, the third and fourth day in New York ... NY-Boston in addition to the shift! (now I'm in Portland, but I'll be moving soon in Quebec ... the gap between the guide and the moment increases, account for mid-August to complete the "return home")
For brevity of writing, mine, and reading yours, I will try to gather all in one speech.
However the remaining days in the city passed quickly as the first, but not so nicely by the time a little 'more unhappy (gray variable sun, then rain, etc.). This has not prevented a visit neighborhoods such as Chelsea, Greenwich Village (in the picture above), the port area, a bit 'in passing China Town / Little Italy, the Flatiron District and so on. Most "low" as the buildings, a little 'more British in style (Chelsea and the Village), but as you would expect from New York, abandoned and decrepit just around the corner. In addition, the movements, mainly from the metro (subway or ), have shown how filmic representations of those environments are not so far from reality! Anyone who has seen U.S. films have in mind a dark room, white tiled now become yellow, rust stains and water infiltration at every corner and every wall. "le avranno girate in studio o in qualche quartiere malfamato" mi sono sempre detto. Invece, a parte rare eccezioni, anche in pieno centro sono proprio come si vede nei peggiori film americani anni '90!(Naturalmente nelle zone più centrali vi è maggior afflusso di persone, ma lascio alla vostra immaginazione l'aspetto in quartieri più "lontani") Resta comunque un certo fascino trash nella visione di tali posti.

Sensazioni simili mi ha trasmesso la Grand Central Station, anch'essa vista e rivista nella filmografia hollywoodiana (foto a lato) che comprende una parte assolutamente tenutissima ed un'altra, quella dei binari, comparabile come livello "stilistico" a quella sopra described. It goes from shiny marble early-root zone of underground tunnels to completely blackened by soot, trains departing wedging in even darker tunnel and disappeared from view shortly after.
But the real event took place the following day, also in New York, on 5th ave always, always close to Central Park .. visit the local Apple Store, which you can enjoy a side photo !(...) Note to Geek like me: the "beast" is next to an iMac 24 "intel core 2 duo (I know guys , ricoveratemi until you are on time, by myself I can not get out of it)

Following this visit we are going fantastic to move to Boston, accompanied by the rainy weather throughout the journey to JFK, the black Lincoln call from the hotel running along the streets of New York, moving first to Harlem and then more and more out to large busy roads that lead us to the terminal 3 as part of our mini-air (delta connection) with as many as half-hour flight that would bring us up to Logan International Airport. Too bad for 3 hours late because of thunderstorms that they get to Boston too late for anything, car hire quickly and takes the place of the compact request, we are given a green colored Pontiac G6, 3500 in capacity for 200cv .. Thank God that here the gasoline is much cheaper! Not
with little difficulty viene raggiunto l'albergo che ci ospiterà per 3 notti, l'Adam's Inn. La camera, come richiesto, ha vista sul laghetto e su una piccola pagoda sfruttabile nella stagione estiva.
Il giorno dopo si visiterà Boston, ma lo lascio ad un altro post, il tempo stringe e devo partire per il Quebec. Alla prossima.