G&P Hit The East Coast - October 2012

[Giles]

Needless to say, someone got here before us…

Someone, please educate me about these copper clad facades…

I'm a sucker for "what was there then" stuff…..

Boston Buoys…

555's & Chucks…

Commentary superfluous…

I am partial to a bit of lobster ravioli…

Love you…

[JCar2666]

Looks like you two are thoroughly enjoying my backyard

[Dirty Denim]

Awesome to have u guys so close to home.  Looking forward to finally meeting the 2 of u this weekend.  Oh and love the Sal's photo….of course

[Down under guy]

Thanks for the pic's Paula and Giles, cool start…

Peace

[MikeC]

Welcome to New England. Eat more seafood in Beantown, it's some of the best. Looking forward to Monday.

[Finn666]

great start right there…and happy to see you guys arrived overseas safe and sound!

@Giles:

Someone, please educate me about these copper clad facades…

the most buildings around that spot where built at the end of the 19th century. the cooper sheathings are some sort of architectural details built with/by pretty skilled craftsmen, cuz the details suggested that, so most of them were Italians and/or other immigrants with highly refined skills!  which is why Boston is the most European of American cities…

[Giles]

Vague plans for today:

Ship yard and USS Constitution
Legal Seafood for lunch
Aquarium
Neptune Oyster Bar for dinner

But as you know ' The best laid plans of mice and men…....."

So we're flexible....

[JCar2666]

Sounds like you two are sticking by the harbor and I'm sure you've done plenty of research but here are some recommendations just incase.

Boston Museum of Science
Newbury Street
Quincy Market/Fanuel Hall
Boston Common

[Giles]

Running out of time…........And I need a hair cut

[JCar2666]

Haha plenty of time to get one in NY.  You may never get back to Boston.  You don't know what you're missing!

[Giles]

If cutting my hair takes more than 5 minutes, I'm being ripped off…..

[apba1166]

If you are driving to nyc, Pepe's pizza in New Haven on way down. I nevef pass through Connecticut w/o it.

[JCar2666]

You're being ripped off everywhere if P isn't cutting that with a cheap $30 trimmer at the castle.

[Giles]

I normally do it myself exactly that way, did not have time before we left….Bloody deliveries and feckin customers getting in the way of personal grooming.  I did manage a shave this morning.....

[DougNg]

If needed, I'll take you to Astor Place for a haircut

[JCar2666]

Bloody customers will be the death of you G 

[Giles]

Tonight scoped….

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Finn666:

great start right there…and happy to see you guys arrived overseas safe and sound!

@Giles:

Someone, please educate me about these copper clad facades…

the most buildings around that spot where built at the end of the 19th century. the cooper sheathings are some sort of architectural details built with/by pretty skilled craftsmen, cuz the details suggested that, so most of them were Italians and/or other immigrants with highly refined skills!  which is why Boston is the most European of American cities…

Many thanks, Rafa.  The architecture and history here in Boston is great.  After we visited USS Constitution this morning we walked a lot of the Freedom Trail - we’ve had an interesting and educational day so far.  But wanted to stop to check email so had to come to a bar and drink local beer (all part of the cultural experience).  My Sam Adams lager is hitting the spot.  Next stop Legal Seafood for lunch 

[Giles]

And the aquarium will have to wait until next visit.  Lunch got liquid and pre-dinner-post flight-what-time-zone-are-we-on-? nap was chosen instead…

[Giles]

237 years late, but we are here now…

USS Constitution, it may be an all American ship, but the guns were made in good ol' Blighty.  Interestingly enough, when we wer on HMS Warrior (our first steel clad warship) recently, I was chatting to one of the crew - and he said all but one of the cannons on board were reproduction, the originals being sold to the USA during the American civil war…

Duck interest

G furling a mainsail - not very well it has to be said…

I need a new door stop for the office but Paula forbad me stealing this one…

Ancient and modern (ish).  Oak seasoning in the foreground & WWII destroyer in the back ground (it has fantastic dent in it's bow, testament to a bad parking incident)…

I'm a man of simple tastes - WANT….

Fantastic headstone

P gets up close and personal with a 8 pounder

Back in her natural environment