Bastille Day / La Féte Nationale

Flags on the Square Topsail Schooner "Etoile" when it visited Boston in 2009.

Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant

At one time, one of the busiest restaurants in the country, Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant on Northern Avenue is closed and soon scheduled for demolition. It will be replaced by a 21 story apartment and retail tower in the rapidly changing Seaport district of Boston.

At the water's edge

Skywatch Friday

The sky over Boston Harbor. Visit other Skywatch Friday sites to enjoy skies from around the world.

Dinghies

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Ships

Crew on the Indonesian Ship Dewaruci

While some of the crew were adjusting one of the gangways, a senior officer kept an eye on them.

Indonesian Tall Ship Dewaruci

Everyone was trying to get a good look at the Dewaruci, a ship owned and operated by the Indonesian Navy and built as a sail training vessel.

Eyes on the World

Buoys

Some colorful buoys seen at the harbor.

Foggy Day

A Polaroid style view of boats moored in the harbor on a rainy and foggy day.

Portraits

These two portraits were taken Saturday evening while I was on the World Wide Photo Walk in Boston. Though both are portraits, they are different in style and subject. The humorous portrait of the group of men above is very expressive and captures their individual sense of style. They requested I take their photo as they wanted to document their night on the town. I heard they were pleased with the results, but didn't want me to use their names.

The portrait of the two young women below shows their poise and a little bit of a sense of adventure as they were spending the weekend in Boston from their native New York. They asked me to take a picture with their camera, so I asked to take theirs but failed to ask their names; if they see their picture I hope they like it.

Lunch on the harbor

Sailing in the harbor

Célébrons ! Bastille Day

Happy Bastille Day! This is a French flag on the square topsail schooner Étoile from France. The Étoile and her sister ship La Belle-Poule were in Boston as part of the Tall Ship Atlantic Challenge 2009.

The two 124' ships are French naval schooners used as training vessels in the French military. Their home port is Brest, France. The sisters were both launched on February 8, 1932 as replicas of a type of fishing vessel, which was used off the coast of Iceland until 1935.

Both the Étoile and the Belle Poule joined the Free French forces during the Second World War, a deed for which they are still honored by flying the French flag with the cross of Lorraine.

Two of the crewmen. One from the Étoile and one from La Belle Poule.


A map of the voyages of the sister ships during the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge.

As you can see if you enlarge the map, they have been at sea since April and do not return home for another month. A great adventure and learning experience for the young sailors.

Monochrome Monday

Ship rigging from one of the tall ships in Boston as part of the Tall Ship Atlantic Challenge 2009. The ships leave Boston today heading for Halifax, Nova Scotia and then on to Belfast, No. Irl. Come back tomorrow for a little more of the tall ships and a special celebration.

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Boats at rest

Boats in Charlestown.

Rope and shells

Seen on a floating dock in Boston Harbor.

Which one?

I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I am posting both of them.