Cape Carnaveral - a postos

Eis o Space Shuttle Discovery tal como o vi em Agosto passado, a poucas horas de arrancar rumo 'a estacao orbital.

Cape Carnaveral - memorial

Cape Carnaveral - isto e' a Nasa!

Bem pertinho de Orlando na Florida fica o Kennedy Space Center, em Cape Carnaveral. Daqui, por entre floresta tropical e praias incriveis nasceu e cresce o programa espacial americano, com direito a Snoopy e tudo.
Digamos que e' para os americanos o que Sagres representa para os portugas, mais coisa menos coisa.

Old South Church : fachada

Boston Steaming Teapot

Este Sr. Bule esta' pendurado numa parede de Boston 'a cerca de 130 anos!

Eis o que encontrei acerca do bule aqui:

"City Hall Government Center, Boston

At Court & Tremont Streets hangs the giant tea kettle "sign" of the old Oriental Tea Company. This huge tea pot was manufactured in 1873 by a company called Hicks & Badger.

The tea pot was a famous tourist attraction for many years. The reason is due to a huge publicity stunt. On January 1st 1875, a contest was held to guess the capacity of the kettle, and Boston's Sealer of Weights & Measures officially measured it.

More than 10,000 spectators filled the square that day. Eight boys and a tall man had concealed themselves inside the kettle and appeared before measuring started, building excitement for the event. A total of 13,000 guesses were submitted, that were quickly organized and sorted

Each measure poured into the kettle was carefully checked by the city's inspector. A judge was present to observe the process to ensure the contest was fair. A large blackboard was updated after each measure, and it took more than an hour to fill the pot. At 1:05 pm, the closest guess was announced, and a great cheer came from the crowd.

The tea kettle's capacity is 227 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pint, and 3 gills. Eight people that participated in the contest had guessed to within 3 gills of the above quantity, and were declared winners. The winners received one-eighth of a chest of tea, or about 5 pounds each.

The tea kettle contains an apparatus within it that produces steam, and in winter it resembles a giant steaming pot of tea. The kettle is an excellent advertising tool, having outlived the Oriental Tea Company by many years.

Ironically, the shop located beneath the teapot today - is a Starbucks."

Ceu de Boston

Inverno@Boston

O Inverno concedeu-nos uma pausa no Sabado e la' fomos nos ao Boston Common caminhar sobre as 'aguas do lago, qual Moises!

passaroco

Ate' para este corvo do mar a 'agua de Quincy Bay esta' fria demais...

'a pesca

JFK Library

Na extemidade de uns dos muitos cabos da recortada costa de Boston esta plantada, virada para o mar, a John F Kennedy Library. Para alem dos livros tem uma esposicao acerca da vida e obra de JFK.

recordacoes desde os dias de menino filho do embaixador dos EUA em Inglaterra, passando pela participacao na II Guerra Mundial (uma das varias medalhas que recebeu esta' exposta), pelas campanhas para o senado e presidencia...



..., a obra como presidente ate' 'as balas de Dallas. Muitos videos, fotos e objectos e reconstituicoes de locais chave como o estudio televisivo da ABC que cobriu a noite eleitoral da sua vitoria 'a presidencia:



Eis a cabula que levou para o palanque em Berlin para nao se enganar a pronunciar o famoso "Ich bin ein Berliner".


a incluir no roteiro dos visitantes de Boston!

Fui pesquisar um pouco e fiquei a saber que desde o Presidente Eisenhower, todos os presidentes cessantes tem a sua biblioteca... ate' o Bush Jr... se foi o homem que escolheu os livros deve estar la' toda a coleccao de livros para pintar da Majora e da Anita!

cinzento e azul

Minho no ceu esplendor de granito, colheita do ultimo Verao para as bandas de Sao Pedro de Rates.

postal de Boston

postal da America

foto tirada em LA ha' uns quantos de meses...

de volta...