Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And there I was in my ignorance thinking that Hoboken was famous for producing Frank Sinatra... I like your busker shot Douglas On 20/05/2023 11:58, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > During this week, besides the daily visits to Manhattan, I have also been > exploring the town of Hoboken here in New Jersey. My son lives in the > neighbouring town Weehawken, although here it is sometimes hard to tell > where one town ends and the next one begins. The other day I walked the > length of Hoboken?s main street, Washington St. It is about a mile long, > starting at the city hall near the intersection with 1st St., and ending > at 15th St. where there is an excellent liquor store called Cork & Wine. > It is a nice walk through small-town America (incidentally, Hoboken?s main > claim to fame is that the first officially recognised baseball game was > played there in 1846). > > This is Washington Street: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-BTwFMQV/A > > City Hall: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-BzHSXm4/A > > One of the reasons I did this walk is that all the utility boxes on > Washington Street are beautifully painted, like this: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-q2hjg6X/A > > And I ran into this busker, playing close to a John Lennon utility box: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-KhF7Gmz/A > > And he sounded very good. > > There is a lot to like about Hoboken. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information