Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Christian Science complex

        I just thought about one of beautiful church in Boston. I used to introduceTrinity Church before which located in Copley aquare. Today let's go to walk a little bit further beyond Prudential mall it stands behind with a very gorgeous view and truely Christian architectural scenario.
         The Christian Science complex is the first Church of Christ and Scientist in Boston city or you call it as the name Mother Church founded in 1875 by Mary Baker Eddy which is so called the headquarters of the Christian Science faith.It combines of variety of buildings including the main original Mother Church, the large extension and the most impressive plaza named Prudential mall with large reflecting pool designed by I.M.Pei., 

Christian Church
        What to see in this place is out side view with wonderful reflection of huge buildings around this place especiall in the day time in every season. You will be amazed with different scences covered by Mother Church at the back outstandingly.At night the most impressive thing that still caught in my eyes is reflection of light reflecting from surface of the water in the pool.This is one of a great place in Boston to take a photo and visit.You will be definitely impressed by its wonderfully fascinating scenario and urban landscape.

Mother Church in winter
Additionally, if you got inside the Church at the large extention you will notce the most noticeable organ which one of the largest in the world. Built in 1952, 13,290 pipes and must be kept at a constant temperature to maintain its tuning. Organ concerts are regularly held here.In this Mother Church Extension,its a domed Byzantine style. Its theater-style seating could serve more than 3,000 people.

Surrounded Christian Church

English tip today.

Fewer and Less
If you can count them, use fewer. If you can't count them, use less.
        We have less milk, less flour, fewer grapes and fewer apples in our refrigerator than you have in yours.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Boston : Bungker Hill Monument

       So sorry for disapprear for a while but have to much work to do these day. Okay let's travel around Boston city as usual. Today I would like to take you to the Bunker hill and Bunker hill monument, the legendary place of early battle between British and new England people. The Bunker Hill Monument stands 221 feet tall at Breed's Hill, the site of the first major battle of the American Revolution fought on June 17, 1775. Whic they control the high ground facing to water connected to Boston city. When colonial forces chose to fortify Charlestown, they move towared closer by undergound path on Breed's Hill which was lower and closer to the water.


Community College Station

       This place is really worht it to take a walk by taking T subway and stop by Community College Station. When you step out of the station, it's Charlestown that consists of hostorical story and sense of battle field in the past.There are many houses on that hill and Bunker Hill Monument stands remakably out to the eyes.You must walk a little bit far from subway station but you will see the peaceful surrounding despite of cruel history. Go to visit Bunker Hill Monument and climb the

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Lechmere : Great shopping mall in Boston

        Lechmere is the name of T subway green line station and it's a place that very great shopping mall located. This is my favorite department store in Boston because of various merchandises and flexible pricing especially when I really wanted to buy something not like in Prudential mall or at other department stores which mostly sell stuff at high price.I bought camera that show the photo in this blog from this mall as well. Okay , when you think of a place for shopping, I mean with reasonable price and many choices of products, I recommend Lechmere is no.1 shopping mall in Boston. You can reach here easily by taking T subway and get off at Lechmere station, last stop for green line. The building structured  in three floors shopping center and food court at the front of department store so this could be one stop for your lunch during Boston touring day.

Lechmere shopping mall
        I love this mall most because all merchandises here are affordable. If you are teenager, this is a nice place for your money spending.There are many brand cloth stores inside with seasonal discount, I strongly believe that you will get something if you go there.

Monday, August 16, 2010

MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology

       MIT or Massachusetts Institute of Technology is private research and technology university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded by William Barton Rogers in 1861 in order to respond the dramatically increasing of industrial demand of the United States with strong emphasis on scientific and technological research.You can reach this destination by taking T subway and get off at Kendall/MIT.There are many  architecturally fansinating buildings in campus which was the first in the United States named MIT's School of Architecture and it also has a history of commisioning progressive buildings.Let's see some interesting building below, you will be impressed by MIT's work.

MIT design

The Stata Center
       The picture above shows stainless steel jet architectural buliding design which is a place of Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.The abstract City Beautiful movement influenced Bosworth's architecture which features the Pantheon-esque Great Dome,

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Boston American cuisine and dinner cooking

       Today I would like to write about food in Boston and dinner that I cooked by myself with my girlfriend by gathering fresh ingredients from Hay market and specific place in Boston like 88 market , China town, organic vegetable from traditional market and from super market.I already brought  you guys to many places in Boston and I only reccomended a really good place for food and street performance like Quincy market.

Organic vegi from farmer.
This time you will get appetite with my suggestions and example photos, it's yummy yummy! I don't know that you like to cook or not but in Boston city, you can find really good source for organic food, fresh meat and vegetable not only in famous restaurant but also in super market and occasional market that there are  farmers which farm outside Boston city bring a good food for you.Other ways to get fresh vegetable is going to China town, you will be amazed by many kinds of materials and dinner ingredients.

Lovely fresh cabbage
      Dont' forget to buy some meat to make some delicious spicy meat plate besides vegetable soup.If you like to know how to cook yummy deep fried pork, email me richking888@gmail.com, I will tell you a secret recipe.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Boston College in autumn

       Boston College, BC, is one of the oldest universities in United States. U.S. located at the end on green line B you reach there easily by train or car. Boston College is actually  Jesuit, Catholic university which confers more than 4,000 degrees annually in more than 50 fields study with 8,500 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. It is a choice for you to choose after you finish at English language Institute and have plan to study for higher education in USA. News and Report rank this university at 34th among USA national universities.Today I will take you a little bit tour at Boston College, it's is extraordinary beautiful university with Catholic style and historical building in the campus. I can say that this if you study in this university, you will become like Harry Potter or something fantasy like that. Don't believe, so look at my taken photos.

BC Classroom building
BC Conference hall
       

Boston dark sider

        I've been writing about Boston city in a good way and today I'll let you know god damn things in Boston.Of course not only Boston, everywhere in the world has dark side.
        You know when someone 's trying to do a good thing but he or she got something bad back. That means world has lost a good person. And now Zatan has more friend and the world should be aware. There are many places in Boston that consists of bad guys like in Downtown, China town, some place in Red line, Watertown and especially everywhere that light can't reach to.
       Don't walk alone at night in downtown. Don't find food too late at China town. Don't stay at subway too long. Don't insult homeless. Don't underestimate people. Don't talk with stranger.Don't play with illegally immigrant workers. Don't except solicitation on street. Don't look in color people's eyes.
        The best way to deal with Dark siders is to consider your proper behavior, must be honest, sincere and friendly.Once you look down upon them, be careful of your ass hole. Be nice, that what you can do to them and me.

Boston Dark Sider
English tip today are :
         Be tough, Be strong, Be nice, Be yourself, Be careful, Be calm, Be patient, Be cool, Be a man.



Thursday, August 12, 2010

Boston Habor and Waterfront

        Boston Harbor is just beyond Quincy market to the East adjacent to Boston city.It's the most important port for American history since John Smith explored this bay in 1614, Massachusetts bay. People know that all greater imports came through this harbor or New England coast and so did people transform Boston into booming city via this Boston Harbor. Don't forget to bring your kids to New England Aquarium with its 200,000 gallon ocean tank.It's a great spending time planning in the afternoon and there are also many restaurants and hotels around this place.

Boston Harbor

I like to have ice cream at the milk bottle outside the Children's museum. The highlight of Boston Harbor or Waterfront is whale watching which is seasonal tour option. Unfortunately, I didn't take this tour with my friends so please search for more information by use keyword Boston harbor cruises. My friends said that it's comfortable ride with 3 hour of watching whale magnificent and most fascinating creature in the world.Please plan your schedule ahead.

Boston port

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Quincy market : Wonderful place for food and street performance

:        Quincy market is located near Boston city hall that we can walk only 5 minutes from my English language school.This place gathers many food from around the world especially floating market that takes place once a week which you can find fresh vegetables, fruits, many kinds of food and very best price.There is also occasionally casual show called street performer , as well as street vendors at the front of the market.Quincy market becomes a good food source for Bostonians, is has changed from grocery to fast-food and restaurants even pubs for everyone to hang out at night.It is most popular and busy spot when downtown workers or students have a lunch break.You will encounter a huge group of people standing around and doing juggler or other performances.

Quincy building


Street Performers
        If you like to come to Quincy market to see street performers, summer is the best time for the show.I remember this market is not crowded in the winter and nobody likes to stay outside so if street show or street vendors are your preference, please choose summer time for your

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Charles river and Boston river side

        Today I will bring you to Charles river which separates Boston city from Cambridge side.This place is really beautiful and romantic. I used to walk beside Charles river shore with my girlfriend after class to relax and spend time with sunset in the evening. In the winter, Charles river is frozen into ice and boats can't not stop by the shore but you will be able to see incredibly freezing scenario with Cambridge background, yes, it's MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which lies back beyond the river.The easiest way to get there is to take T subway and get off at Charles/MGH station.This station is next to the MIT station divided by Cambridge bridge or we call pepper bridge because of its shape.

Charles river, winter is coming
Charles with Cambridge backgrounds
          In summer this is a great place for hang out with your sweetheart , looks like I'm gonna write about love story though, or even picnic near the river side which we can walk easily from Boston common that I

Monday, August 9, 2010

Boston Harvard University

        Harvard university located at Cambridge side in Massachusetts just the north of Boston city which I had to transfer from bus to T subway everyday. Unfortunately, in this life I just could only pass by the no.1 university in the world but don't have an opportunity to attend the class.By the way, when you walk in Harvard university you will sense knowledge perception all over around you and feel encouragement of your English study. This place totally boost everyone's learning hunger.

Harvard libraries
        There are many yards in Harvard university and library is one building that is located in the central yard of this university.This library contain more than 15 millionbooks in the HOLLIS Catalogs database that you can find your referring book online at http://lib.harvard.edu/
John Harvard Statue
         John Harvard statue is also located centrally in Harvard yard next to university hall.He directed that half ofhis money, along with his library,

Monday, August 2, 2010

Boston : Copley square, Newbury street and Prudential center

        Copley square has it name of every sense of the word "square" because it has been configured in a square shape with equilateral sides in 1994. Trinity church is the most prominent landmark on the square designed by Henry Hobson Richardson.It is the one of top ten building in America.

Trinity church
        Opposite site of Trinity church is Boston public library that everyone can borrow books here including international students but don't forget your passport.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Downtown Crossing and Boston Common


       Downtown crossing is the central area of Boston city.There are a lots of shops, shopping malls, restaurants, book stores, theater and many more.You can spend time all day long over here.I liked to have lunch with my friends at the corner food court and other delicious foods around Boston downtown crossing. The most interesting thing of this place is discount and sale promotion in department store, Sale all year round!


Boston Downtown Crossing
        After we already spent money at downtown crossing, let's go to take a walk for burning some calorie in Boston common,a big public pack in Boston city.