A Visit to Boston – Day Two – Bus Tour Continued – on the bus

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And off we went on the bus tour. It was quite difficult to take pictures from the moving bus. Add to that that the driver/guide seemed more interested in telling jokes than telling us much about the things we were seeing and I didn’t take many pictures. I only vaguely remember what he was saying so at the moment I don’t have much to say about the pictures. If I get a chance, I’ll look them up and add some captions/descriptions.

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Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.

A Visit to Boston – Day One – Around the North End

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Some time ago I took the train up to Boston to meet up with some Canadian friends who were visiting there. The hotel we were staying in was in the North End. None of us got there until late afternoon so these pictures were taken in the North End and along the Charles River from then until it started to get dark.

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Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.

Boat out of water

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I was walking around Irvington-on-Hudson in June of this year when I came across this boat on a side street. From the lettering it seems to be connected to the Fire Service. While it was not all that far from the river it was still a bit of a surprise to see it.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron Di III VXD A056SF 70-180mm f2.8.

A Visit to Kingston, NY – The Arriva

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“If this yacht could talk, it would probably be able to tell some amazing tales.

On Monday afternoon, a luxury yacht designed to look like a pirate ship docked in Kingston, NY. If the 156-foot vessel looks familiar, it’s because the famous boat has been photographed countless times by the paparazzi.

The ship was purchased by Johnny Depp back in 2007 and named Vajoliroja. At the time, Depp was dating Vanessa Paradis. The name was created by combining both of their names with the names of their children, Lily-Rose and Jack.

After purchasing the yacht, Depp hired famed interior designer LM Pagano to renovate it. According to Insider, Pagano draped the interior of the ship in velvet and other luxurious fabrics in an effort to make it feel like “the Orient Express on the ocean.”

After Depp parted ways with Paradis and started dating Amber Heard in 2017 he renamed the vessel Amphitrite. The boat even played a part in their infamous trial. Heard claimed that the actor assaulted her on the yacht by hitting her against a wall. She accused Depp of drinking too much because he was angry he had to sell the boat. Depp denied the accusation, but he did wind up selling the yacht to another huge celebrity in 2015.

The Amphitrite was purchased seven years ago by famed novelist J.K. Rowling for a reported $27 million. The Harry Potter author may have actually scored a great deal on the yacht which includes a Jacuzzi, helicopter pad and a small swimming pool. The interior of the boat hides five luxury cabins. Insider says three of the cabins are furnished with double beds, and the other two children’s rooms have twin beds. All of the bedrooms have their own private bathroom.

There was lots of buzz when the ship, now called Arriva, showed up on the Hudson River in 2020. Locals were heading to the river in hopes of catching a glimpse of Rowling, but that may have been a waste of time. It appears the boat was sold by the author and is now owned by a wealthy businessman.” (Yacht Once Owned by Johnny Depp Spotted in Kingston, We Peek Inside which also includes a number of interior shots)

I’ve also read that the Arriva is usually docked on the Long Island Sound, but that the present owner brings it up the Hudson River once a year so he can enjoy the fall foliage.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Rokinon/Samyang AF 24-70 f2.8 FE