Ink for September 27th, 2022 (...and the sites I forgot in the Boston Travel Blog)

A Heartwarming Message on a Bridge Overlooking Congress Street—Taken with an iPhone 8

In composing the first proper travel blog earlier this week, I forgot a few points of interest that were neat or noteworthy enough that I wanted to do an addendum of sorts. The above picture was one of them—there was a lot of construction going in the Seaport District while we were there and Congress Street was no exception. Below is another instance... 

Not Traveling to a Huge City for a Long Time Can Make Mundane Construction Seem Epic—Taken with an iPhone 8

However, one of my favorite landmarks on my way to Flour was a bit before the "Love your Neighbor" bridge...

On First Glance, a Factory Draped in Architectural Brutalism/Modernism—Taken with an iPhone 8  

This was probably one of my favorite sights on the entire trip—I remember trying to get a proper photo of it—and I I found out (thanks to Dad more or less) that it's part of a large ventilation system for the "Big Dig". There's a little more on the Big Dig straight from Massachusetts Department of Transportation themselves on how the project would help curtail traffic congestion in the city alongside the challenges the project faced during construction.

There were also these colorful sculptures on Seaport Boulevard by the artist San Miguel... 

Top: Bald Eagle has an Offering for Someone
Bottom: Multicolored Deer Stands Poised with the Traffic—Both Taken with an iPhone 8

They are part of Miguel's project titled "Air, Sea, and Land" where the statues symbolize some of the artist's favorite themes which include the interactions between humans and the animal kingdom alongside other motifs.

Considering that Boston's accessible by train, it's more than likely I'll be back to do a day trip to do a proper tour. I thought about signing up for one of Grub Street's local classes alongside their online offerings or doing couple blogs. One post would be something about touring Boston on the cheap, looking for good bargains and inexpensive meals while trying to stay local—avoiding the chain stores as best as possible. The other idea I had is something more out of the playbooks of people like Mr. Wright Way and Metal Jesus where I would go looking for game and computer stores across the Boston metropolitan area. The trouble with that one is...well, everyone's done something similar. It's not a bad thing, but I would need to look for a unique angle for it to be something I'd be comfortable undertaking. (Example: Could I find a proper Commodore Amiga on the streets of Boston?)

On that note, here's what I'm reviewing next...

Compression will never do this game justice—Captured on an Nintendo Switch (Handheld Mode)

Return to Monkey Island is my first trip to the Monkey Island series of point-and-click adventures with the humbly reckless, but lovable rouge Guybrush Threepwood. Unlike with Chrono Cross, I won't hide it this time...this game's turning out to be something brilliant. As to how brilliant the game itself is, you'll have to wait to find out. 

I made it through the story once already, but I'm trying hard mode to see where the puzzles get numerous and complicated. I did say previously that I'm aiming to finish this by Friday, but if that doesn't pan out, expect something over the weekend instead.