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| The Boise Library |
During our four weeks stay in Boise we must have made around 4-5 trips
to down town Boise. The trips were mainly to pick up from & return
books to the Boise Library. This library has a good collection of books
on various subjects for kids & adults alike.Apart from this
downtown has some impressive buildings housing Hotels,
Banks,Restaurants, Churches, The Julia Morrison Park, Idaho Historical
Museum & most importantly The Capitol which is the seat of the State
Government of Idaho. Downtown also houses the Ada County Courthouse. On one of the final days of our stay I asked my
daughter to drop me off in down town and come back & pick me up
after a few hours. During this time I had a leisurely walk through the
various roads & streets of downtown and here are some pics taken
during this walkathon.
I also attended many different trials at the courthouse on two different days.I learnt that in the US crimes are classified into: Infractions, Misdemeanors & Felonies.I saw both public prosecutors & defense attorneys in action. Prisoners charged with felonies were generally brought to court in chains. I was really impressed by the way the cases are argued and judgments pronounced. The entire proceedings are conducted in a very professional manner. In a couple of cases juries were in attendance. In such cases the prosecution & defense address the jury while arguing the case. I also observed objections from lawyers of both sides - sometimes sustained & sometimes over ruled. But frankly I did not experience any of the melodrama said to be created in court rooms by the likes of a Perry Mason or a Hamilton Burger :)
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| The Hampton In Suites |
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| The Capitol Hill Avenue |
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| An American Bank |
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| A traffic intersection - and gorgeous flame colored trees |
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| More flame colored trees on a side street |
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| A beautifully cast bell - in front of the Capitol |
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| The Capitol - A stately building |
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| More pics of the Capitol - Above & Below |
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| A closeup view of the Capitol's Dome |
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| A Church near the Capitol |
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| A quaint old fashioned movie hall |
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| A Fire Engine rushing towards a calamity |
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| Beautiful lawns & enormous trees at Julia Morrison Park - Above & below |
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| Various images of a Squirrel captured at the Julia Morrison Park |
Your photographs from the US are superb. The squirrels do not have the three white lines over them Obviously Shri Rama did not go there.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet that little washington squirrel! Hop you have a nice week Ram!
ReplyDeleteOf course the squirrel gets all the attention!
ReplyDeleteLook at those blue skies: what nice weather you had. And how interesting to observe the trials at the courthouse; I'm sure very few visitors to the US think to do that.
ReplyDeleteIt looks impresive and lovely set of pictures.
ReplyDeleteWatching court producing sounds interesting... those buildings are impressive! The capitol’s architecture was fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI noticed squirrels in the UK also don't have the three lines our squirrels usually have on their backs.
ReplyDeleteLoved the pictures of the capitol and the description of the court proceedings! Thank you!
Looks like you had a blast taking all of these photos, Ram. You did a good job.
ReplyDeleteYou had quite a walk through the area. Looks like a perfect fall day. As I think I mentioned before, I've never been to Boise, so appreciated very much these photos. I didn't realize it was such a fine-looking community with so many fine-looking buildings!
ReplyDeleteGreat tour of the downtown area.
ReplyDeleteYour walk through the downtown must have been exciting! It looks a perfect trip with the beautiful weather!
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Magnificent buildings! You have captured them well. Nice post.
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