SF+NY 2015 by Wen-Hsiang Tsai

Day 3 --- Riverside Strolling & Boat Cruise + Hsin-Mu's PhD Graduation Ceremony (ECE)
03-01 Strolling through Station Square by the Monongahela River --- Part I: Clipper's Landing Back to page top

D03-01-01a_map of station square Pittsburgh

D03-01-01_Clipper's Landing is the dock area for the Gateway Clipper Fleet in Station Square, packed with riverfront charm and activity	D03-01-02_The entrance

D03-01-03_A shot in the area ("We were still young in 2010, weren't we?")

D03-01-03a_A rest on the dock	D03-01-04_A view of the neighboring downtown buiildings

D03-01-04a_A neighboring boat	D03-01-05_A bridge not far away (Fort Pitt Bridge)

D03-01-06_Happy Hsin-Mu	D03-01-07_Iris （鳶尾花）
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03-02 Strolling through Station Square by the Monongahela River --- Part II: Bessemer Court Back to page top

D03-02-01_The entrance	D03-02-02_The interior

D03-02-03_In front of a cafe

D03-02-04_Bessemer converter— used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to transform molten pig iron into steel by blasting air through it to remove impurities	D03-02-05_PPG Place with striking glass facade and Gothic-inspired spires that look a bit like a crystal castle.

D03-02-06_An amphibious vehicle that can move on both on land and in water	D03-02-07_A corner in the court

D03-02-08_Hard Rock Cafe	D03-02-09_A poster of a classical movie
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03-03 Crusing the River --- Part I: Family & friends' on boat Back to page top

D03-03-01_The ship we took	D03-03-02_A large river ship

D03-03-02_Happy river cruise

D03-03-03_On top of the ship	D03-03-04_The Duquesne Incline that we took

D03-03-05_Inside the ship 1	D03-03-06_Inside the ship 2

D03-03-07_Ships seen on the way 1	D03-03-08_Ships seen on the way 2
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03-04 Crusing the River --- Part II: Scenes of the riversides Back to page top

D03-04-01_The ship we took was coming

D03-04-02_The ship has a built-in boarding bridge for passengers	D03-04-03_A view of Station Square we just visited before ship cruising

D03-04-04_A clear view of Station Square

D03-04-05_The Duquesne Incline seen from the cruising ship	D03-04-06_An impressive building with an amphibious vehicle entering the water

D03-04-07_The base gymnasium of the baseball team Pirates, a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh	D03-04-08_An amphibious vehicle

D03-04-09_A submarine	D03-04-10_Downtown buildings

D03-04-11_Another amphibious vehicle
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03-05 Lunch in the Hard Rock Cafe in Station Square Back to page top

D03-05-01_The entrance hall of Hard Rock Cafe	D03-05-02_Wall decorations

D03-05-02a_The sculpture in the image above	D03-05-02a_The sculpture image created by Copilot on June 21, 2025

D03-05-03_A dish	D03-05-04_ With a friend

D03-05-05_ Happy time

D03-05-05_Smiling	D03-05-06_Another dish
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03-06 Hsin-Mu's PhD Graduation Ceremony (ECE Dept.) Back to page top

D03-06-01_The ceremony started by bagpipe playing	D03-06-02_The event venue with many long hanging flags

D03-06-03_Hsin-Mu obtained PhD certificate from the Dept. Head

D03-06-04_Hsin-Mu greeted by professors A	D03-06-05_Hsin-Mu greeted by professors B

D03-06-06_The event venue	D03-06-07_The reception

D03-06-08_Hsin-Mu with his dessertation advisor
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