13 Monday May 2013
Just under two months until this year’s edition of the Calgary Stampede, which runs July 5 to 14, 2013.
The Stampede announced last week Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who’s due to return from space tonight, would be the Stampede parade marshal.
12 Sunday May 2013
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… including Toronto’s hallmark and iconic City Hall building.
10 Friday May 2013
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Along the Thompson River valley in B.C. … spotted from Via Rail’s Toronto-Vancouver transcontinental train, “The Canadian”.
09 Thursday May 2013
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This beautiful pedestrian bridge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, links the Forks area just off Union Station with the city’s traditionally francophone area, St. Boniface.
(The photo above was captured with an SLR; the bottom one was snapped with my iPhone.)
08 Wednesday May 2013
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07 Tuesday May 2013
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Good morning, amorphous blob with a loudspeaker! Spotted in Vancouver.
05 Sunday May 2013
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To my mind, one of the neat things about long-distance trains is being able to eat in a dining car or café car of some kind.
Above is the type of dining car used aboard Via Rail’s Halifax-Montreal train, “The Ocean”.
Below is a similar scene, captured nine years ago, in a different, older type of dining car that was once regularly used on this train.
Difference between the two: The newer cars don’t have a full kitchen, just a galley where they can prepare simple dishes and heat catered gourmet meals.
Happily, the meals are still served using real dinnerware.
EDIT: I should add that Via Rail’s Vancouver-Toronto western transcontinental, “The Canadian”, still uses those old-style dining cars. The decor has been updated since I took the photo below.
04 Saturday May 2013
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These stickers are all over the public market at Granville Island in Vancouver. Apparently the gulls are voracious to the point that vendors need to be explicit about not refunding patrons for food lost to hungry birds.
03 Friday May 2013
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Views such as this is why people like to hang out in the dome-observation Skyline and Park cars aboard Via Rail’s The Canadian. Got this image last month as the train made its way westward toward the town of Jasper.
03 Friday May 2013
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Part of a mural at a music venue in Vancouver, spotted last month.
Ricky Leong 