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Crying wall

05 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Wall of tears

Spotted this alongside a parking lot behind St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when I visited briefly back in the spring.

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Sending the message home

25 Saturday Aug 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Sending it home

A quaint mailbox spotted on my most recent trip to Nova Scotia.

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Something gritty in my soup

05 Thursday Jul 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Soup for your eyes

Some more urban art in downtown Halifax.

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Anchor up

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, history, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, Travel

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Anchor up

HMCS Sackville, docked at Halifax Harbour.

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Buzzing with business

25 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Nova Scotia, photography, random, Travel

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Open for business

Hummingbirds join human guests at the Wentworth Valley Inn in Wentworth, N.S.

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Strolling to the lake

22 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, iPhone, Nova Scotia, photography, Travel

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Dockside

Another snapshot from my time in Wentworth, N.S.

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Just a favour, please

21 Thursday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, iPhone, Nova Scotia, photography

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Favour

From the Wentworth Recreation Centre in Nova Scotia last week, when we were decorating the place for my cousin’s wedding.

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Mmm … burgers

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, food, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Tex-Mex Burger

Last week at this time, I was visiting lovely Nova Scotia, hanging out with my cousin.
He brought me to a relatively new gourmet burger joint called Cheese Curds in Dartmouth — so named because it’s also a poutinerie — near the Woodside ferry terminal and the famed John’s Lunch fish and chips shack.
On special last week was the Tex-Mex Burger, seen above. The hand-formed patty on a bun was topped with a slice of cheese, chipotle sauce, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and and sautéed vegetables (mushroom, onion, peppers). The sauce and some hot peppers in thr veggie mix gave the burger a slight kick. Very tasty.
My cousin also ordered this as well, but he swears by a bacon burger on the regular menu, to which he adds sautéed mushrooms.
If it’s still around on my next visit, I’d definitely go back.

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As good as new

13 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, trains, Travel

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Mode of transportation, works of art

You’d never know this car was almost 60 years old unless you looked it up (or were told, as the case may be).
Evangeline Park (Via Rail 8704) was originally delivered by the Budd Co. to Canadian Pacific for the original Canadian, which launched in 1954-55. Today, the Park cars are also used on the Ocean, which runs between Halifax and Montreal. Today, apart from the Canadian, the Park cars are also used on the tail end of the Skeena (Prince Rupert-Jasper) and in summertime on the Ocean. (Thanks to Jon Calon for the reminder.) You may also see Park cars on charter duty at the tail end of other Via trains.
In this shot, the car is seen parked outside the Via Rail train station in Halifax.

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Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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