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Another snapshot from my time in Wentworth, N.S.
Strolling to the lake
22 Friday Jun 2012
Posted in Canada, iPhone, Nova Scotia, photography, Travel
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Out of memory
20 Wednesday Jun 2012
Posted in Canada, fun, technology, Toronto, Travel
This is why Windows continues to be the butt of jokes. Found this as I was travelling last week, with a layover at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
As good as new
13 Wednesday Jun 2012
Posted in Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, trains, Travel
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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.
Colour the streets
19 Saturday May 2012
Posted in art, photography, photowalking, Travel
Many of the walls along the streets and alleys of San Francisco’s Mission district are adorned with awesome pieces of art. If you do nothing else in the neighbourhood, take a couple of hours to meander and explore for these nuggets sprinkled all through. There are even walking tours specifically made for seeing these pieces of street art. It’s truly a feast for the eyes.
See more from my trip to the San Francisco Bay area, back in March 2010.
Need to get back there soon!
Keeping a close eye …
17 Thursday May 2012
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I reached deep into the vault for this one … shot near Louisbourg, N.S., four years ago. Was totally *not* expecting to see a bald eagle on the beach.
Montreal metro work-horses
25 Wednesday Apr 2012
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The original rolling stock of the Montreal metro, built by Canadian Vickers and dating back to 1966, still plies the tracks under that city’s streets. Here’s a train of such cars entering Viau station a few weekends ago.
These vehicles will be retired within a few years, when the Montreal Transit Corp. receives the first of a new fleet of new Metro cars, built by Bombardier and Alstom.
No toys … these are real!
22 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalking, Travel, urban
Montreal’s downtown beacon turns 50
20 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in architecture, Canada, montreal, photography, photowalking, Travel, urban
Place Ville Marie is an icon of Montreal’s landscape. The cruciform skyscraper celebrates its 50 years in 2012. Apart from its footprint, the tower is known for a rotating beacon on its roof.
The view shown above was taken last week from the concert plaza outside Place des Arts.
Shell of its former self
19 Thursday Apr 2012
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Guided tour of Olympic Stadium in Montreal. It’s way quieter now than I remember it …
Smokestack
18 Wednesday Apr 2012
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Lots of rungs to get to the top … Seen in Montreal this weekend.
Ricky Leong 