July 25-28, 2013
This week we were fortunate enough to host Denscity in St. John's. He's from Castlegar/Vancouver on Canada's west coast. Rome is closer to St. John's than is Vancouver - so he was a long way from home. This was the tour we took him on.
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We started with a trip to Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America. Looking back at St. John's from Shea Heights, on the way to the Cape:
At the Cape:
The Cape Spear Lighthouse, the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland.
The Cape:
The new lighthouse at Cape Spear:
This photographer came prepared with a step ladder.
A remnant of a same-sex wedding in the village of Petty Harbour.
Petty Harbour.
The Battery neighbourhood of St. John's.
The canons guarding the entrance to St. John's.
Swimmers enjoying a balmy summer day.
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove.
Our new buildings, Fortis Place and 351, under construction.
Old St. John's.
Gower Street.
Houses in St. John's often have more than one ground level.
Shorts/skirts and high necklines are all the rage in St. John's this year.
The Catholics like to keep an eye on everything.
The little lanes of St. John's.
The newly-reclad TD Place on Duckworth Street.
The tourist season is in full swing. It's now a billion-dollar industry for us - not bad for a small city that's not tropical and very expensive to visit.
George Street is a great place for people watching.
We explored some fire escapes that we probably shouldn't have.
Kimberly Row.
The spirit of the city.
The final day of Denscity's visit was a miserable one - foggy and very cold.
St. John's.
Quidi Vidi.
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