Post some pictures of your city! II

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Gorgeous Kelowna shots! It’s awesome to have such diversity in city looks/natural settings in BC - they really are quite different if you compare Vancouver, Kelowna (although the new towers are very much Vancouver inspired despite the parking podiums), Victoria, Kamloops, etc. More so than any other province? Although Quebec would be similar I think.

It’s great to see Moncton continue to densify downtown, but I don’t think towers are the end all and be all for it. Can you imagine a time when Moncton matches or surpasses Kelowna in population? Maybe in the next 50 years, I doubt it, however I’ve always been a fan of Moncton which has the Calgary of the Atlantic attitude.

Ok, like Kelowna some slightly smokey pics (the Gonzales Beach ones that is) from a small local forest fire this time near Victoria.

Starting off with the Gorge waterway which is a narrow tidal inlet that runs 7 km inland from the inner harbour downtown.

You can see the start of it on the left from this older picture from about 5 years ago:



Victoria BC October 10 Harbour Air by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Some fantastic heritage houses in this part of town, this is directly above the Selkirk Trestle walking/bike bridge with a great view of the waterway.



1140 Arthur Currie Lane, built 1891, Architect - John Teague. Photo - July 19, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Older pic of the trestle it overlooks:



Selkirk Trestle Bridge - March 2, 2023. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



1100 Block of Catherine Street, Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Nice little retail block just up from the waterfront:



400 Block of Craigflower Road, Esquimalt. June 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



400 Block of Craigflower Road, Esquimalt. June 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gorge Bridge - July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



View from under the Gorge Bridge - Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria - July 19, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Another day, another beach - Gonzales, first viewed from above at Gonzales Observatory, built in 1914.



Gonzales Observatory - July 26, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Beach, Victoria, July 26, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - VIctoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

The Gonzales Observatory in the background on a nearby street:



Lillian Road by Fairfield Road - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Lillian Road by Fairfield Road - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Pharmacy - July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr