Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
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Really outstanding shots from Montreal's botanical gardens.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell). Sweet Loretta fart thought she was a cleaner, but she was a frying pan. (John Lennon)
Just beautiful... this one really looks like St. John's in a nutshell.
Thanks! I'm glad you think it looks good.
St. John's has a bit of a curse when it comes to taking photographs facing it. With a few prominent exceptions, you only ever see the backside of our downtown.
My MS Paint attempt to explain:
All those plain buildings down close to the harbour are actually the beautiful stone facades of Water and Duckworth. You just only ever see their hideous backsides.
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This is what you see (more or less) when facing the city:
So the above is taken about half-way between Water and Duckworth Street, right where the Water Street buildings end and the Duckworth ones begin. Below is taken from the far side of Duckworth, looking at the Duckworth-facing side of the same buildings above:
We should count the backside of our buildings for height. Half the downtown would be 7-10 floors.
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For some reason I like the view from the back better. I suppose I've always been an ass man though.
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Nouvelleecosse: Well, there's nothing ornate or fancy about any of our general commercial buildings. So for someone from Halifax, the fronts are plain and unremarkable... but the backs might have some sort of urban vibe.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell). Sweet Loretta fart thought she was a cleaner, but she was a frying pan. (John Lennon)
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Throw in a few hills and it'd be perfect full stop.
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