Gatineau, Québec (and that other place across the river) - Page 2

Rico Rommheim · #21 Posted **Sep 21, 2007, 4:59 PM**

^ Most of the ARE Ottawa, taken from gattineau.

Great set harls!

harls · #22 Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 11:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by arbeiter

I'm kind of shocked. I thought these were pictures of Ottawa honestly - it's quite dense and most of the signs are in English! That's not right! Qu'est-ce qui se passe? Souvenez le loi!

yes, most ARE in Ottawa, don't worry.

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Originally Posted by Matt

Gatineau was always one of those names I wonder if I pronounce correctly. Just how do you say it? Gattin-no?

Gatt-in-no is how I mangle it. French people say "ga-tee-no".

thanks again, y'all.

arbeiter · #23 Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 11:16 PM**

I think I have asked this before, but is Hull, Quebec pronounced Hull or Ool?

yarabundi · #24 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 12:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by arbeiter

I think I have asked this before, but is Hull, Quebec pronounced Hull or Ool?

We pronouce it Hull, as it should be.

Nice pics Harls. My best is the Peace Tower coupled with a smockstack !! Well done.

samne · #25 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 2:02 AM**

Nicely done, a little grittier than the Capital Region I saw couple weeks ago.

I spent 3 days in Gatineau for work and only stepped foot in Ottawa when landing and leaving the airport. I was pleasantly surprised with Hull and Gatineau. Friendly, clean and green. Nice looking women too. From what they tell me, the cost of living in Gatineau is a bargain for the region.

HomeInMyShoes · #26 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 3:12 PM**

Made me smile. A lot. "the showdown" is a classic.

Aylmer? My cat is from Aylmer.

arbeiter · #27 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by yarabundi

We pronouce it Hull, as it should be.

Nice pics Harls. My best is the Peace Tower coupled with a smockstack !! Well done.

Well, in Quebec, "should be" is a relative term. I mean, a province/etat where KFC is PFK, you never know. I have been to Quebec, but not enough times to know how people pronounce English words, so I just default to how my stupid French teacher would say things.

harls · #28 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by arbeiter

Well, in Quebec, "should be" is a relative term. I mean, a province/etat where KFC is PFK, you never know. I have been to Quebec, but not enough times to know how people pronounce English words, so I just default to how my stupid French teacher would say things.

For myself, if the name is of English origin, and if English is your first language, you should say it in English. If I say "ull" instead of "Hull", my wife (who is québécoise) laughs at me. French place names, I make the effort to try to say the name in french if I'm speaking to a francophone (eg. Morrial (montreal)), but if I'm talking to you I'd say "Muntreal".

there's no "should be" about pronouncing things, especially if French isn't your mother tongue. Most people understand what you mean - you won't offend anyone.

DubberDom · #29 Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 7:46 PM**

I love this picture, it almost looks like the Peace Tower was photochopped

Also, for non-Ottawa folks, we are missing soooooo many pics that show how beautiful this city really is.

boden · #30 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 12:47 AM**

Going to be minus eighteen tonight. These pics look even better than they did a few weeks ago!

Canasian · #31 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 1:05 AM**

Very nice! I like!

harls · #32 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by DubberDom

Also, for non-Ottawa folks, we are missing soooooo many pics that show how beautiful this city really is.

You mean the touristy canal and parliament hill pics? Sure, I've taken some of those - but it gets tiresome to see the same old angles. I'm more of a fan of street views and people.. but with a familiar landmark or two thrown in so you can orient yourself. it makes you forget where you are, if just for a moment.

and yeah, that pic does look photoshopped, but it isn't... just upped the f-stop to flatten her out.

thanks again everyone.

MolsonExport · #33 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 5:23 PM**

GREAT Photos, as always.

Yeah, the bullshit lifestyle. Looks like an ad for LAVALIFE, or some other online dating service.

#34 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 5:53 PM**

Nice work Harls, the pictures look great

. Haven't been up to Ottawa for a while. I'll have to go on an Ottawa-Montreal road trip next summer. :crossesfingers:

LFRENCH · #35 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 9:52 PM**

hahaha, Makes me think of Homer Simpson when he confuses condom for condo, you would have thought the marketing would have picked up on lifestyle brand condoms

DubberDom · #36 Posted **Dec 14, 2007, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

You mean the touristy canal and parliament hill pics?

Not those per se, I like your style.

Next time, try to take some from the Rockcliffe side, I'm sure you can come up with a nice picture story book

boden · #37 Posted **Dec 14, 2007, 9:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by DubberDom

Not those per se, I like your style.

Next time, try to take some from the Rockcliffe side, I'm sure you can come up with a nice picture story book

Whatever you do don't take any pics of the Supreme Court Building......I did so a few weeks ago, and some security people got VERY excited. I didn't realize it was such a big thing. They were all fine in the end but there were an awful lot of questions. Shame the way the world is going....even Canada.