Post some pictures of your city! II

[Chadillaccc]

Sylvan Lake, Alberta


http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Nor...a/Sylvan_Lake/

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Nor...a/Sylvan_Lake/

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Nor...a/Sylvan_Lake/

http://s297.photobucket.com/user/_We...a/SLW.jpg.html

Beach Volleyball Sylvan Lake by scot.zawada, on Flickr

http://www.rvwest.com/article/canada...in_sylvan_lake

http://www.calgarysportsclub.com/sco...board_v2-3.htm

http://westlakeestates.ca/about-gull-lake/

http://allevents.in/edmonton/splash-...40872502641828

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant...e_Alberta.html

http://www.carlstepp.ca/

[SignalHillHiker]

Looks quite pleasant. I associate that name with the educational service provider now, however.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Amazing to see that the St. Lawrence is frozen!

The shores are, but the middle isn't.

[MonkeyRonin]

Night Prince by cookedphotos, on Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinreis/11547709516/


CN Tower by Oleksiy & Tetyana, on Flickr


Icy Trees and branches after the ice storm in Toronto Dec 2013 by Stephen G Woo Photo journey, on Flickr


King West by mooncall2012, on Flickr


Playing to the Ghost Moon by Georgie_grrl, on Flickr


Toronto Icescape by SnapHappyExpat, on Flickr


2013-12-23 Ice storm by Seanrwcrawford1, on Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/tumelu/11534021546/


Happy December Solstice! by Katrin Ray, on Flickr


All aboard by ElieDahdz, on Flickr


Bleeding Colour on the Long Branch by Ben Roffelsen, on Flickr


Engulfed by Ben Roffelsen, on Flickr


corner market by we saw it happen, on Flickr


morning scurry by we saw it happen, on Flickr


Winterland by munzz, on Flickr


Small creek in the woods by tmo222, on Flickr


The Sky is Falling by Ben Roffelsen, on Flickr


Boxing Day Shuffle by _jwong, on Flickr


Urban beacon by QC Doc, on Flickr

[Martin Mtl]

Wonderful Toronto set. Thanks !

[SignalHillHiker]

So. Much. Snow.

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[MonkeyRonin]

That second shot is so delightfully quaint. St. John's looks lovely under a thick blanket of snow (but then again, so do most places). Actually, I'm not sure if it looks more fitting with snow, or under rain & fog.

[SignalHillHiker]

Thanks!

I was just going to comment on Andy Barrow's bridge shot as well - looks so cool.

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@ "quaint". It is, I know, but I think Townies have a complex about this word because it minimizes the cool.

Amelia explains it best (her song Last Call, BTW, is gorgeous):

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[lio45]

St. John's looks Christmas-y under snow. (And no, that's not really much snow. Maybe by your standards, sure... )

[begratto]

Originally Posted by lio45

St. John's looks Christmas-y under snow. (And no, that's not really much snow. Maybe by your standards, sure... )

Exactly what I was thinking!

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

So. Much. Snow.


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Lovely.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by begratto

Exactly what I was thinking!

Which part, the former or the latter? Because there were two distinct ideas expressed in my post. Or maybe both?

[1ajs]

my friends are lighting up a building in the exchange new years for fun
test of the stuff they have done so far

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Wonderful shots, Martin. Nothing in North America beats Montreal for Europeanesque ambiance. I always look forward to trips there.

Mexico City, Boston, Victoria, Saint John just to name a few. Maybe you meant French inspired ambiance rather than European? Even there, Quebec City would give Montreal a run for its money.

[PhilippeMtl]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Mexico City, Boston, Victoria, Saint John just to name a few. Maybe you meant French inspired ambiance rather than European? Even there, Quebec City would give Montreal a run for its money.

You think Victoria beats Montreal for his Europeanesque ambiance? I think you are completely wrong.

Saint John has a unique character but I cannot see similarities with any European cities.

I agree for Quebec City though.

[SignalHillHiker]

In my experience, most North American cities have areas that resemble Europe - whether it's an individual building, or an entire streetscape.

However, in the vast majority of them, these areas are not immersive. You still feel very much as though you're in a North American city, looking at some remnant of a more European-style past.

Only a few cities managed to preserve enough to enable visitors to feel as though they're completely surrounded by European ambiance.

St. John's does it, but in the style of a European outpost, not a city. Quebec City does it, but they're more like a provincial European town than a city in style.

Montreal does it, but as a proper city - so that's sort of unique and what people notice about it.

[FrAnKs]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elboubo...34305/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/etobico...37120/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3394193...difR2m-fdkskr/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3591748...33906/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffrog...7622499841077/

[SignalHillHiker]

A friend's picture from the plane landing in St. John's for the holidays.

Aerial shots really put into perspective for me just how small the city is. The rowhouse residential areas really beef it up - but they have no impact from the air.



To give you an idea:

The blue lines are our two main downtown Streets, Water and Duckworth.

The area encircled by red is the old town with rowhouses. Everything outside that to the north is suburban in appearance. And the old town area only extends a little out of view at the bottom of the photo, and then that becomes suburban for dozens of kilometres, all the way through Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South, to Holyrood.

Immediately out of view to the left of this scene is the massive Pippy Park, which forces development in St. John's to swing to the north and south rather than directly behind downtown.

[FrAnKs]

Thank you Ryan.

[someone123]

Not really a city but here is Lunenburg NS:


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