Thursday, December 17, 2009

My Walk To/From Work

So it takes me about 30-40 minutes to walk to work, and I've tried several routes. I love the neighbourhood, and the lovely old homes (some monstrous in size). There are many more things than I can show here that are part of the trip including cute little dogs in cute little coats, an increasingly decomposing dead squirrel, many smells including the sewers, chimney smoke, exhaust, garbage, cold, trees and bushes. Don't get me wrong, there are some less than lovely things, but I love the walk. It's getting more and more frigid, but I'm having fun trying different routes, testing my speed, getting to know the streets, and listening to my CBC podcasts. Here are some photos...

That castle in our neighbourhood.

Good old CN.

Near home.

Check out the bike-lane real estate on Davenport! I'm still too chicken to ride though... maybe next year.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Chris, Front Street, and the St. Lawrence Market


Christian's mother Chris visited us for a few days, and provided a great excuse to be tourists in our city. We headed down to the St. Lawrence Market for lunch and a few hours of shopping/browsing.