This is a photo taken by Ray Mackey of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland, at night.
This is the city during the day.
The harbour is spectacular and we have ships coming in from all over the world.
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Nestled in the city itself is an active fishing village called Quidi Vidi which is beside where I live.
A photo, courtesy of Gerry Boland of Cabot Tower, which I can see from my window. This is the site of the first transatlantic radio transmission in North America by Mr. Marconi. The dog in the picture is Chief, a fixture on Signal Hill for many years, a gorgeous friendly Newfoundland purebred who sadly died a month or so ago from cancer. He and his owner will be missed by everyone.
You live in a very beautiful place. Which is a help and a comfort.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is EC. I love this place. My chosen home.
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Fantastic photos of a very beautiful city. A blog mate has been travelling in your province and nearby and has shown some wonderful architecture of so many well maintained homes and buildings, I would guess a challenge with your harsher winters.
ReplyDeleteMy blogmate too Andrew. I hope to see her in St. John's when she finally lands here. I have been to all the places she's posting about!
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Wow, you sure live in a beautiful place. If ever I get to travel again ... hopefully ... I would like to go there. It is so beautiful it almost hurts.
ReplyDeleteIt would be lovely if you could Charlotte. This place is breathtaking. The first time I was here I cried at the beauty of it all.
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So beautiful! You are very lucky and thanks for sharing. I would love to travel there. This will go on my list.
ReplyDeleteI do hope you make it some day CSL - it's a remarkable place and the musical "Come from Away" only showed a small part of it.
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Wow! Show-stopping. Beautiful. Is it a coincidence that so many windows are framed in white and building colors used are consistent or are there rules about all that? Thanks for sharing. Kim in PA
ReplyDeleteThe houses were originally painted to show the different colours for the sailors (and fishers) coming home along with visitors told to find "the red house, the yellow house," etc. When I moved here first to an outlying village there were no numbers on the houses (now they do). the name for the house I bought was the name of the original builder from 100 years before. I loved the history of all the houses kept alive by these names.
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Fascinating. Thanks for the lesson. Kim in PA
DeleteBeautiful city! I love the colorful buildings and the fact that it's right on the water.....
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me a lot of Kinsale Molly, and some of the villages in West Cork with all the colours.
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Your city is so pretty and colourful too. The night time lights make it a fairyland :)
ReplyDeleteI love it at night. Especially when seen from Signal Hill.
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St John's looks very pretty with all the coloured houses.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago we went to the Marconi sites on Cape Breton Island. We just watched Griff Rhys Jones' programme on Labrador and Newfoundland. Most interesting.
I think you would love it here Nick. It speaks to the heart and so much to learn about the Vikings, etc. Oldest city in North America.
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We are rejigging our plans due to Fiona. We are currently in Trinity. With a boat ride on Friday at Bay Roberts which I have cancelled. We are thinking maybe to head to St. John's tomorrow instead of Friday. Drop me an email and we can see if we can meet up on the weekend - weather depending!!! jmcguin7@gmail.com
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DeleteYes, Fiona is putting a kibosh on a lot of plans Jackie. I do love all the places you have been! Trinity always a favourite and the plays at Riding Tide are usually excellent. I will email you.
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It is a beautiful city indeed.
ReplyDeleteI love it Ramana.
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It really does look like a very interesting city filled with character and charm. One cannot say that about a whole lot of North American cities.
ReplyDeleteIt is very picturesque David. And it lifts the heart to see all these colours.
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What a panorama!
ReplyDeleteOh well, latest in my next life. ;-)
I think you'd love it Sean!
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You do indeed live in a gorgeous place. I'm sorry about the dog and owner...
ReplyDeleteMe too, e. He was quite a character and featured in so many photos as he posed so beautifully.
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Annie here, hope you’ve weathered Fiona okay. Love the photos.
ReplyDeleteI hope your part of Nova Scotia escaped Annie and that you're safe.
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Lovely city -- can see why you love it so. Do hope you and your city have weathered Fiona as some of the reports I've read say the storm has been fierce there.
ReplyDeleteIt avoided us on the east side, Joared only the West. I say only as they have been absolutely devastated with one woman in her basement (73YO) retrieving something precious and ocean burst through and swept her out to sea. Her body was recovered. Incredibly sad.
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Thinking about you today 9/24/22. Hoping you are safe.
ReplyDeleteYes thank you Carolyn our side of the island unaffected apart from rain and a few winds.
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Just wanted to stop by to tell you that so many people are thinking about you and hoping you are OK after Fiona.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kay all well on this side.
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The colours on the houses are just so delightful. The night time scene delightful in it's own way.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous great big dog. They steal our hearts