Pictures of our home country (town)

Lana wrote:

Wowww... Grace, I'm really starting to think that they should put you in charge of Eastern Canada's tourism department. Your add should go something like this,

Canada is cold.
Canada has snow.
Sometimes it is so cold, it doesn't even snow.
And sometimes, when it is too cold to snow...
THIS HAPPENS!

Grace certainly convinced me... Snow, ice, not soo cold. cold, snow that doesn't melt..

Teresa Dawn wrote:

I remember it as well, there was ice here in the west even, though not quite as much as out there, but the power was out for awhile and people were skating on the streets.

Our climate is warmer than the east in the winter, but colder in the summer... basically though, we get a lot of rain where I live. Not so much in the north of the province, it is more desertlike there, but I am in the midst of the Fraser Valley, covered in rainforest lol. SO it is always raining.

That can't be that great! I don't like rainy areas....especially cold-autumn rain. Brrrr, so wet and....wet .
I like summer storms though, they are very refreshing and "light".
I guess you are used with the weather, already. We have lot of rain too, sometimes. In winter it rains, and then the snow melts.. and it's very unpleasent and ugly outside In spring (that's not like "normal" spring anymore) we have lot of it too. Now we have huge problems with floodings Poor people.

So, skating all over the town!! Awesome I think!!

Grace wrote:

Although actually I remember it being warm that winter. You know, and then there was all the ice.

My tag line would be, "Uh... it's pretty in summer, though!"

Yeah, "Uh... it's pretty in summer, though!", should be at the bottom of the ad in tiny font. It is pretty here in the summer. Hot, though.

I don't remember it being warm during the ice storm. I was 8 or so at the time, though. I thought the ice storm was beautiful, when I was little. All the light reflecting off the ice on the trees. hehe. Obviously, the ice storm caused huuuuge damage, but I guess I didn't think about that at the time.

Hola, dear girls from Canada! :<33: :<33: :<33: :<33:

Dears...,forgive me ...but I think I would prefer ti visit your country in Summer!!!




BESOS!!!!

Maria wrote:

Hola, dear girls from Canada! :<33: :<33: :<33: :<33:

Dears...,forgive me ...but I think I would prefer ti visit your country in Summer!!!

BESOS!!!!

Umm... You don't to want to come here when it's so cold it doesn't even snow? But, dear Maria... why not??? I'm joking, of course. hehe.

IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO VISIT CANADA, DEAR!!!

BUT I AM AFRAID THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT!!!





BUT,...WHO KNOWS????? LIFE IS SOOOOO FULL OF SURPRISES!!!


BESOS!!!!!

What a lovely winter photo!! Yeah. winters in Canada and Russia are quite something!! Don't think about coming to Canada or Russia from Spain in winter, querida!!!

Lera wrote!

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What a lovely winter photo!! Yeah. winters in Canada and Russia are quite something!! Don't think about coming to Canada or Russia from Spain in winter, querida!!!

No...NOT A CHANCE!!! I AM NOT USED TO THE CLIMATE!!!

EVEN IF I WANTED TO...I COULD NOT AFFORD IT!!!!

Lerka wrote:

What a lovely winter photo!! Yeah. winters in Canada and Russia are quite something!! Don't think about coming to Canada or Russia from Spain in winter, querida!!!

Yeah, that photo is amazing. I still say that Grace would be wonderful as the head of tourism here. hehe. But, usually it doesn't look like that in winter, here. That was just one year! hehe.

It was definitely just one year. It was a very odd experience! Where I was living at the time, the storm was quite bad, and most of the buildings at the university were without heat or running water-- in January! That was why they forced us to leave town after a few days, but we had to wait because at first the roads were not clear and there were electric lines all over the street, so travel was impossible.

It was a little bit adventurous, I must say. :queen:

But that was not normal, most of the time it looked like this


Or like this (in the winter)


I loved living in Canada. If I could go back, I would in a second. Cold winters :face: and all.

I love this photos...the first has amazing colours. It's so great to watch and imagine the real scenery and the second one...well....beacuse of the snow. Hehe..Can't help it. I like it too much

Dear Maria, I'm sure it would be very hard for you to visit Canada and Russia during winter. It's a huge difference...

As for winters in Russia. Ohhh.....I dream about them. Last year, when it started snowing in my town, for a few seconds I felt it's Moscow. It was a shocking, amazing experience. Never happend to me before. I can imagine but never actually feel it right. And that time was absolutely magical. I won't forget that never, maybe only after I see real winters in Moscow....

Alex wrote!

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I love this photos...the first has amazing colours. It's so great to watch and imagine the real scenery and the second one...well....beacuse of the snow. Hehe..Can't help it. I like it too much

Dear Maria, I'm sure it would be very hard for you to visit Canada and Russia during winter. It's a huge difference...

JUST MY IMPRESSION!!! THE COLOURS ARE AMAZING!!!

Dears..yes it would be a bit hard for me to visit beautiful Canada now!!
In these couple of days there were around 25..25 degrees Clsius in Madrid..so you see!!!

Lana wrote:

Yeah, that photo is amazing. I still say that Grace would be wonderful as the head of tourism here. hehe. But, usually it doesn't look like that in winter, here. That was just one year! hehe.

Yeah, Grace the head of tourism here! Wonderful!! The last photos Grace sent is simply amazing! I love Canada when it looks this way!!! Very beautiful!

And here is the first part of my Lyon's postcards

vue generale depuis Fourviere =>


les quais de Saone =>


le teatre romain =>


La rue Saint-Jean, La fintaine des Jacobin (1886), la Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere =>


la fontaine sculptee par Bartholdi, place des Terruaex, et l'Hotel de Ville =>


Parc de la tete D'or =>


la place Antonin Poncet =>

Yes, Lyon is a very beautiful town ! I was in Lown few weeks ago, but I hadn't time to visit it... But I enjoyed a lot what I saw ! I hope to go again in Lyon in August, but for 3 or 4 days this time !

Marina wrote:

Yes, Lyon is a very beautiful town ! I was in Lown few weeks ago, but I hadn't time to visit it... But I enjoyed a lot what I saw ! I hope to go again in Lyon in August, but for 3 or 4 days this time !

yes.. it's very beautiful.. to tell the truth I think that every place in France is beautiful.. I saw some photos of different towns, of different places.. and I loved all the places!! but Lyon is my special passion, so some more pics!

The Europeans were here =>


L'opera =>


Air photography =>


The cinema =>


University =>


more =>

THANKS FOR THE PICS OF LYON!!!

VERY BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE!!!

Val, you don't need to go to Lyon, I already know everything !!!

(Oh, I have stars above my avatar !!! )

Marina wrote:

Val, you don't need to go to Lyon, I already know everything !!!
(Oh, I have stars above my avatar !!! )

What do you know, Marinochka?? you know some "unflattering" truths about me, too???
And yes.. I have another experiment, now with stars

MAGic diable wrote:

Marina wrote:

Val, you don't need to go to Lyon, I already know everything !!!
(Oh, I have stars above my avatar !!! )

What do you know, Marinochka?? you know some "unflattering" truths about me, too???
And yes.. I have another experiment, now with stars

Oh my God, I was totally drunk I think...
Je reprends... Val, you don't need to go to Lyon, you already know everything in this town !!!

I love your new experiment !!! :<33:

Marina wrote:

Oh my God, I was totally drunk I think...
Je reprends... Val, you don't need to go to Lyon, you already know everything in this town !!!

I love your new experiment !!! :<33:

You were drunk?? Really?? c'est la fete du travail, hein? pour moi, c'était la fete de la paresse aujourd'hui!!! I spent all the day by doing-nothing!! hehe

Ohh, still I must have "practic" in Lyon! I know it so well.. erm.. theoretically!

I'm very glad you like my little experiments, I'm trying to find something more pretty, now maybe I could?)))))

Thanks for the photos. They are amazing. I can see why you like Lyon so much You do have soooo many reasons to love it.
Very beautiful cards. You very very nice to take your time to scan them and post them.

Have a nice day,
Alex

I saw a documentary about Moscow and I saw the Red Square again...and streets. Awww...It so weird, the town atracts me so much and I can't really explain why, I don't have rational arguments. And also St. Petersburg..Ohh. It has a strange effect on me.

alexandra wrote:

I saw a documentary about Moscow and I saw the Red Square again...and streets. Awww...It so weird, the town atracts me so much and I can't really explain why, I don't have rational arguments. And also St. Petersburg..Ohh. It has a strange effect on me.

I feel the same. Very strange no ? I think that it's the Russian soul...

alexandra wrote:

Thanks for the photos. They are amazing. I can see why you like Lyon so much You do have soooo many reasons to love it.
Very beautiful cards. You very very nice to take your time to scan them and post them.

Ohh, it was a pleasure for me to scan these cards! I love them.. I like to look at them.. hehe I'm a bit crazy about it! And now you know, why I love it so much..

Marina wrote:

I feel the same. Very strange no ? I think the it's the Russian soul...

ohh, yes, I think you are right, Marinochka! Your soul ("doucha" (I wrote it by the French rules of phonetics ) = "soul" ) is demi-russe, 100%! hehe Apparently, you were russians in the last life!

MAGic diable wrote:

Marina wrote:

I feel the same. Very strange no ? I think the it's the Russian soul...

ohh, yes, I think you are right, Marinochka! Your soul ("doucha" (I wrote it by the French rules of phonetics ) = "soul" ) is demi-russe, 100%! hehe Apparently, you were russians in the last life!

Yes I think that too ! And you, you were French !