A nice calming picture June.
You guessed it, these two Pictures cost me 20 Kina.
One Kina is just more than ½ of one $ Aus.
Probably on par with the current Umerican Dollar.
Alberta-British Columbia Boundary.
I don't photograph people carrying weapons any more, after I took a picture of a group of tourist police (armed with semi-automatic rifles) at the pyramids in Egypt, and they all wanted "lots of dollars" from me. I found one dollar for each of them, and then pleaded poverty, and they reluctantly let me go.
These People were much safer to Photograph.
To enter the show Grounds where they were performing, there was a 150 Kina Camera admission.
Which is about $80 Aus.
But I must say it was worth every penny. ($)
I will only include a couple of Pictures from that day.
Check out the fag in this guys gob!
Eeew! I wish you hadn't drawn my attention to his teeth. I guess the red is from chewing betel nuts?
The teeth of these Beautiful young girls is simply appalling.
They all eat 'betel nut'.
You Canadians should all be very happy the (Areca catechu) does not grow in Canada.
It is a drug as bad as 'grass' but it is totally legal to every one.
I have seen Indiginous Carpenters totally wasted by 10 am.
But then they only earn $2 per day.
If you have never seen the local PNG Natives chewing Betel Nut you should look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_nut
Does the betel nut cause bloodshot eyes too? Or maybe the paint all over the young lady's face is an eye irritant. Do the PNG tribes-people still use traditional, home-made face paint, or do they import it from China these days?
They use genuine natural paints.
There are no shops within 3 days walk of where they live.
And then there are only 'Trading Stores'.
These Guys sure do have a sense of humour.
Ha! They made me laugh! Where are they?
They are in Vancouver.
If I can find a link, I'll add it up here.
They are bigger than they look.
They reminded me of this fountain.
Is that part of the Trevi fountain in Rome ?
I just googled the two street names in this Picture,
OK! I found a link to the Artist and these Laughing Men.
N awe, feel as though I took the vacation with you!
My fountain is not the Trevi, just a little basin in the piazza in front of the Pantheon.
On our next cruise we may even drop in on you.
Ontario looks really grand.
Do you have any suggestions as what to see and do in Ontario ?
I find the locals always know the best spots.
June, We spent one month in Rome in 1974.
I only have Colour Slides from that time.
I used to load and develop My own black and white Pictures during that period.
Well known for our Georgian bay..when I had the 2012 gathering we toured some of the islands, ate at world famous Henry's for the catch of the day..my son 42 is a kayaker, he and better half did Trent waterway in 21 days..lots to do and yes if you are ever in my region you will be more than welcome to spend time in my region..always extra beds..i just don't cook. Lol
Thanks Betty,
Most tours we do are on a tight time limit.
And all accomodation is included in the tour.
Even tipping is all taken care of.
We love Kayaking.
We did a bit in Alaska.
Bloody cold that was.
Tours of the Niagara region are popular, including wine tastings and locally-sourced meals.
There's a long hiking path - The Bruce Trail - that follows the Niagara Escarpment up to the Bruce Peninsula.
At Tobermory, on the Bruce, you can take a ferry to Manitoulin Island, or just do a short, sightseeing boat trip around the Flowerpot Islands.
I'm no camper, but I hear that Algonquin park is excellent for camping and canoeing.
If you're on an organized tour, you'll probably be taken to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. If you get to Montreal, do visit the Botanical Garden (accessible by subway train from the city centre).
Thanks June,
There is some great suggestions.
I always google places to suss them out.
We were at Niagara Falls about 5 years ago.
All wearing blue rain coats.
I haven't looked at those Pictures for years.
Once again, I have mentioned this before.
These very popular Street works of Art are very much in demand.
So to take a Picture like this without one single person in sight is quite unique.
http://www.insidevancouver.ca/2012/04/22/public-art-giant-laughing-statues-to-stay-in-english-bay/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxvVmg13XYc
What a shame we didn't know you were in Ontario 5 years ago - we could have held a Dave's Garden International Members meeting!
Thanks for the laughing sculpture link. I was expecting them to be Haida Gwai. I never would have guessed they were Chinese.
These Pictures were taken June 2011.
This was in the heart of Vancouver June 2011.
I hope the sports fans were well-behaved. Did you go to a Canucks game?
No June we did not make it.
But we were caught up in the excitement.
Even this Policeman joined in.
I have to admit that I've never been very enthusiastic about team sports. I blame my English school's sports education program. In winter, when the boys played football (soccer), we girls played field hockey. We played wearing plimsolls and flimsy socks - no protective gear - and we all had perpetually bruised ankles. If you were goalie, and could not run around to keep warm, add chilblains. In summer, when the boys played cricket, we girls played rounders (the barbaric precursor of baseball) using a cylindrical wooden bat and an extremely hard ball - and we wore no gloves or hats. If I saw the ball coming at me, I would instinctively run away. This was in the 1960's, so maybe it's not quite so painful or dangerous to play sports at English schools nowadays.
Sounds like fun June.
The pedestrian traffic was very busy all day going up to the Olympic stadium.
The Stadium can be seen at the end of the street on the right.
This Picture was taken right outside the Library.
And yes, I did get a T-Shirt from that day.
I hardly ever wear it to keep it looking good.
How many T-shirts do you have in your collection, ginger?
Hundreds.
This Picture was taken 10 minutes ago.
That is Sambo wearing My Canucks T-Shirt.
Picture was taken inside My Studio at my Computer corner.
Your Computer Corner looks very high-tech! What kind of Internet connection do you have in your area - dial-up, cable, satellite, or cell-phone signal. I struggled with dial-up for many years, tried using cell-phone signal (it was even slower than dial-up), and finally invested in a satellite dish.
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I forgot to add the pic.
My connection is a WiFi "Dongle".
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-dongle.htm#slideshow
No need for Copper wire or Satellite.
Does your Satellite work even with all that snow on it ?
Hey, It wouldn't be hard to run away from this Canadian Un-Mounted Police Bear.
We looked High and Low to get some Pictures of the real Mounted Police. (in Red Jackets)
The Internet "dongle" looks like the "stick" offered here by various cell phone companies. I tried a "stick" on my laptop computer, but transmission speed was slower than dial-up, and the connection was unreliable because it used cell-phone frequencies, and I live in a spot that does not receive a strong cell-phone signal. The satellite dish works better, even with snow on it.
The only time I can remember seeing RCMP officers in full dress uniform was at my citizenship ceremony 30 years ago. I believe the rights to producing RCMP memorabilia/collectibles were sold to Disney a few years ago, and probably outsourced to China by now.
The only Guy willing to be in our Pictures was in another County.
We were having so much fun taking Pictures in the heart of Ottawa with this 'Mounty'.
One of our group was even happy to wave the Canadian Flag. (the red and white one)
But when it was time to leave, the Mounty turned a tad nasty.
I think he wanted to get paid for his contribution.
Very much like that Native in New Guinea did.
I'm thinking of charging people for taking pictures in My Studio and Garden.
'What goes around, comes around' I think.
http://worldfacts.us/Canada-Ottawa.htm
I hope you've never gotten arrested while on your travels, ginger.
Thanks for the Ottawa link. I ought to plan a visit. I only have only been to the city once, when I was invited to spend Christmas with some friends who had moved from Toronto to Ottawa. On the day of my journey, the temperature had plunged to minus 25C in Toronto, and it was minus 30C by the time I arrived in Ottawa. I didn't see anything of the city, because I didn't leave my friends' house until it was time to drive back to Toronto.
Here on The Cold Goast just south of Me, we have a place called 'Dreamworld'.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/12/382_gold-coast-theme-parks.html
There are at least 40 rides and a dozen of them cost around $3,000,000 each to build.
And it costs Adults $75 each to go in there all day and ride all these fabulous Rides.
So for one single man to stand outside Ottawa's Parliament House and expect $20 for 2 to 3 minutes, is simply 'Highway Robbery'. (Ned Kelly would be proud)
I am really not sure where I took this Picture.
It was in Vancouver and we were on a Bus Tour.
The Bus only slowed down but did not stop.
Sorry to be so dumb, but are you saying that the Mountie outside Parliament in Ottawa actually asked for a $20 photograph fee? If he did, I guess he was a fake, as it would be illegal for a real Mountie to take money. I'm surprised he didn't get arrested for impersonating an RCMP officer.
The "fleece the tourist" game goes on all around the world, it seems.
I must say he was a lot of fun to Photograph.
But yes he was a fake Mountie.
And as for impersonating an RCMP officer.
I'm not sure why he didn't get arrested.
We spent more than an hour inside The Parliament House and he was still there on our return.
He sure did look like the real thing.
Maybe he has a special buskers licence ?