Snow and sidewalk

Canada/Montreal, Snow and sidewalk!

In Montreal, keeping sidewalks clear and safe in winter is a duty of the municipality, but in some places this is done by households.

Credit for the concept that municipalities should remove snow from public roadways usually goes to Edward N. Hines, a celebrated early 20th century transportation thinker who also was the first to put a painted center line stripe on an automobile-era road.

The stages involved in snow removal operations in Montreal:
1. Salt and gravel spreading as soon as the sidewalks become slippery;
2. Plowing as soon as there is 2.5 cm of snow on the ground;
3. Loading as soon as there is 10 to 15 cm of snow on the ground. 
These operations are carried out continuously until the sidewalks are cleared and safe. 

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Château Gohier

Château Gohier is a part of several residences that were made by Édouard Gohier, the first mayor of Ville de Saint-Laurent in 1916. 

He was a successful businessman and promoter, actively participating in the territorial and economic development of Saint-Laurent. In 1910, Édouard Gohier acquired land in the northwestern part of Cape Saint-Jacques. 

He then planned to build several residences there for members of his family. However, his project was only partially realized, as evidenced by the unfinished appearance of Château Gohier, a building he would never have inhabited.

The owners have changed during the years. 

The main use is restaurant now.

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Fall color in Magog!

Canada/Magog, Fall color in Magog!

Magog is a city in Quebec's Eastern Townships at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog and the Magog River.
Magog is mostly hilly terrain with small mountains. It is a swanky getaway for Montrealers and New Englanders due to its quaint heritage buildings, lakes and ski resorts.
It is the last place in the province with fall foliage before Montreal.
This region is amazing to discover.

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Hafezieh!

 

Iran/Shiraz, Hafezieh!

Hafez was a Persian poet. His collected works are regarded by many Iranians as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are often found in the homes of people in the Persian-speaking world, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings. 

Many Iranian composers have composed pieces inspired by or based upon Hafez's poems and many Iranian singers have performed on several poems such as master Mohammad-Reza Shajarian.

His current mausoleum, the Hafezieh, was designed by André Godard, a French archaeologist and architect, in the late 1930s, and the tomb is raised up on a dais amidst rose gardens, water channels, and sour orange trees in Shiraz.

October 12th is the national day of Hafez in Iranian calendar. 

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Sunset in Ottawa river!

Canada/Oka, Sunset in Ottawa river!

Sunsets are romantic and inspiring, people make time for this special experience to enjoy the calming, beautiful, and life-changing moments of a sunset.

Here is a look to Hudson from Oka. Oka is a small village on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, northwest of Montreal. Hudson is an off-island suburb of Montreal and it is located on the south-west bank of the lower Ottawa River.

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Railway in woods!

 

Canada/Montreal, Railway in woods!

The Canadian National Railway (CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal that serves Canada.

CN is Canada's largest railway spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia across more than 32000 km of track.

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Mont-Mégantic National Park via Escarpment Trail

 

Canada/Mont Mégantic, Mont-Mégantic National Park!

Mont Mégantic National Park is located in the southwest of Quebec;  about 3 hours drive east of Montreal. It has 14 trails.

Mont-Mégantic is the International Dark Sky Reserve and dedicated to eliminating light pollution and illuminating the sky with stars.

The park is known for sky-watching and it's one of the most sought-after stargazing destinations in Canada and in the world.  

The Mont-Mégantic observatory is located on its summit.

Escarpment Trail is the smallest of the mountains in the massif, but not the least, the Pain-de-Sucre reveals numerous cliffs, narrow faults, overhanging rocks, lush mosses and lichens, and dizzying viewpoints.

There is a ridge in the park made up of seven peaks. The Mont-Mégantic summit is the highest peak with 1105 m high on this high plateau whose altitude varies between 450 and 600 m. It is the 16th highest peak in Quebec. The various dates estimate the age of the rocks at 125 million years.

Able to enjoy the sunset at Franceville sector via Escarpment Trail.

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Saint-Sauveur des Monts Catholic Church

 

Saint-Sauveur/Saint-Sauveur des Monts Catholic Church!

The Church of Saint-Sauveur is located in the city of the same name, less than an hour from Montreal. The church is so famous that it is featured on the city logo. 

The church has a baroque-inspired pediment, with a hemicycle window. Started in 1903 and finished and blessed in 1905. It has made of stone and still just as visible from anywhere around. 

Its bell tower and the two pinnacles flanking it are of roman-byzantine appearance. The three bells come from Normandy and that the 27-register Casavant organ, installed in 1921.

Note the town is well known for its local ski areas however itself is beautiful in every season.

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Sour cherry

Canada/Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Sour cherry! 
Sour cherry is a species in the subgenus cherries, native to southwest Asia and much of Europe. It is closely related to the sweet cherry, but has a fruit that is more acidic. 
It is thought to have originated in the Iranian Plateau or Eastern Europe. 
They were also extremely popular with Persians and the Romans who introduced them into Britain long before the 1st century AD. The fruit remains popular in modern-day Iran.
Sour cherries are used in cooking including cakes, tarts, and pies.  
In Iran, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, sour cherries are especially prized for making spoon sweets by slowly boiling pitted sour cherries and sugar; the syrup thereof is used for Sharbat-e Albalou, Vişne şurubu or Vyssináda, a beverage made by diluting the syrup with ice-cold water.
Sour cherries or sour cherry syrup are used in liqueurs and drinks too.

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Perfect sunset

Canada/Montreal, Perfect sunset!

Nature is best enjoyed; By watching the beauty of the sunset, we can slow down the perception of time.  This is one of the wonders of a sunset. Relaxing during the sunset is one of other amazing experiences. Besides, It inspires us.

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Cottages and boats!

Canada/Gaspé/Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Cottages and boats!

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is a small city in the Gaspésie/Quebec in Canada. It is between Mountain and sea on the south shore of the St-Lawrence (Saint Laurent) river estuary.
There is a fantastic marina with the warmest of welcomes. A dock where you can fish cod, striped bass and mackerel.
The Explorer Museum offers a beautiful simulation of marine phenomena, as well as a sampling of marine species living in the St. Lawrence estuary. Visiting the Explorer Museum is a great experience.

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Montreal's Sunset!

Canada/Montreal, Sunset!
The Sun is setting behind the river.
Sundown or sunset is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth's rotation. 
The time of sundown is defined in astronomy as the moment when the upper limb of the Sun disappears below the horizon. 
Sunset is distinct from twilight.

The first part of sunset begins once the Sun has disappeared below the horizon, and continues until it descends to 6 degrees below the horizon.

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A Canada goose and seagulls!

Canada/Montreal, A Canada goose and seagulls!

They came back, but where is spring?

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. 

Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water.

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SABZEH & Frozen river!

Canada/Montreal, SABZEH & Frozen river!

Frozen river on the 13th day of spring!

Ça va bien aller!

It's going to be fine!

Sabzeh is a plant in which some legumes are grown and it is one of the signs of Nowruz and the components of the Haft-seen. Sabzeh is grown from wheat germ, barley and lentils. 

It is traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring on the Northern Hemisphere.

Some believe that the presence of Sabzeh in the Haft-seen brings freshness and happines throughout the year. It is customary to keep Sabzeh until the thirteenth day of Nowruz, which is called the Seezadeh-bi-dar, and to throw away the evils and ambiguities with it.

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These cold and isolated days will end after all!

Canada/Montreal, These cold and isolated days will end after all!

In health care facilities, isolation represents one of several measures that can be taken to implement infection control: the prevention of contagious diseases from being spread from a patient to others.

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A skier is looking at a snowman!

Canada/Montreal, A skier is looking at a snowman!

A snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture often built in regions with sufficient snowfall. In many places, typical snowmen consist of three large snowballs of different sizes with some additional accoutrements for facial and other features. Due to the sculptability of snow, there is also a wide variety of other styles. Common accessories include branches for arms and a rudimentary smiley face, with a carrot used for a nose. Clothing, such as a hat or scarf, may be included. Low cost and availability are the common issues, since snowmen are usually abandoned to the elements once completed.

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