some pics from walking to work

i've got a temp job that's within walking distance - which is great! i enjoy walking to work, or at least having a bit of a walk in my commute (like i did in Calgary). i think it's a nice break between work and home, and i like the fresh air, looking at people's yards, and moving at my own speed.

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here's my approximate route, from the blue circle which is our new interim apartment (more on that another day...)





i walk through the Public Gardens, which are the green swirl on the right. they're beautiful, and it's interesting (from a transplanted Calgarian's point of view) to see what they've got growing outside here. hibiscus?! and the huge tree behind the goddess is a ginkgo...









the Public Gardens are a no running, no jogging, no walking on the grass, no sitting on the grass kind of place. good for walking to work though... then, just past (or beside) the Public Gardens, is one of Halifax's many cemeteries.

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in our neighbourhood, there's also one on the corner of South Street and South Park Street. downtown, there's the Old Burying Ground which is where many people from the Titanic were buried. i've also come across a couple more on the peninsula. (i guess they were built back when they didn't think Halifax could ever reach that far... but of course it did, and now they provide some nice green space.)





across the street from this particular cemetery is the Halifax Infirmary, aka the HI. this is the main hospital for adults in Halifax, and where Steve does a lot of his rotations. the other major hospital complex is also marked on the map, and includes the Victoria General, aka the VG, and the women's and children's hospital, aka the IWK.

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our apartment right now is great - it takes me about 20 minutes to walk to work, and it's probably 15 to the HI walking. Steve usually rides his bike, which probably takes under ten!