T-Junction

Standing halfway up the stairs leading over the railway tracks to the Quay, looking northward-ish up 8th Street from the junction with Columbia Street. The short buildings at left and right are soon to be demolished and replaced with up to 8-storey structures of...who knows what. The green-roof at left is the platform for SkyTrain. Douglas College off to the right. Hot dog vendor under the umbrellas. Man eating hot dog near the circular stage. Just another typical sunny weekend day in New West (taken last weekend, when there was no rain or snow, that is).

Piled up

Another one of those weekends where what was snow 12 hours ago is now a slushy mess in the rain. One can only hope it doesn't dip below freezing tonight or else the roads will be even bigger nightmares in the morning. Hills and ice just do not mix.

Quaint

Heading eastward at the New West Quay. The small building at left is the ticket office for paddlewheel boat cruises on the river. The two bridges in the distance are for SkyTrain and commuters (the red one), linking New Westminster and Surrey.

Drive-thru

If you don't have much time for dropping things off for charity, this is the solution: the drive-thru charity donation box. This one's for books, but there are also locations where there are two or three of these for different things: clothes, shoes to name a couple. However, I shudder to think what happens to books when they are dropped in there, and then others pile on top!

Overhang

Some amazing trees grow around here, something about living in temperate rainforest methinks! Anyone under 180cm in height can walk along the sidewalk under this tree without ducking.

Rex

At the top of the steep bi-level hill of yesterday's post is this rather retro looking corner shop. You can see just off to the right how steep the hill is heading down the other direction. This is sort of the "corner" of the steep hill, if you catch my drift.

Bi-level

Yes, it's steep. That hill is about 12% grade! It's always amused me that one side is steeper than the other.