The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 31

someone123 · #**601** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Valencia, Cordoba, and Barcelona are all cities in South America as well as in Spain.

As far as I know these are small towns. I can think of many cities in Latin America with Spanish place names, but most commonly they seem to be obscure towns. Guadalajara is one example -- big city in Mexico, small town in Spain.

I'm not sure if this is by design (e.g. "Madrid" or "Barcelona" considered confusing names for important settlements), or if it's just that settlers were more likely to come from the small towns, or maybe just that the small town names are more common.

Chadillaccc · #**602** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 12:45 AM**

Getting BACK on topic

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Originally Posted by MountainView

Downtown Ottawa

Great pic of Ottawa. We don't see nearly enough Ottawa pics on this forum. I wonder what a view of the core from the south of the city would look like?

MTLskyline · #**603** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 1:34 AM**

Golden Square Mile.

Simpson St. by Mock_en_Seine, on Flickr

Montréal de nuit by Mock_en_Seine, on Flickr

le calmar · #**604** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 2:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

I wonder what a view of the core from the south of the city would look like?

That would look like this (my pic from last summer)

Rico Rommheim · #**605** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 2:35 AM**

A fantastic skyline!

lucci · #**606** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:10 AM**

timelapsing by ronnie.yip, on Flickr

FrAnKs · #**607** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:22 AM**

They are courageous. Thats not for me.

Aside that, pretty nice view

Ayreonaut · #**608** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

As far as I know these are small towns. I can think of many cities in Latin America with Spanish place names, but most commonly they seem to be obscure towns.

Cordoba, Argentina: 1.5 million
Barcelona, Venezuela: 1 million
Valencia, Venezuela: 2.2 million

Far from being obscure small towns.

Chadillaccc · #**609** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:45 AM**

Good research!

rousseau · #**610** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by north 42

It's a suburban town of 28,000 people, I know it's affluent, but I feel that Windsor Ontario is more important than some small suburb in England.

Don't be ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

"london" means "london, england."

In the vicinity of London, Ontario, "London" means London, Ontario. As you move closer to Toronto context works to distinguish which one you mean. If a stylish looking guy in Kitchener (don't laugh) pops jauntily out of a hipster cafe (seriously, don't laugh) and says "I'm going to London for a week" with a happy smile on his face, you can be sure he means London, England. If a morbidly obese 19-year-old woman leaning over her baby buggy and blowing smoke into her infant's eyes in front of Timmie's in Stratford says she has a sister in London, you can be sure she means the other one.

someone123 · #**611** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 6:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Cordoba, Argentina: 1.5 million
Barcelona, Venezuela: 1 million
Valencia, Venezuela: 2.2 million

Far from being obscure small towns.

Interesting. They are obscure to North Americans, but no more so than London, Ontario might be to somebody in Venezuela. I still think it's kind of weird though, and in the list of Latin American cities those look more like exceptions than examples of a trend. I wonder how many travellers accidentally end up in Barcelona, Venezuela.

1ajs · #**612** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 8:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Interesting. They are obscure to North Americans, but no more so than London, Ontario might be to somebody in Venezuela. I still think it's kind of weird though, and in the list of Latin American cities those look more like exceptions than examples of a trend. I wonder how many travellers accidentally end up in Barcelona, Venezuela.

mean like miami beach manitoba?

isaidso · #**613** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 8:55 AM**

Perhaps Ohio, Nova Scotia.

RyeJay · #**614** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 8:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Interesting. They are obscure to North Americans, but no more so than London, Ontario might be to somebody in Venezuela. I still think it's kind of weird though, and in the list of Latin American cities those look more like exceptions than examples of a trend. I wonder how many travellers accidentally end up in Barcelona, Venezuela.

Every few years, tourists accidentally arrive in Sydney, Nova Scotia instead of the sun-kissed metropolis they intended to go.

The newspapers, unlike the televised media, are able to edit out the disgust of the travellers as they tolerate their temporary, dirty, and cold setting.

isaidso · #**615** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 8:57 AM**

I wonder if people intending to go to Sydney, Nova Scotia sometimes end up in Sydney, New South Wales?

RyeJay · #**616** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 9:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

I wonder if people intending to go to Sydney, Nova Scotia sometimes end up in Sydney, New South Wales?

You're question begs the assumption that people intend to go to Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Outside of Cape Breton Island, they most certainly do not.

Chadillaccc · #**617** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 10:45 AM**

Lots of people visit Cape Breton island as it is a major tourist destination in Canada and the Cabot Trail is one of the most naturally beautiful attractions in the country. Sydney being the largest city in Cape Breton (containing the most hotels) means that yes, people do intend to go there. Your comment is actually extremely asinine.

DrNest · #**618** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by north 42

It's a suburban town of 28,000 people, I know it's affluent, but I feel that Windsor Ontario is more important than some small suburb in England.

ha ha ha! Quite possibly the funniest thing I've read on this site in a long time. As someone who has lived in both Windsors, I can categorically state that Windsor (the one in England) is far more well known worldwide and is definitely more than just a suburb.
Besides being home to the Queen's primary residence, a number of top musicians and sports stars live there. Additionally, departure routes from Heathrow airport are vectored to avoid overflying Windsor Castle and the surrounding centre of Windsor. I very much doubt that aircraft departing Detroit are vectored to avoid Windsor Ontario.

Andrewjm3D · #**619** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 3:06 PM**

Having also been to both I will agree with what you just said.

armorand93 · #**620** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

I wonder if people intending to go to Sydney, Nova Scotia sometimes end up in Sydney, New South Wales?

LOL!!
(guests arrive)

Welcome to Sydney!
Why do you have an Australian accent?
Cause I'm from here...?
Oh shit, we're in the wrong Sydney! Do you guys at least have lobster here?
THIS... THIS is a knoife
.....lets get on the first flight back