Monday, December 28, 2015

Taking In Christmas Sights In The City

A mixture of Christmas related shots today. Here at Sparks Street the pedestrian mall is well decorated for the holidays. These first two shots were taken on Christmas Eve afternoon.


I liked the reflection coming off the windows at Darcy McGee's, the pub named after the Father of Confederation and Member of Parliament who lived on this street in the 1860s, and who was assassinated arriving home after a session of Parliament. 


A poinsetta tree was arranged in the lobby of an office building in Little Italy.


This nativity scene was in the sanctuary at Sunnyside Wesleyan Church.


While this one is in Notre Dame Basilica, as is the wreath in the following shot.


Another one of these sets of snowflake balls lit up in the Glebe.


And I finish up in the corridors at the Chateau Laurier.

34 comments:

  1. I love roaring bear and the street at dusk

    ReplyDelete
  2. All beautiful images. I do like the Nativity scene and the wreath.
    MB

    ReplyDelete
  3. beautiful wreath. i like the poinsettias, too.

    ReplyDelete
  4. People ,in Ottawa, celebrates very much to the Christmas. I Think.

    Tomás.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Pretty Christmas images. I like the wreath. Happy new week!

    ReplyDelete
  6. i love the wreath, have a real fondness for blue christmas lights, i have always done the red & green or red & white ... think one day i will have to do the blue. so cool!! what is that bear doing? interesting statue pose. weird is more like it? he is fish dancing or what? ha. ha!! ( :

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wonder what the guy on the motorcycle (in photo 1) is doing. He is almost camouflage!

    Janis
    GDP

    ReplyDelete
  8. Thanks for sharing these delightful shots of your delightful city!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I enjoyed seeing these Christmas traditions. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Ottawa is very pretty decorated for Christmas!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I like the nativity scene, it's beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  12. @Cloudia: thank you!

    @MB: a little for everyone today.

    @Tex: my mother always had poinsettas in the house this time of year.

    @Tomas: well, we try.

    @Marianne: thank you!

    @Nancy: thanks!

    @Beth: he's catching a fish, actually.

    ReplyDelete
  13. @Janis: there were actually two motorbikers- they were taking photos.

    @Linda: and still one more day of it.

    @Lowell: you're welcome.

    @Pamela: it's a pleasure to do so.

    @EG: it is, yes.

    @Marleen: I think both of them are.

    ReplyDelete
  14. So beautiful, William. Love the blue tree decorations!

    ReplyDelete
  15. It is easy to guess that my favorite is the first one!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Delightful Christmas shots, William !

    ReplyDelete
  17. You have a very festive post today. Lots of great decorations.

    ReplyDelete
  18. That's a great place to wander on an afternoon. You have got the flavor of Ottawa in this one.

    ReplyDelete
  19. The reflection in the window, is very nice. Yes.

    ReplyDelete
  20. A lovely afternoon tour, William!

    ReplyDelete
  21. @Linda: thanks!

    @VP: thank you!

    @Karl: it's a pleasure to show them.

    @Sharon: and I could have posted more!

    @Red: there's been no shortage of decorations this year.

    @Whisk: it just caught my eye. I'd taken the pic of the bear, and then looked over the pub. I also wanted the sign for the Haunted Walk offices in the shot.

    @RedPat: thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Nice pictures William, I particularly like the reflection shot and the Chateau looks pretty swanky....

    ReplyDelete
  23. Great pictures, but loved the last with trees decorated in blue.

    ReplyDelete
  24. So pretty! I especially love your banner, though, of the frozen canal.

    ReplyDelete
  25. I had to do a second take on the bear. At first glance I thought it was downing a beer! Nice selection of Christmas shots. The Chateau looks suitably posh to me.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Great collection of decorated scenes.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Wonderful collection of images...but I like roaring bear best!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Nice collection of Christmas decorations.

    ReplyDelete
  29. @Revrunner: definitely!

    @Geoff: it is swanky!

    @Mari: I do too.

    @Annette: thanks!

    @Kay: the bear has been moved from that spot, looking now years later.

    @Linda: thank you!

    @Norma: he stands out.

    @Jan: thanks!

    @Jack: thank you!

    @Jennifer: it's quite a pub.

    ReplyDelete