Saturday, 9 April 2011

Working 9 to 5...

The Scotia Tower at 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver.
Here is the octagonal-shaped office building I've worked at for the past 20 years.  Yes, every morning - Monday through Friday, I get my ass out of bed and hop on the #50 bus to downtown Vancouver.  Sometimes, I'm lucky enough to get a ride to work!  The Scotia Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Vancouver, boasting 36 floors of spectacular views - with construction completed in 1977.  I work on the 21st Floor... with a view facing west  towards English Bay. 

The photographer who took this picture, could have picked a nicer day.... mind you, Vancouver does have its share of rainy days as shown but we do have its share of sunny beautiful days as well.

So if you ever find yourself downtown, look for the building with the big orangey-red "S" on top of this skyscraper, and say, "Hey, I know someone who works there.... on the 21st Floor.... sitting at reception, working 9 to 5..."




This one's my photo taken during the Olympics February 2010

Carrie

 

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

My Kinda Town....


Today is my home town of Vancouver, B.C. Canada's 125th Birthday!
I found this wonderful artists sketch of Vancouver in the city's office website vancouver.ca

Today my Blog is born....  Today my hometown is 125 years young!
Happy Birthday to both!

I just created this Blog of mine after months or years of procrastination... And once I did, I found that I did not have a topic to write about.  Quite the quandary I found myself in.  LOL.  Create a blog and your creative mind goes on holidays!  Sheesh... what gives?!!

My mind went to Vancouver...  I was born here, I went to school here, I have a family here, I work and I play here.  As the days go by, I will continue my Blog... based on my beautiful city and my life in it.  I hope that you enjoy my thoughts, memories and day-to-day happenings.  So, cheers to something kinda wonderful!!  I wish that Frank Sinatra had sang his signature song about Vancouver instead of New York or Chicago.  My kind of town... Vancouver is...

Carrie.