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Monday, August 20, 2012

A Tourist In My Own Town

I live in a beautiful town and sometimes a picture says much more than words could ever. Sunday I had the chance to be a tourist in my own town. From Brits in the Park to an art festival, a flea market on market square, City Hall across the basin and kite boarders racing in the Canadian Olympic Regatta Kingston (CORK), it was a spectacular, sunny, summer Sunday - in Kingston, Ontario.

'Brits in the Park' ...


A look at a couple (or three) Lovely Lotus ...



and a pretty MG ...

Art festival in the park ...

Kingston yacht club ...

City Hall from the basin ...

Ducks on a 'Doo' in Confederation Basin

Flea market on Market Square ...

Kite boarders competing in CORK (Lake Ontario)




17 comments:

  1. Now that looks like a good day. Lots of walking though. ;-). I love the Triumph. Did anything follow you home from the festivals?

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  2. It was a fantastic day and a great waterfront walk ... I was hoping one of the Lotus' would have followed me home. Wait a minute, it did...the red one belongs to my friends who live next door, but it would have been nicer if they had parked it in my driveway.
    I saw a note posted on the Bonneville 750 that the "Old Bastards" Vintage Bike event will be happening September 8 and 9 (Delta ON). I'll have to make a point of going to it again this year for a few pictures.

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  3. Karen:

    I used to have two MGB's. My first was a 1964 which was purchased around 1967, and then I bought a 1973 in the 80's. Back then most sports cars were British. Our neighbour has a 1964 Jaguar XKE roadster. I used to like Lotus Elans.

    sometimes it's just nice to stay close to home and relax in the warm weather

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast
    My Flickr // My YouTube

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    1. Bob, it is nice to spend time in the hometown, especially when it is as beautiful as my hometown (It's a destination spot you know, you really need to get here to see it!) There were a lot of MGs, Jags and even a few Bentley's and other odds'n ends. There were even a couple of right hand drives - it was all just so James Bondish you know - shaken not stirred!

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  4. I used to really like the look of the Lotus Europa. This was back in the early 70's when all I could afford was an old ('65) Mustang.

    Nice photos of the happenings around town.

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    1. A friend had a Europa and I had the chance to drive it once. It was like driving a go-kart - very quick and responsive and you sat about 2" off the pavement. Oh yeah, and totally impractical. :)

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    2. There were several Lotus models in the park - none of them looked like they'd be much more than a couple of inches from the pavement. The Europa owner (a tall man)admitted he finds it hard to be graceful getting in and out. He drove it back from BC a couple of years ago.

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    3. Richard I wanted the Mustang myself, then when I was finally old enough to buy one in 79 the car had changed so much it just didn't seem to be the same old mustang.

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    4. My '65 Mustang was pretty junky. They now have a loyal following but back then, it was just an old car...

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    5. My mustang was a '79, but it had changed so much (and not for the better,I think, style wise) from the 60's models.

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  5. Karen - Will have to put the Old Bastards into my calendar. Hopefully I'll be back on 2 wheels by then and be able to ride down.

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    1. Canajun - It's a nice area for a day trip...by the way, how are the ribs doing?

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  6. Wow, so many things to do in one day. It is nice to just wander around your home town sometimes and take it all in.

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    1. Trobairitz - it's just a happenin' town during the summer months for sure. In the winter the market square turns into a skating rink which is great too.

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  7. Karen,
    You certainly live in a stunning area! Gorgeous photos of the Brit machines too. Unfortunately, early Lotus models were higher maintenance than the Kardashians!

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  8. Ontario - the beautiful! (I don't thing these pretty Lotus' go far these days, cuts down on mantenance.)

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    1. Or you can try and find a Tesla roadster as, I believe, they are built on a Lotus Elise chassis. I have heard that they are pretty reliable (and fast).

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