my old and new neighbourhoods

I finished packing for my trip a few hours early, so I’ve got a bit of time to share some more photos with you.

First, here’s the street I lived on for three days:

Albert Place East

And the view out the bedroom window of my very cold room:

view out the window
view out the window

But now I live here:

from the street

Our living room (and dining room):

living room
living room

(Pardon my clothes drying on the radiator. The dryer didn’t quite finish the job.)

The kitchen:

kitchen
kitchen

Bathroom:

bathroom

(More laundry drying due to me and Brian trying to do everything before leaving for Christmas.)

My room doesn’t fit in one shot. Just a bed, wardrobe, dresser, and mirror.

Here’s the quick walk to work:

step 1
step 2
step 3
step 4

Ah, look at all those suckers waiting in traffic!

suckers

Oh wait, since the walk is so short and we have plenty of time before work starts, let’s stop and look at the canal:

canal 1
canal 2
canal 3

Work is just down this street and around the corner:

step 5

It’s all Georgian architecture for the rest of the way.

Or perhaps you’d like to head down the canal to run some errands on Baggot Street? Why certainly! Let’s take a look:

Baggot Street
Baggot Street

The weather was quite clear when I took these photos (no clouds and therefore quite cold outside), but I still had to doctor them to make them a bit brighter. (If I used my camera more often, I might remember how to adjust the exposure setting on the camera. The sun’s pretty close to the horizon in any case.)

2 Responses to “my old and new neighbourhoods”

  1. Shihwe Says:

    Happy Christmas, Kevin! This is ironic because I left Boston on the 24th as well, but right this second we may both be in Cockeysville! Is Irish food similar to British food? We had Yorkshire Pudding on Boxing Day and Bubble and Squeak for breakfast the morning after, courtesy of Steven. Wishing you, Kelly, and your “Mum and Dad” a happy holiday season!

  2. Kevin Says:

    I certainly wasn’t in Cockeysville on December 29—I was in the Sahara! Just got back from London and Morocco. More details to come.

    But in response to your question, I think Irish food does resemble British food in many ways. In fact, it’s probably even more traditional than contemporary British food since since the Irish haven’t assimilated Indian fast food the way the British have. Lots of sandwiches and pub food here. See my previous complaints about the food.