





St. John was not exactly what I expected. It is a very large and industrialized city. At some point in the late 1800's, and early 1900's, there was a LOT of money pouring into the city from both the fishing and lumber industries. The architecture is simply amazing, with many fine old homes, apartment buildings and churches. St. John is also famous for Reversing Falls, where the nearly 30 foot tides cause the St. John River to reverse flow. In the town centre, I decided to walk around and do a little street photography, something I don't do very often and don't feel really comfortable doing it. Here are some assorted photos from that little walkabout. I visited an art gallery with some nice work, and the city parks are nice and well maintained, though many of the buildings are in various states of decay or reconstruction. I ended up at the St. John Market where I bought some dulse (seaweed) to eat, and encountered a friendly merchant there who invited me to go up the stairs for a comprehensive view of the market, and when I came down, he gave me a souvenir of St. John. It was a button-on-a-string toy, but the button was made of red clay from the Bay of Fund. I'll try to put up a few of the architecture photos at some point.
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