Comments on: Hamilton, Ontario – Sort of a Photo Essay

By: Carlo

Carlo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:14:21 +0000

Interesting comments and graeat pictures! Actually leaving in a fancy penthouse condo in mid-town Toronto, I’am in the process of buying a truly beautiful 1873 house backing Dundunrm Park in Hamilton and looking forward to leave there. Originally from Switzerland (where everything is beautiful), my first impression of Hamilton was the tremedous view of the steel factory you have from the QEW and I told myself “How people can live there?” I spent the last year discovering the city, its area and at the end the Swiss guy is going to move to Hamilton.

By: KimHo

KimHo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:34:26 +0000

Hi Jessica,

Thanks for your comments!

I wholeheartedly agree. Suddenly it reminds me of a couple of trips I made to Nova Scotia (twice to Halifax, once to Sydney). Again, because of work, I was not able to experience the city. However, unlike Hamilton, there were some interesting places “nearby”. For example, I liked the Historic Properties during lunch (I was working near Water Street). But, again, just like my stay in Hamilton, I was not able to go to other places (The Citadel comes to mind).

Also, your comments about Downtown Hamilton makes me realize I might have been unfair. I mean, without knowing better, I jumped the gun and made an assessment of the city solely on that area. An analogy would be a person new to Vancouver and I take him/her to the Downtown Eastside (aka, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Canada).

Again, thanks for your comment. It made me re-evaluate the place and reconsider it for a visit in the future.

By: Jessica Love

Jessica Love — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:41:07 +0000

Sorry here is the link… lol lol
http://www.hamiltonkiosk.ca/hamilton-tour/index.php

By: Jessica Love

Jessica Love — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:40:16 +0000

Hey there !! Just checked out your pics here and seen that you had a trip to Hamilton ontario.. I live there and the place isn’t too bad actually. Unfortunatley you didn’t have the greatest experence here, but if you were with someone from here we would have been able to show you around and show ya a good time..Maybe one day you will come back and connect with someone who can show you a good time and what we really have to offer here. Dundurm Castle is awsome, there is the butterfly conservatory where you get to see the butterflies up close and they land right on you, there is the Royal Botanical Gardens with some amazing landscaping and beautiful flowers,The Canadian Warplane Museum and much much more. Just go to this link and you will see there is other stuff to do. I know you were on buisness and time was holding you back but I am just saying if the link appeals to you, then come and give it a try.. I’ll even tour you around. I don’t mind.. : ) Your right, downtown is rough and raggid but they have been trying to work on this for some time now so who knows.. Anyway here is the link, I think just check it out and let me know what you think.. Take care and hope to talk to ya soon..
Ohhh, by the way, you took some nice shots while you were here.. Very nice..