Making Tracks Day by Day and Jet Time

First of Many Journeys

July 11

A slow start on VIA Train #1. We eventually got underway just after 2:00 AM. I would have just four hours of sleep. I later learned that we had passed Sudbury, Ontario. At dawn, I went up the dome car for the first time, before enjoying a hot breakfast. On this voyage, the Skyline car is referred to as Dome 1. It serves as lounge car for the economy class.

View from rear window

It took 19 hours to pass through Ontario. Much of the landscape is forests and lakes. We were traveling north of the Great Lakes. There were also views of the Canadian Shield.

We had two short station breaks this day. By the second stop, my camera battery was depleted, having used it on numerous practice shots.

Hornpayne

Guangzhou, China - Sculpture Park

In 2007, when I visited family in Guangzhou, we went to Sculpture Park. I was really impressed by all the different style of artwork. Along the way I came across a bronze statue, bearing a very good likeness of Whoopi Goldberg. I couldn't make out the text in Chinese to confirm if it was her. I could kick myself for not taking a picture at the time. Since this place is not a hot tourist spot among foreign visitors, I was wondering if anyone else has come across this piece in their travels.