Category Travel
Summertime Memories
I was looking for a photo, though now I can’t remember what for, and came across this delectable plate of fish and chips. With snow in the Ottawa forecast, summer seems so far away. It was the only fish and chips I had in a week in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2014. […]
Memories of Yesteryear
I remember steam engines, though only in a hazy way. They were on the way out when I was born, replaced by the more efficient (and I presume cheaper to operate) diesel locomotives. Newer trains though don’t have the majesty of a steam engine. There was something special about that technology, something that captured your […]
Still Brooding
A flashback for this Monday morning, a post originally published in October 2014. One of the highlights of the Belgian leg of our tour of Europe was the Brooding Soldier at St. Julien. After Vimy Ridge this may be the biggest, best known, Canadian war memorial in Europe. It is a poignant site, a […]
Public Transit
I meant to ask, then forgot to do so. You certainly wouldn’t see something like this on the public buses in Ottawa! My assumption would be that the transit system buses in Valletta, the Maltese capital, are owned and operated by their drivers, and as such they are allowed to personalize them to some extent. […]
Canadian Wildlife
I have a friend in Germany who wanted me to send him pictures of animals from my time in Canada. Unthinking, I said yes. My assumption was that he wanted to see Canadian wildlife: deer, bears, maybe a fox or two. And while all those can be found in Ottawa from time to time, sightings […]
Walking The Beaches
Sometimes it is easy to forget, when you are in the concrete towers of the downtown districts, that Toronto is a city with a lot of natural beauty and vibrant parks. Sunday afternoon we took a quick stroll in “The Beaches,” a waterfront area along the shores of Lake Ontario. There is a boardwalk that […]
And Even More From Stein Am Rhein
One last photo set, for now at least, showing the frescoes on the buildings – one of the principal reasons tourists flock to this Swiss town.
More From Stein Am Rhein
A photo post today, pictures of buildings and their frescoes in this quaint Swiss town.
Stone At The Rhine
If the title of today’s post seems like nonsense, you’re right. But it is the English translation of the name of a picturesque Swiss town. I will admit I had never heard of Stein Am Rhein, a place that I gather is a popular tourist destination. I probably don’t read enough guidebooks. It was a […]
A Place of Pilgrimage II
Just a few photos today from my visit to this beautiful Ottawa church. Something peaceful to start your Monday.
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