This photo is dedicated to Lana, a fellow maritimer in Ottawa. She has just returned from a trip to Europe. While there she took some gorgeous photos. This photo of a smart car was taken in Camden Town, London, UK.
Archive > May 2005
Big Ben Silenced
“One of the world’s most famous clocks ground to a halt for more than an hour-and-a-half on Friday silencing the chimes of Big Ben.” BBC News We saw the clock tower many times while in London and every tour guide we listened to helped dispel the biggest misconceptions surrounding Big Ben: the mistaken belief that [...]
The Rivaa Medway
One of the places where my ancestors settled was in a little town / area called Charleston near Liverpool in Nova Scotia. Next to Charleston is Mill Village where many of my relatives still live. The way that my family used to give directions or describe the location of something was to use the terms [...]
They Lied About the Whole “Four-Star” Thing
Ann has posted an interesting question on her blog: “Have you got any hotel-from-hell stories you want to share — stories about the four-star hotel that wasn’t, or that “quaint” holiday rental property that was so quaint that it didn’t have working plumbing?” I have stories that would make hair curl. In India there were [...]
Lions and Elephants and Hippos, Oh My!
We bought a membership to the zoo. It’s actually surprisingly cheap — $40 for the year whereas an individual entry is $15. Makenna and I went down today to cruise amongst the animals and explore a bit with our favourite walking duo. I’ve never been a big fan of zoos but I know from the [...]