http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Ontario en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:57:48 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:57:48 BST I've got to get the picture application working because you won't believe Venice. Wow. I'm not going back there because it's where the rudest and most ignorant people in the world live but it is so beautiful it blows you away. We sailed into the Grand Canal about 1100 a.m. the Emerald Princess dwarfing all the buildings and people stopping on the sidewalks and in their boats to look up http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-304107.html This is it kids...I'm just getting ready then waiting for my dad to come home so he can drive me to the airport for extra emphasisMy room is SOMEWHAT clean see mom I sorta cleaned my room. I'm packed almost ready to go. Still gotta weigh my luggage must be less than 50lbs23 kgs each otherwise anything over I am charged 100 bucks.. what theYesterday my c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-304032.html So close...... T minus a few weeksSo let's see.. i have my visa my paperwork done applied for summer courses.. and somewhat of an apartment. I'm totally still freaked out. Somebody brought up something today that makes a good point.. my marks I would like to run off to grad school at some point in my life.. i just dont know HOW. Would this year count... or no bah My marks are by no means cra http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Mississauga/blog-303895.html Well thats us in canada we were sad to leave new york especially the bagel place across the street in the end the hostel was quite good. The common area had big screen tv's and comfy chairs so when it was a bit warn for us we chilled out watching Hannibal Paul got chatting to a guy from edinburgh who was in new york for another day and a half with only 13 to last him and he needed ten of t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-303761.html So the car is almost packed and we are listening to the rain dropping heavily outside from the comfort of our apartment. Maybe the next time it rains like this we will have little more than a thin layer of nylon above our heads...can't wait http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-303437.html I went to the currency exchange place near my work today and bought 200 GBP. I almost fainted.Three more nights til I go to England. I still have to pack I still have to buy a bloody kettle and a voltage converter.Thank goodness for 0.32 cent cupasoup http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-302831.html What do a couple of cityfolk need for a 6week adventure into the Canadian wilderness...we have little to no idea...but we have a spare room full of crap that we intend on cramming into our 2005 toyota Corolla in the hopes that we will be prepared for whatever this crazy country throws at us....We have one day to do this packing thing and then will head off to the great yonder...we'll keep you u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-302580.html 20th July 2008Had a leisurely start this morning as the children slept in until 9am.It was a very wet day however and had been raining most of the night. The good news was that it was less humid and cooler at about 20C.Entertaining the children in the house was getting a bit difficult and as soon as there was a break in the rain we took off to the park for a game of football and a go on the swings http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-302529.html 19th July 2008We are now in Toronto with Amy's car and the children. The car in Toronto is almost more trouble than tits worth as the authorities are red hot on parking and it involves careful reading of the complex parking restrictions and moving the car from one place to another to avoid getting fined.After breakfast we decided to take the children to the Toronto Science Centre to escape the he http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-302306.html 18th July 2008Today we had a bit of a lie in until 730am even the children slept until then.After some breakfast I took Amy and Richard to Hamilton Airport to catch a plane to Halifax.They are off to explore places they have not yet visited.We decided to take the children back to their own house in Toronto as they have their own beds and toys there.It was very hot and humid still and it was almo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Guelph/blog-302299.html 17th July 2008We arrived back in Guelph about 630am having driven all night in shifts from Detrioit airport.Managed to get up again about 930am and try to get ourselves sorted out for the next stage of our trip. Richard and Amy had lots to sort out including washing and packing for their trip to Halifax. We could also catch up with the blogs we had not yet posted. The late night early morning ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Guelph/blog-302050.html Hey So what have I been up to recently Well yesterday me and Michelle spent the day shopping together. It was a lot of fun. But... I actually didn't buy anything but a Cinnabon. Mmm... so good. Then today I went to the spa with my mom Kristy and Lynn and we had the best pedicures ever we had a foot massage and all kinds of creams and it was so AMAZING I painted my toes a bright purple pink. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Ottawa/blog-300773.html I'm finally feeling the pressure of going to England next week I bought my textbook today a book of photocopies for about 70.00 when I had the book in my hands this all started to feel so real. I've been DREAMING of this for over a year now. I remember when I first told my mom I wanted to do this she said that she and my dad would support me in this THANK YOU MOM DAD.I've started http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-300751.html HEY EVERYONE Je vais exceptionellement traduire cette entre en franais parce que je trouva a tellement freaquant que je veux que tout le monde comprenne donc pour la version franaise aller un peu plus bas I've made a pretty interesting discovery about the school I'm currently lodging at. It used to be an... INSANE MENTAL ASYLUM AAAAAH It's really crazy at the end of the 1800s like i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-300688.html Day 2 and still in this province. Hopefully tomorrow that will change. This morning Jordan decided she didn't want to sleep so at 430 we hit the road and guess what...she fell asleep. The temperature in Wawa was a balmy 9 degrees and very foggy. We made a few stops one in Marathon ON where the gas was 1.55 and their full service did not include cleaning our windows but did include conversatio http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Thunder-Bay/blog-300619.html We managed to leave the hotel on time at 0730. Jordan had a great breakfast and a good sleep so we figured we were in for a great 9 hour drive. About 930 Jordan decided that she didn't want her nap. We happened to be near Driftwood park where Craig and Jen were camping so we decided to drop in and say good bye. The pimply punk at the gate wouldn't let us do that without paying our 11.85 day http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Sault-Ste-Marie/blog-300251.html I will be heading out on a side trip. I am going to Hawaii this Thursday for work. Keep posted for a new blog. Also we are down to around 57 days till be head out around the world. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-300137.html Today we caught the bus right out side the hotel and went to NDHQ. 3 quick stops and we were done with the base. Went to NDCC and it seems when I went on maternity leave they took it upon themselves to purge me from the system. Funny how one place can change your whole view of the military If you ever want to see a large group of military people hiding because they can't do their real job in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kanata/blog-299647.html Hey There Just got home from 3 days at the lake. It was a lot of fun. We got there around 730 Friday night and then Kelly and I stayed up until 2 am talking. We shared a lot of funny stories. Then Saturday we all went swimming and in the hottub and of course... suntanning. I also tried to cast my sisters fishing rod and ended up tangling it so badly we had to restring the line. Put it this way.. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Ottawa/blog-299292.html Hey everyoneNothing special has happened to me since the last time i wrote but.. I'm bored so I'll add a new entry haha We went clubbing friday night in a club called Republik.. it was fun haha the club was really cool and all and it was crazy they are really paranoid i think we had to take like 1000 security measures b4 they let us in.. like they had to check out for weapons yeah right http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-299164.html Today is the original day they wanted us to leave. Not going to happen Today's schedule is the final touches to the house. The packers managed to ding a few walls but the movers didn't go figure. This morning we all had breakfast together then a swim then a nap since Jordan wanted to start her day at 530. A few visits final purge of the house and that is that.Tomorrow we check out of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kanata/blog-299106.html 1. July 21 Meet in Paris. Spend 2 nights. Day trip to Vimy Ridge.2. Interlaken Switzerland. Spend 1 night.3. Gimmelwald Switzerland. Spend 4 nights at the Mountain Hostel.4. Salzburg Austria. Spend 2 nights.5. Ljubljana Slovenia. Spend 2 nights. Go to Skocjan Caves. httpwww.parkskocjanskejame.siengcaves.shtml 6. Venice Italy. Spend 1 night.7. Rome Italy. Spend 2 nights.8. N http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-298963.html One often takes for granted what one has in their own backyard which is why in the last year or so I have made a point of going to some of the museums or sites that tourists coming to my beautiful city flock to see. Today was one of those days. The point was to get some shots that I could use for my Alphabet photo project. I was on a mission to photograph the Kindness Meters on the Byward Mark http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Ottawa/blog-298842.html Yesterday was a long day for everyone but at 6pm our entire house drove away in 3 containers. All that is left is dust bunnies and non moveable liquids. Today on the schedule is clean clean clean our 11 12 month old alarm clock had us up at 6am. Silvya left to clean the house and I stayed with Jordan. We went to a restaurant for breakfast then nap time for her. We had a late lunch at th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kanata/blog-298711.html Hey There So finally we got into Ottawa yesterday around 430 pm there time. Once we got back to good old Chapel Hill I went over to one of my best friends house. Megan Michelle and Amy were all waiting there and so we decided to go to Place d'Orleans mall. We ate supper there shared some stories from the past year and then did some shopping. We bought bath ball things and burst them outside. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Ottawa/blog-298545.html