Blogs from Ontario, Canada, North America - page 276

HELLOOOOOO I am finally updating some of the pictures from my trip, I have so far managed to upload the pictures from the 1st 3 countries I hit, I had to narrow done some of the favorites out of approx 1500 pictures and I still have 3 or 4 hundred that I want to put on this site so is going to take me a long time but I thought I would do it in stages, I have the pictures from London, France & Monaco the pictures upto this point are all from the 1st 5-6 days on trip! So Much in such a short period of time but what a blast, Anyways have a look and the next update will be Italy! Thanks everyone Love Jen xoxoxo... read more

Returno to Toronto. Yes, I’d like to do that again someday. It’s a very pleasant, fun and interesting city to stay at. It’s large within many attractions to explore and not get bored, has a tall beautiful skyline that can take your breath away, viewed from many different angles. It has many different ethnic neighborhoods for variety, and has a very safe small town feel to it. It’s Chinatown is huge, and nearby are also various ethnic shops and business like a Little Portugal. All over sprinkled through the city are East Indian and West Indies Restaurants, which is a novelty for me even though I come from a racially diverse part of the country. Century old architecture still survives among the mostly modern buildings such as the heavily British influenced Legislature Building, Casa Loma and ... read more

Hahahahaha, surprising, eh? There was probably some snow at some point last night, but all traces were gone when the sun came up this morning in my new home town of Kingston. Walking from the Post Office to the library, I was caught in a sudden fall of hail, or as I euphemistically term it small round hard SNOW! Hahahahaha, geez I'm so Australian, just the thought of snow is so novel to me that I get excited, whilst all of the locals are just bitching about the cold autumn weather. Thanksgiving was as to be expected - a public holiday based on gorging yourself one day and eating the leftovers the next (we're still working on the leftovers actually...). Halloween is rapidly approaching, and with it the arrival of cheap CANDY! (yay). I'm not sure ... read more

So the trip down to Niagara Falls actually only takes about 2 hours and less if you're not on a Greyhound bus. I got there at about 8.30pm and after a very short yet exhausting trip from the bus stop to the hostel I ventured out to see the falls at night. They use spotlights to illuminate them from dusk until about midnight....the bright coloured spotlights that they use are, in my opinion, a little tacky but the effect is still quite impressive. So, some facts about the falls. They are the second largest falls in the world, second to Victoria Falls in Africa. 'Niagara falls' is actually made up of The American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and then the Canadian/Horseshoe falls. The American falls are 176 feet high and the brink is 1060 feet long ... read more

The trip to Sudbury was uneventful. Both Geoff and I had been to Sudbury before so there were really no surprises. We had decided to leave on the Monday instead of early Tuesday morning because we would have had to make it to Thunder Bay in one day. I’m glad we decided to do that because the drive to T- Bay turned out to be arduous, even with a few hours taken off. Geoff and I were both really surprised not only about the amount of time it took to travel there, but also the scenery leading up to Thunder Bay. The drive was the longest so far but it was also the most beautiful. I had no idea that area was so hilly. The fall colours added to the beauty of the scenery and I ... read more