Blogs from Canada, North America - page 1525

hey kids....just thought i would say hello i guess, seeing that for some reason there are over 1000 hits on this site for this journal. so ill add some more randoms i guess. some of the pics are from the trip to banff before the xmas break, good times for SURE. enjoy, cuz there is nothing better to do on a rainy sunday afternoon in guelph! what else would i do? go to the theatre? i think not.... read more

Hi All So here is the first entry. Alex and I are waiting for our Eurail passes to come, hopefully no more problems on that side of things. The hostels are set, the budget is set. Now just get our papers done and graduate then we are off. Once the Eurail stuff is settled we will post the itinerary. Presently we are doing our research and trying to graduate. We are gone in less than 2 months. Anyhow that is all for this episode. We will post the intineary and more information as we sort the trip out. Sarah and Alex... read more

Sunday,,, I just realized that it's been already three weeks since we las had snow,,,,, and I'm depressed : I don't want to go to the backcountry because of warm temperature these few days,,, I have to work from 5p.m. today,,, So, today is the day for a leisurely cycle ride!! "If you feel depressed" "Go for a hike up a mountain" it's a place that makes you feel Great! "If you feel irritable" "Go near to a waterfront" it's a place that makes you feel calm! Let's go to a waterfront! I decided to go to Bow Falls. From one end of Banff to another, but if you ride on a bicycle, you can get to the Falls in about twenty minutes at a leisurely pace. I've not been there since ... read more

The next day, we rushed to take another train ride to Niagara......we don't want to miss this opportunity of few hours not to see the world-famous Niagara Falls......reaching the place after few hours and a stop-over in Toronto- we reached Niagara around 7pm....cold but not as cold as Ottawa. We stayed at Holiday Inn and had dinner at Denny's!.......after the meal, we decided to walk to the falls and see how it would look like at night...... .....to be continued!... read more

On the 3rd day, after we had breakfast with Yehia(my team mate from EWB) and his girlfriend; we took a train ride (Via Rail) to Ottawa around 10 am. The train ride was awesome and that would be our first official train ride as couple. The scenery was a spectacle! White snow covering the field of green and trees, couple of houses complimenting the scenery. The first few minutes of the ride, in the island of montreal, you could see the magnificent view, a moment you won't forget. Our eyes and heads move from left to right, not wanting to miss any wonderful spots......but wait, Goodbye Montreal..........Ottawa here we come! We reached the Ottawa station and took a taxi ride to Hotel Sofitel. We chose that hotel since it would be a walking distance to the ... read more