Canadian Welcome

My grandson and I were reading a travel magazine together the other day. Actually, I was reading and he was looking at the pictures. We came across an article about the Ice Hotel in Quebec that even captured his four-year-old interest. Imagine eating and sleeping in a hotel made of ice? Grandson asked if someday we could go there and at the time I wasn’t quite sure I would like it.  I’ve found a video posted by Lucy Izon on her website at CanadaCool. After watching it, I think the ice hotel might be fun after all. What do you think?

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Living on Chalk Lake is great in the warm weather, but what about winter? Does it make you wish you were in Florida?

Not according to my sister and her husband. In fact, I think their physical health has really improved since moving out to the lake. Summer includes a lot of swimming and paddle boating, but even winter provides exercise. They clear a little spot on the ice and spend time skating whenever possible. Imagine your own little rink, fresh air, and the peaceful sounds of the country.

As a city girl, it’s a little too dark at night and a little too quiet and remote for me, but my sister wouldn’t live anywhere else.

How about you? Would life on the lake be paradise? Or is it too far to the mall?

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When people find out I was born and raised in Toronto, they often ask me what are the best places to visit. I found the following video I thought you might enjoy that shows some of those attractions. My brother helped build the Skydome and during the opening parade, which included all the workers, he showed off a temporary tattoo of the dome on his back – in full colour.

So which is your favourite place in Toronto? I have yet to see the renovated museum, but the new wing looks awesome!

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Note from TorontoCarol – Although this blog usually focuses on Ontario, today Melanie is taking us to Quebec and some of our Canadian history. Driving distance from Southern Ontario, Quebec City is a part of our heritage that everyone should enjoy.

The Quebec Citadel is a military fort that was built from the years 1820-31 in Quebec City. It was originally designed to protect the city when Quebec was one of the main ports through which an attack could be launched. Read the rest of this entry →

Thanks to a couple of industrious ladies, Lisa and Diane, otherwise known around the Waterloo region as those2girls, families here don’t have to worry about what to do with their kids anymore. Those2girls manage a facebook group that sends updates to their members, letting them know what is going on the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

The following activities Read the rest of this entry →