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New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ron

New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge After visiting the Saratoga National Historic Park, we continued our southward travels through the rolling hills of the region. The rain continued to fall as did … Continue reading →

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Natural History Museum of Venice – Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Ron

Today was a bit exciting for me as Adell and I wandered the streets of Venice looking for the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia. (Location) I had the address (S. Croce 1730 – 30135 VENEZIA - tel. (+39) 0412750206 ) … Continue reading →

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Venice, Italy – canals, gondolas and a lot more

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ron

Today we started the day with a visit to a glass blowing factory on Murano Island. Then it was off to St. Mark’s Square on the main island.

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Venice – City of Canals

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Graeme

Venice, one of the cities I really wanted to see on this trip to Europe. For one reason, because of its unique canal structure and flare, and secondly its sinking. Although I’m not into all that hype about it actually … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Graeme

Amsterdam Amsterdam was our first city on the Contiki – European Inspiration Tour. The city with the Red Light District and Painted Elephant Statues… Canals everywhere, feels a lot like home (Ottawa’s Rideau Canal). There were a lot of bikes … Continue reading →

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To Amsterdam

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Graeme

To Amsterdam A quick glance at the white cliffs of Dover and we got on a ferry bound for Europe! The Trip over was pretty uneventful, time to talk to fellow travellers and start planning out Amsterdam. We had to … Continue reading →

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