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Tag Archives: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visiting the Netherlands 2012
Visiting the Netherlands 2012 Although we had a few moments of concern when we learned that Copenhagen’s Metro ticket vending machines only took coins and not plastic, our flight from Copenhagen to Amsterdam was uneventful. Danish and Swedish portion of … Continue reading
Posted in Amsterdam, Europe, Netherlands
Tagged admission prices, Alblasserwaard polders, Amsterdam, Amsterdam StayOkay, Amsterdam Train Station, Bikes for rent in Rotterdam, clock tower, ConTiki TOur, Dam PLaza, De Haag, Dutch, Dutch windmills, Dutch wooden shoe, Dutch Wooden Shoes, flower shop cacti, Glass Taircase in the Apple Store, Heineken tour, I Amsterdam sign, Jan Asselijn, Kinderdijk, Kinderdijk location, Kinderdike, Kinderdyke, Lek River, Mini COuntryman car, Museum of the Netherlands, museumwindmill, Netherlands, pumping station, red light district, Riksmuseum, roller blade night, Rotterdam, Rotterdam roller night, Rotterdam StayOkay, Rotterdam Very Italian Pizza, StayOkay Hostel, the Rijn, traditional windmills, train in station, train tracks, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vodelpark, Wereld Erfgoed Kinderdijk, windmill, Windmill 2 of the Nederwaard, windmillmuseum, Wisboomgemaal
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Dining at the Canal Ritz
Dining at the Canal Ritz My brother and I had had a nice visit with my father in the nursing home. After a bit of discussion our next destination became the Rideau Canal. Being the visitor, he got the co-pilot … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Canal Ritz, cleome, coleus, flower beds, harvest time, harvesting, Ottawa, queensway, Rideau Canal, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Town of Roskilde, Denmark
Town of Roskilde, Denmark (Location) We had caught a train from Copenhagen in the morning and were now in the town of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a neat little town that we walked through to get to our primary destination … Continue reading
Hog’s Back Falls/Les Chutes De Hogs Back, Ottawa, Ontario
Hog’s Back Falls/Les Chutes De Hogs Back, Ottawa, Ontario (Location) The morning had started pretty early for me since Adell was taking an early morning flight to Winnipeg and that meant driving her to the airport for about 5:30AM. I … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Bell telephone booth, budget cuts, canal locks, chutes, digital image, flood control, foam below falls, geological structure, Hog's Back Falls, hogs, image, les chutes de hogs back, megapixeltravel, Mooney's Bay, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, rapids, Rideau Canal, Rideau RIver, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, river waterway, RVCA, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Water control structure, water flow, water levels, weir
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Winterlude 2012 – Skating on the Rideau Canal
Winterlude 2012 – Skating on the Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is billed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and maintains bragging rights as the World’s largest skating rink. In a good year, the frozen canal surface provides an enjoyable … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Beavertails, bragging rights, Canal safety patrol and Paramedic van, D.I.F.D., frozen surface, Largest skating rink, National Capital Commission, NCC, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa convention, pastry, Peace tower clock, pressure cracks, Rideau Canal, rideau locks, Skaiting on the Rideau Canal, skater, skates, skating rink, UNESCO, unesco world heritage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, winter festival, Winterlude 2012, winterlude festival, World Heritage Site, youth mental heatlh initiative, youth suicide
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Tulips, Tulips and More Tulips – Rideau Canal and Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday and the tulips are all ready just waiting for the weekend crowds.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged apeldoorn holland, Apple Blossoms, bike trailer, Blushing Aleldoorn Tulip, canadian tulip festival, Concord Fire Hydrant, Cycling path, cyclists, duck with green head, el nino, El Nino tulip, Fire hydrant, flower beds, Holland Beauty Tulip, large house, mallard drake, mallard hen, mallards, Monte Carlo tulip, multi-colored tulips, Ottawa, ottawa tulip festival, Pink Tulips, pinks, queen elizabeth drive, red and yellow tulip, red tulips, Rideau Canal, Rideau Canal World Heritage Site, rock phlox, side streets, tom pouce, TOm Pouce Tulip, tulip banner, tulip beds, Tulip macro, UNESCO World Heritage Site, weekend crowds, white phlox, Yellow double tulip, yellow tulips, yellows
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Brigantine Fair Jeanne Passing Through the Locks – Ottawa, Ontario
My interest today was photographing the tulips of Parliament Hill and Major’s Hill Park. After leaving the tulip beds on Parliament Hill, I headed over to Major’s Hill Park but first had to stop at the locks of the Rideau … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 110 ft. brigantine, 78th Frasers, bridge, Brigantine, Bytown Brigantine Inc., Fair Jeanne, fish-eye lens, largest ship, locks, Not-for-profit sail training for youth, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, parliament, parliament hill, piper, Rideau Canal, Rideau Canal World Heritage Site, sail training, ship, tight fit, training organization, tulip beds, tulips, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Canada Day 2010
Canada Day 2010 Canada Day (July 1st, 2010) started off with a visit with my father. They had a group BBQ planned at Stonehaven Manor where he resides and we all joined him for hamburgers. After lunch we sat in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged ©rjhay, Canada Day 2010, celebraion, fireworks, ground hog, Kanata, Ontario, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, Rideau RIver, Ron Hay, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia
UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia Many of the totem poles in the Museum came from the village of Ninslits (Skungwa’ai) on the Queen Charlotte Islands which is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Update: In 2009, … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Canada Explorer
Tagged anthropology, archeology, B.C., British Columbia, ceromonial masks, Haida, Haida Gaii, Hallowe'en, masks, queen Charlotte Islands, RJHay, Ron Hay, totem poles, UBC, UBC Museum of Anthropology, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, University of British COlumbia, Vancouver
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