I'm a Canadian who has lived in the United States since 1999. I love the beauty of the Canadian landscape and dream about travelling to EVERY country in the world so I can say, without a doubt, that Canada is the MOST BEAUTIFUL country in the world. Until I can accomplish this feat of huge financial proportions, I'll continue to appease myself by writing about Canada's many, MANY virtues. Google+
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If you haven’t heard of My Drunk Kitchen…. where have you been? I was channeling Hannah Hart while drinking red wine and making coconut macaroons when John Westwater shared this recent My Drunk Kitchen video via facebook… I knew I had to share this French Toast recipe with you.
Two Giant Panda’s were FedExed to Toronto where they’ll live at the Toronto Zoo for five years before moving to Calgary Zoo for another five years. Officials, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper who was on-hand to welcome them personally, are hoping the two will create the first Canadian Giant Panda on their extended stay. Er [...]
James Horn of JD Photography LLC took this photo in Toronto’s Historic Distillery District of the Mill Street Brewery brickwork on the evening of March 16, 2013.
Sometimes you just have to endure to get the right shot! This was true of the biting winter cold while waiting for the sun to set over the Toronto Skyline on March 16, 2013. This early evening photo was taken at the end of Polson Street in the Toronto Port Lands area by James Horn [...]
Named after the 5th oldest Roman Catholic parish in Toronto, St. Patrick Street runs between Queen Street and Elm Street parallel to University Avenue. St. Patrick Subway Station was subsequently named after St Patrick Avenue although it actually empties out onto Dundas Street. Photograph by JD Photography LLC
Hungry? Here’s the Old Spaghetti Factory in Victoria at Belleville & Douglas Street. It’s across from Thunderbird Park.
Toronto’s waterfront has changed dramatically over the past couple decades as many condominiums have been sprung up around the CN Tower and SkyDome (Rogers Centre).
A seaplane flies over a small inhabited island on the ferry route from Nanaimo to Vancouver.
This video was taken in Montreal after a record snowfall on December 30, 2012. Although not unusual to see snowplows on the streets, seeing the line of trucks waiting to transport the snow away, is unusual. I miss the efficiency of snow removal that I experienced in Canada, I certainly haven’t experienced the same level [...]
The fountains on University Avenue on the north side of the Queen Street intersection. The statue features three bronze figures at the base, with another at the top of a granite column. It is a war memorial designed by Walter Seymour Allward and is dedicated to those who fought in the Boer War.
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