Timeless Canada

March 28, 2009

Queen Street West

Kategori: Attractions — Etiketler: , , — cemsarak @ 7:34 am

Through the day and into the small hours of the morning, Queen Street West buzzes. Students and trendsetters reinvigorated this old warehouse area in the 1980s, but nowadays the street is more varied, with chic designer stores, downbeat bars, and stylish cafés mixed in with more mainstream offerings from the big chain stores. The chief merrymaking is concentrated between University and Spadina, a good place for budget restaurants and bars.“cialis pdr” Cealis women cialis;
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Royal Alexandra Theatre

Kategori: Attractions — Etiketler: , , , , , — cemsarak @ 7:30 am

In the 1960S, the Royal Alexandra Theatre was about to be flattened by modernizing bulldozers when a flamboyant Toronto retail entrepreneur by the name of “Honest Ed” Mirvish, the king of the bargain store, came to the rescue.

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March 10, 2009

Hockey Hall of Fame

Kategori: Attractions, Ontario — Etiketler: — cemsarak @ 1:43 pm

The Hockey Hall of Fame isa lavish tribute to Canada’s national sport, ice hockey. Hockey, both ice and grass, originated in Canada; from its simple winter beginnings on frozen lakes and ponds, the game now ignites Canadian passions like no other. The Hall of Fame’s ultramodern exhibition area is inventive and resourceful, with different sections devoted to particular aspects of the game. There are displays on everything from the jerseys of the great players, including Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, to a replica of the Montréal Canadiens’ locker room in the old Forum. (daha fazla…)

March 8, 2009

Rogers Centre

Opened in 1989, the Rogers Centre was the first sports stadium in the world to have a fully rectractable roof. In good weather, the stadium is open to the elements, but in poor conditions the roof moves into position, protecting players and crowd alike. (daha fazla…)

CN Tower

Kategori: Attractions, Ontario — Etiketler: , , , , — cemsarak @ 1:18 am

No less than 553 m (1,815 ft) high, the CN Tower is the tallest building in the world. In the 1970s, the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) decided to build a new transmission mast in partnership with Canadian National (CN), the railroad conglomerate. The CN Tower was not originally designed as the world’s tallest spire, but it so overwhelmed the city’s visitors that it soon became one of Canada’s prime tourist attractions. The tower houses the largest revolving restaurant in the world, which rotates fully every 72 minutes. (daha fazla…)

January 22, 2009

Laurentian Mountains Tour

THIS WHOLE region, from the lively resort of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the south to north of Sainte Jovite, is nature’s own amusement park, full of beautiful lakes, rivers, hiking and cycling trails, and ski runs visited all through the year. The mountains are part of the ancient Laurentian Shield and are a billion years old. (daha fazla…)

Sucrerie de la Montagne

Kategori: Attractions, Quebec — Etiketler: , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:25 am

THIS TYPICALLY Canadian treat is set in a 50-ha (120-acre) maple forest on top of Rigaud Mountain near Rang Saint-Georges, Rigaud. It is entirely devoted to the many delights of Quebec’s most famous commodity, the maple tree and its produce. (daha fazla…)

Oka

Kategori: Attractions, Quebec — Etiketler: , , , , , , , — cemsarak @ 10:24 am

THE PRETTIEST WAY to approach this village north of Montreal is on the small ferry that chugs across the Lake of Two Mountains from Hudson. Framed by mountains and orchards, from the water the small Neo-Romanesque 1878 church is visible through the trees. (daha fazla…)

December 19, 2008

Sainte-Croix

Kategori: Attractions, Quebec — Etiketler: , , — cemsarak @ 3:22 pm

A CHARMING, wooden manor house with bold sweeping front steps, pillars, and carved curlicues is the grandest old house in this pretty riverside town. It is the centerpiece of Domaine Joly-De-Lotbinière, a stunning estate built in 1851 by the local squire (seigneur). The house is surrounded by banks of geraniums and terraces of walnut trees stretching down to the river. (daha fazla…)

December 14, 2008

Chicoutimi

Kategori: Attractions, Quebec — Etiketler: , , , , , , , — cemsarak @ 2:04 am

SNUG IN THE crook of mountains on the western shore of the Saguenay, Chicoutimi is one of northern Quebec’s most expansive towns, despite its modest population. The cultural and economic center of the Saguenay region, Chicoutimi’s waterfront district has now been restored. A stroll along the riverside offers good views of the surrounding mountains and the confluence of the Chicoutimi, Du-Moulin, and Saguenay rivers. (daha fazla…)

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