Ontario

So this blog is so European right now, so I thought I would add a little more Canada on this thing!

Ontario!! also a great place to travel. Has many attributes and is a huge province. For starters it has Niagra Falls which are amazing to see. First time I went there I was probably about 13 years old. We stayed right near the falls and went on the maid of the mist which is actually quiet freaky when you think about it, sitting on a boat metres away from turning waterfalls. I kept thinking that if we got too close we would be sucked in by the current and we would all die..but fortunately that didnt happen (= thank god haha.

Toronto is a really nice city, lots of tourist things to do. Canadas Wonderland was one of my favorite places to go as a kid. One summer I lived in the city and spent every weekend there. Definately my all time favorite place in Toronto. The CN tower is also pretty amazing to go up when your there. Definately something you have to do. And im not gonna lie, the first time I went up it i was terrified. when you go up the elevator it goes so fast, your ears pop and it turns your stomach. Its definately not as bad when your up there, just getting there is the worst part.
There is alot of other tourist things to do in Toronto. It is definately not a dull city. some other great attributes it has is the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs( even though I know some of you would argue and say they arent a great attribute, but its always fun to watch a live hockey game). The Toronto Zoo which has pretty much every animal imagineable. Supposedly it takes 2 full days to see everything in the zoo, so my dad says, but I dont remmeber it taking that long. Also home of the hockey hall of fame. Toronto even has its own castle!

But Enough about the city.I grew up in Ontario and alot of my time there was spent 2 1/2 hours north-east of toronto in a town of about 1,300 people. The countryside in Ontario is really nice. Summers are the best, it stays up between 25-35 degrees celcius. the summers there also last from the beginning of June and it starts to get cold by the end of october. So none of those Alberta summers from july to august (hahaha). Where I grew up we lived about 30 minutes from 10 different lakes. So during the summer you could always find anyone out at the lake hanging out at a friends cabin or camping at the campsite across the lake. Ontario lakes are 100 billion times better than any slew out here in Alberta.

Like any other place Ontario has many great things to offer and many new things to see. There definately is way more to Ontario than I have included in this blog, so as Ontario tourism says "Ontario, Yours to discover"

Cultural London

Two years ago I visited England for two weeks. It was the most incredible trip of my life and all of the cities I visited were beautiful. Since Ron is covering the lifestyle aspects of England I will cover the cultural and talk about the cities I visited on my trip. The city I spent the most time in was London. London has so many historic sites to visit along with many great tourist attractions. Amazing places I visited were the Tower of London, the Globe Theatre (home of Shakespeare), and the London Bridge. These places captured the essence of London, and really showed what the city was all about. Walking down the streets of London is like no other experience. It feels like you have gone back in time mixed with some modern architecture. If you want to visit a great historic city, this is the place to go. And don’t forget to visit the Queen.

My Favourite things about Europe!!

I had many favourite things about europe...but by far Switzerland was my favourite place I went. The scenery is so amazing and everything about it is just so beautiful!!! I went to Switzerland Italy and France and if I had to pick one place to go back to it would definitely be Switzerland. It absolutely took my breath away. I took this picture when I was climbing Mt. Pilatus(ok im a bad speller but you get the point). It was so incredible...We didnt get to go all the way to the top because the winds were horrible that day but it was still amazing. The reason I put the picture of that kind of not so appetizing picture of pizza there is because even though it looks sketchy it was thee most incredible thing I ate in all of Europe. I would walk back to Europe for more of that. Anyways Enjoy the pics!! See you guys in class!!

Englad: Birthplace of the pub

England. The home of bad teeth and a pub on every corner. My time spent in Englas showed me one thing: British people love beer, rugby and football. Fortunatly for them, they can get all three of those things at one of the thousands of street corner pubs you seem to walk by every few minutes. Not that I'm complaining. One of my favorites I stumbeled across was while I was in the capital city. London is know for many different sights but I think the Watchmaker and Farmer pub is the best sight of them all. A pub devoted to Chelsea FC fans, when asked what your club is (club is equilivent to a team) you had best not respond with anything other than Blue Army (Chelsea's alter ego). As a proud Chelsea fan luck informed me to wear one of my many jerseys while touring the west end of the city and I was welcomed in with open arms. While Stamford Bridge may have been sold of for gameday, the W and F seemed to have enough room for me and my friends. If you want true, modern English culture, this was the place to find it. I struk up coverstaion with many of the other patrons and talked about various things and got pretty simular answers. When asked what I should see in London before I left they would reply that I have seen it alread in the W&F. When I asked things to do, I was told I'm doing it right now. Needless to say I enjoyed my time at the W&F a little more than visiting the clock known as Big Ben or trying to annoy some guards that can't talk (forgot what they call them). When travelling to England, get all the history stuff out of the way first. That way, you can find your own pub were you will see Englishmen at their best.

Football, Futbal, Soccer

Since I'm covering the party (technically "things to do") section for Europe I figured its only fitting to talk about the worlds common language first, Football. Some of my fondest memories of Europe hail from the pitch sidelines as the 12Th player. There is nothing quite like watching your team play at home with thousands of other supports cheering so loud that your not sure if your actually making any noise. And that's just club football. When we start talking national teams we see a group of followers that most religions envy. I remember France '98, site of that years FIFA World Cup of Football. After a long and dramatic road to the finals, France had battled their way to earn a date with Brazil for he last test to lift the holy grail of Football. While needless to say that the stadium was sold out, me and my family secured a spot on LaVeille bridge to watch the game on the 50 foot screen outside the stadium. In case your wondering, the bridge was closed down to traffic so French supporters could pile on it to cheer on Les blu's. 90 minutes and some extra time later France lifted the World Cup at home in front of more than half a million fans. I don't think I'll ever see a scene like that again. The party raged on well into the morning and for many more days to come. I remember looking out my hotel window later that night and seeing the swarms of people lining the streets of Paris in jubilant cheers... and maybe just a few drunken songs, just a few.

Hawaii

When I was 17 I went to Oahu, Hawaii with my parents and sister. My favorite place was the famous Waikiki Beach where I spent many hours laying on the sand enjoying the hot sun and beautiful, warm, blue water of the Ocean. The weather was amazing while we were there. It was around 30C for the entire 14 days we were there.

While we were there we toured the entire island. This included a trip to the Dole Pineapple Plantation and the famous North Shore. It was incredible. I was also lucky enough to experience some history when I visited Pearl Harbour, which I will never forget.

I'm hoping to go to Hawaii sometimes in the near future. It was really incredible there.

My Experiences in British Columbia

When I was a kid I grew up in BC. Since it is one of my favorite places in North america I decided I would make my first blog about it. So I moved to Vancouver Island when I was four. We lived in an apartment on the ocean and it was beautiful! I remember taking walks with my dad on the boardwalk and seeing starfish coming onto the shore, or going to see the seals sitting on the docks. Great experiences there. There was always free festivals on the boardwalk during the summer, always something to do. Vancouver Island is also known for its huge Douglas Fur trees that can grow up to 130metres or about 450 feet. Which is gigantic!!! Then a few years later I lived in Kelowna which was also very nice and warm during the summer. Lots of beaches! It was nice to go to the okanagan valley and pick fresh fruit off the trees. This summer I took a roadtrip with some of my friends to the Shuswaps and went houseboating. The lake was so nice and the drive through the BC mountains was also very beautiful. The Water in the mountains was such a beautiful bluish green color. So thats some of the great things that British Columbia offers and if you ever have a chance you should go!