Tag Archives: vacations

Scenes on the Seine

Every famous city is known for its iconic symbols, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Big Ben in London, and the windmills in Amsterdam, but many cities have their iconic waterways too.  In Amsterdam it’s the canals, in London it’s … Continue reading

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Architectural Delights

Paris is overflowing with famous buildings and structures, everyone knows that.  A visit to Paris wouldn’t be complete without visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Pantheon, and the Arc de Triomphe, just to name a few.  However, as … Continue reading

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Doorways to the City of Love

These trip of a lifetime posts are a lot harder to do than I thought because every time I start looking through my photos, I get lost in the adventure once again.  Then I realize how much I love each … Continue reading

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Who needs sleep when you’re in Paris?

Let the trip of a lifetime story begin :). After flying overnight from Toronto to Paris, we were tired.  Dragging our luggage to the train station, travelling into the city, and then walking from the Saint-Michel Notre Dame RER station … Continue reading

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The Beginning of the Journey

Sometimes you can carefully plan a trip for months, but it just doesn’t live up to your expectations.  Maybe one of your hotel rooms ends up being a dive, maybe you get miserably lost in a foreign city and can’t … Continue reading

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A Guiding Light

I find I’m a woman of few words tonight (don’t you dare laugh :)), so I’ll keep this short and sweet.  Remember me saying that I had a special spot by the water at my cousin’s resort up north where … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Flowers, Trees & Grass, Hotels/Resorts, Muskoka, Ontario, Nature, Peace and Quiet, Photography, Photography Experiments, Port Loring, Ontario, Reading, Relaxation, Rural Photography, Sunshine, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Practice makes perfect

I’m an amateur photographer, and I may not have time to take photography classes, but I’m a firm believer in “practice makes perfect”.  That’s the beauty of digital photography because this past weekend while at my cousin’s resort, I was … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Blogging, Clouds, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Composition, Fog, Hotels/Resorts, Inspiration, Landscapes, Nature, Peace and Quiet, Perspective, Photography, Photography Experiments, Port Loring, Ontario, Reflections, Scenery, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

The Big Fish Story!

I always live for the weekend, but this past weekend was the most fantastic one I have had in a long time.  As you know, Mikey and I spent 4 days at my cousin’s resort in Port Loring, Ontario.  We … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Family, Fish, Fishing, Happiness, Hotels/Resorts, Memories, Muskoka, Ontario, Peace and Quiet, Photography, Port Loring, Ontario, Relaxation, Vacations, Weekend Activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

Darn!

I found him!! I wonder where he parked the car???

Posted in Beaches, Blogging, Family, Fishing, Humour, Photography, Port Loring, Ontario, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Gone Fishing!

We arrived at the resort this afternoon, and Mikey decided to go fishing.  He took the car – I haven’t seen him since :).

Posted in Beaches, Blogging, Exploring, Fishing, Hotels/Resorts, Memories, Muskoka, Ontario, Photography, Port Loring, Ontario, Scenery, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments