Tag: canada
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Chicago Days 10-12
There comes a time in every trip when you’re ready to go home - under normal circumstances this would have been on the day of or the day after the last day of sightseeing. Not this time though - to avoid wasting annual leave I’d decided I’d work remotely for one day so I could then fly home over the weekend. One advantage of having awoken early each day of this trip, is that when it came to worki …
October 12, 2018
Chicago Day 9
On the way back from Ottawa we stopped by the aviation museum, and Diefenbunker - both gave very different views of Canada's history.
October 11, 2018
Chicago Day 8
We had one full day in Ottawa to see as much as we could. We started with a free tour of Parliament Hill, and moved on to Rideau Hall and a museum in Quebec.
October 10, 2018
Chicago Day 7
We travelled from Toronto to Ottawa, and used what little remained of the day to see some of the sights on foot whilst the sun was shining.
October 9, 2018
Chicago Day 6
I didn’t need to worry about breakfast - I’d bought it on my way back to the hotel the night before. This meant I could get up a little later, have breakfast, and then finish packing before heading to the train station to get to the airport. At least in theory, but I found myself awake before 06:00 once again. Rather than flying straight home as I often would, I was on my way to Canada to rejoin …
October 8, 2018
Canada Days 4-8
I started off with a bit of solo exploration of Toronto before then spending a few days working, and seeing things such as a baseball game and the view from the CN tower in the evenings.
May 29, 2015
Canada Day 3
What do you think when someone talks about Canada? Snow? Ice Hockey? Maple syrup? I think it's their most famous attraction: Niagara Falls. After having spent two weeks in Mexico and seeing some waterfalls there, I'd travelled to Canada and would now get to see the falls there.
May 24, 2015
Canada Day 2
For my first full day in Toronto I went over to the Toronto Islands in the morning, and then in the afternoon explored the city centre. This included stumbling across where they were filming DC's Suicide Squad movie.
May 23, 2015
Mexico Day 14 / Canada Day 1
My adventure in Mexico was over, but my adventure in Canada was only just beginning. It was almost a shame I'd have to work remotely for some of it.
May 22, 2015