Year: 2016
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Ottawa
in: Travel
Today we visited the House of Commons, guests of Ron Liepert MP for Calgary Signal Hill. We had lunch in the Parliamentary Restaurant, followed by a quick tour of the Centre Block. We wrapped up our tour by attending Question Period. The last time I visited the House one could simply walk in. Now…
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The Second Leg
in: Travel
We started the second leg of our trip, Thornhill to Newfoundland and return. Our first stop is Ottawa where we’ll stay two nights. Tonight we will have dinner with friends and then tomorrow we visit Parlement Hill. Tomorrow’s agenda includes lunch in the Parlementary Restaurant and then we sit in on Question Period. With…
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Mount Rushmore
in: Travel
There were a couple of things that caught my attention. First, was how the figures meld into the landscape. The curves of the stratum embrace the figure of Washington; the human face seems to complement the rock face. The second was the level of detail in the carving. The extension that is the pupil of…
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House on the Rock
in: Travel
On our way back to Thornhill we stopped to visit my Dad’s cousin in Wisconsin. While there we went to a local attraction, the House on the Rock, which is a residence designed and built by Alex Jordan. Construction began in 1945 and completed in 1959. The house itself is purched upon a large…
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Mount Rushmore
in: Travel
After spending the night in Rapid City South Dakota, Sunday morning we drove to Mount Rushmore. Although entrance is free, parking is $11.- However, as we arrived before 8:00AM the entrance gate was unoccupied, and thus all was free. We walked the approximately 1 kilometre Presidential Trail that is more precisely in part a wooden…