There’s a lot to be said for having a small, manageable dream. Like owning a corn stand.
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Home…
559 days later, 13 Countries, and 61 (or so) cities, towns, villages, our “Amazing Race” around the world has solemnly come to an end. After we momentously touched down on Canadian soil at Pearson airport and miracously dodged a bullet at customs after me, jovially ranting to the agent about where we have been (not a good idea), we were greeted by a familiar image near the baggage carousel that made me smile.
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Nepal Waterfalls
One of the many pieces of painted art work by my friend Gord Clements. Check out his blog at www.gordclements.ca.
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In front of the Travel Bookshop
We literally stumbled upon the Travel Bookshop that was used in the 1999 film “Notting Hill“. It was quite surreal to not only see the actually store but also stroll around the Notting Hill neighbourhood …
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Tulips
Holland’s famous fields of tulips and flowers.
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Show and tell – my Canadian friends
I was reminded again that despite the language barrier and especially with children, facial expressions is such as universal language...and conversations based on that alone can certainly go a long way.
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Windmills of Obdam
Our friend Marja took us on a memorable tour of an actual working windmill near Obdam - a family friend of a friend's home.
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Along the dikes of the Netherlands
April 27th, 2010 – We spent a nice afternoon with our friend Marja walking along the dikes.
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Ahhh Nice
We had some great dinners night after night, especially when you have daily access to the local produce market and freshly made pasta from the shop next door. We were also in gelato central.
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe