Sunday Stills – Iconic Places and Spaces

thanks to Terri for hosting Sunday Stills https://secondwindleisure.com/2024/02/18/sunday-stills-how-iconic-are-your-favorite-places-and-spaces/

Here are some of my favourite iconic places and spaces that I’ve visited in last 8 years.

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Peggy’s Cove, NS
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Banff and the Rocky Mountains
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Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
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Giant Lobster, Shediac, NB
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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
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The Louvre, Paris
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The London Eye, London, England
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The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Harrod’s, London
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Buckingham Palace, London
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The Vatican, Italy
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The Colosseum, Rome
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Photo bomb of the Venice de Milo, Florence, Italy
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Gondolas in Venice, Italy
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View of Florence and the Duomo di Firenza

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Bridges

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/01/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-bridge/

Ever since I started teaching the unit on Bridges from the grade 5 curriculum I’ve been somewhat obsessed with them. I love bridges but I wish I had more photos. The following bridges are from Venice, Florence, Loire Valley in France, London over the Thames, from Ontario, P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Cycling

I need to tune up my bike and go for a ride

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All the rage in France
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Enjoying a warm spring day
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Used as an art piece

Thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/08/03/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-cycling/

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Waterscapes or Landscapes

thanks Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/06/21/cffc-landscapes-or-waterscapes/

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Hills around Florence, Italy
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Florence, Italy
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Hills of Assisi, Italy
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Sunrise over Lake Ontario and Toronto
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Farm country, ON
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Niagara Falls, Horseshoe Falls. ON
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Niagara Falls, American Falls
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Sun Over Lake Ontario from Prince of Wales Park
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Lake Simcoe, ON
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Autumn at Trent University
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Loire River, Amboise, France
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Loire Valley, France

Weekly Prompts – Weekend Challenge – Arches

thanks to Weekly Prompts for hosting the Weekend Challenge – Arches https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/05/28/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-arch/

I’m a full week late with this one but when I went back to this challenge I realized that I had some great ‘arches’ from our vacation in France and London, England.

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Cathedral in Paris, France
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Arched entrance to the Chateau Royal in Amboise, France
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Arched exits at the Amboise Chateau Royal, France
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Arches in one of the main exhibition rooms in the V&A, London
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Arched or barrel ceiling over the staircase in the V&A, London
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From the cafeteria in the V&A, London

Thursday Trios – Random Trios From Our Vacation

….scrolling through my photos I discovered there were a few trios that I had forgotten about

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A happy trio from the top of the Royal Amboise Chateau
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A trio of actors at the Royal Amboise Chateau
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A trio of rocks from the Stonehenge Exhibition at the British Museum
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A trio of soldiers on the War Memorial near St. Paul’s Cathedral

If you have any trios you’d like to share just copy my link from this post and paste it into your post. I’ll get a ping back and I’ll be sure to leave a comment. Have fun.

Water, Water Everywhere….The Loire River, France

….thanks Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere….https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/05/09/canal-reflections-water-water-everywhere-125/

The longest river in France is the Loire. It is 634 miles (1,020 kilometers) long. The Loire Valley is a popular tourist area known for its châteaus (French for “castles”). The scenic valley is sometimes called the Garden of France.

The Loire River begins about 4,500 feet (1,370 meters) above sea level in the Cévennes mountain range of southern France. It is fed by melting snow from mountain peaks. The Loire flows north through central France before swinging in a great curve past the city of Orléans and turning westward. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Nantes.” Sourced from kids.britannica.com

We saw the Loire in Tours and then again on our castle visits in Amboise and Blois.

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In Tours, France

On our visit to the Royal Chateau Amboise, we saw the river from the top of the castle, overlooking the Loire Valley.

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View from the top of the castle

On our last castle tour in Blois we saw the Loire River again from the lookout on the castle grounds and then again at street level.

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