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Not Your Grandmother’s Vase; Chihuly Blown Glass

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Ken Dowell

Chihuly exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Canada, Chihuly, glown glass, museums, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, travel | 14 Comments

Hockeytown Toronto

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Ken Dowell

A hockey stick wherever you go. Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Canada, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Maple Leafs, Ontario, sports, Toronto, travel | 4 Comments

It’s Christmastime in Toronto

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Merry Christmas Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canada, Christmas, Christmas tree, Ontario, Toronto, travel | 4 Comments

10 Really Interesting Things I Saw in Toronto

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Some art, some fish, and a peameal bacon sandwich. Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged aquarium, art, Canada, museums, Ontario, Toronto, travel | 4 Comments

Quebec City Museums

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Ken Dowell

From contemporary art installations to the oldest fortifications of Quebec Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History, Travel | Tagged art, contemporay art, history, Musee National des Beaux Arts, museums, Place-Royale, Quebec, travel | 11 Comments

Summer in the City, Quebec

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ken Dowell

A chateau, street performers and fireworks. Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Canada, Chateau Frontenac, Place d'Armes, Quebec, Quebec City, St. Lawrence River, Street performers, travel | 19 Comments

The Cradle of French Civilization in America

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Samuel de Champlain founded the first French colony in America here. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Canada, Fresque des Quebecois, history, Old Quebec, Place-Royale, Quebec City, travel | 2 Comments

Theme Parks: The Unusual, the Outrageous and the Outright Awful

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Weird theme parks, past, present and future. Continue reading →

Posted in History, History of Amusement Parks, Travel | Tagged Action Park, amusement parks, Bedrock City, Diggerland, Eately World, entertainment, ErotikaLand, history, Holy Land Experience, Hoppyland, Parque Ecoalberto, theme parks, travel | 13 Comments

How Amusement Parks Became Theme Parks

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Ken Dowell

It took another wave of prosperity, the one following WWII, to start a new flurry of amusement park openings. Continue reading →

Posted in History, History of Amusement Parks | Tagged amusement parks, Disney, Disneyland, Freedomland, history, Holidayi World, Knott's Berry Farm, theme parks, travel | 16 Comments

Safari sightings, Zimbabwe/Zambia

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Ken Dowell

African wildlife photos by Juliane Dowell Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Africa, animals, elephants, lions, travel, wildlife, Zambia, zebra, Zimbabwe | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: travel

Not Your Grandmother’s Vase; Chihuly Blown Glass

Hockeytown Toronto

It’s Christmastime in Toronto

10 Really Interesting Things I Saw in Toronto

Quebec City Museums

Summer in the City, Quebec

The Cradle of French Civilization in America

Theme Parks: The Unusual, the Outrageous and the Outright Awful

How Amusement Parks Became Theme Parks

Safari sightings, Zimbabwe/Zambia

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