American War Cemetery, Normandy, France

American War Cemetery, Normandy, France

By the summer of 1944, some 5 years after the outbreak of World War II, Hitler had a firm grip on the European continent, much to the ire of the English, French, Americans and Canadians (The Allies), most of whom were taking refuge across the English Channel in...
Caen, Normandy, France

Caen, Normandy, France

Caen is the capital and largest city of Basse Normandie, one of the 26 regions of France. It’s the city that nine hundred years ago was the favoured residence of William the Conqueror. He liked it so much that he made the city the capital of Northern Normandy...
Niagara Falls, Canada

Niagara Falls, Canada

Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States or, more specifically, between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York. Spanning the Niagara River between...
LookOut, CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

LookOut, CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

I had in the past pointed a camera up from street level at the iconic CN Tower in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. But today I went one better, pointing my camera down over Toronto from the CN Tower’s ingeniously named LookOut viewing deck....
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Kingston, Canada’a first capital city, is located on the north east shore of Lake Ontario. It’s one of Canada’s most charming and best-preserved towns. Popular with retirees and known as the Limestone City for its distinctive 19th-century buildings...
Prague, Czech Republic (2006)

Prague, Czech Republic (2006)

The golden, mystical medieval Central European gem of cobbled streets, riverside parks, & stunningly wonderful architecture.

Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic

Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic

Sitting right slap-bang in the centre of mainland Europe (meaning it’s hot, hot, hot in summer & downright freezing in winter), Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, has a unique charm that draws tons and tons of tourists each year. Guidebooks wax...
Kraków, Poland

Kraków, Poland

Kraków is Poland’s most cosmopolitan and best preserved city. It survived World War II unscathed, which is miraculous considering the destruction that befell the rest of Poland. The city boasts a wealth of churches, baroque architecture and of course a medieval...
Market Square, Kraków, Poland

Market Square, Kraków, Poland

The Eastern European country of Poland was largely used as a battleground during World War II when the majority of its cities were reduced to ruin. The only exception to this is Kraków, the country’s cosmopolitan second city & definitely its best preserved...

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