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Travel Blogs from Gatineau, Canada
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Ottawa/Gatineau
Our plan was to go see Steph's family and friends in Montreal. An old firend from Colombia, Juan David is living in Gatineau, right next to Ottawa, so we decided to pay him a short visit. We stayed there for a night, went to get dinner and a few beers in ...
3 semaines de petits bonheurs au lac 31 miles !
... les jours, des trempettes dans l'eau et des randos sur l'eau, en ponton, en kayak, en canot ou en pedalo ! Sur la carte, le lac des 31 miles et le grand lac à gauche du village de ste-therese-de-la-gatineau. Le chalet se situe à l'extrmité nord du lac. ...
The Beginning
The magical moments that define endings and beginnings are often buried under their own complexities and lost like the shift of the tide as we watch the ebb and flow on days when time ceases to exist. Upon my return from my first trip to ...
Still At Home
Within the next two hours, I will have finished packing, my apartment will be clean and if I'm really ambitious, I might even go get some coffee for G. This is almost a false start, really; I have to pack an extra little bag for the two days I'll be ...
La fin du commencement
Je suis parti comme un voleur. J'ai voyagé à travers plusieurs pays, rencontrés différentes personnes de différentes cultures ( Finlandais, Hollandais, Allemands, Suisses, Suédois, Norvégiens, Français, Mexicains, Belges, Irlandais, Anglais, ...
The Capital
... morning I decide to go to Gatineau. Well, morning means more I get up around 14h. have breakfast, realize that the bus for Gatineau takes ages (3.5hous, compared to 2 by car). Then I look for a car sharing website, Amigosexpress. And I am lucky, there is ...
Off to Ottawa
... . We ate some beavertail, saw the parliament buildings and ate some more. Temperatures where getting more like you would expect from Canada, and everyone was setting up their tents to protect their cars from the snow in the winter. Funny Canadians! In ...
Almost a month now...
... getting my ass back on a flight to anywhere in Europe! To my friends in Europe: If any of you wants to come visit me in Canada, let me know and I'll be happy to show you around! To everyone else: Don't hesitate if you have any questions about my ...
C'est partie mon Kiki!
Bon! Et oui, je pars lundi le 31 Août pour la France pour y travailler pendant environs un an, suivi ensuite d'un bref voyage d'exploration et de découverte autour de l'Europe ( Suède, Danemark, Norvège, Estonie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Pologne, Hongrie, ...
Doomed Youth?
... As the clock struck eleven I was making my way across 'The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge’ that joins Ottawa, Ontario with Gatineau, Quebec; it is bordered by two museums, the National Art Gallery in Ottawa, and the Museum of Civilisation in ...
Plus qu'une semaine/Only one week before we leave!
... assis devant un ordinateur... As the maple tree at the corner of our street is turning red after a wonderful summer in the Ottawa/Gatineau area, we will in the next months be pursuing an endless summer. Well, as we look at the forecast of our first ...
"Everything's in French.. Are we in Quebec?!"
... "Quebec." Oh, well that explains a lot.. Apparently the museum we were visiting in Ottawa is actually in the French side, Gatineau. Of course there's no real indication that you actually crossed provinces, just that Ontario is on one side of the river ...
C'est fini!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nous sommes de retour à la maison (sous la pluie!) et avons pensé qu'il serait amusant de faire un palmares. Pas toujours juste, pas du tout scientifique, très subjectif (of course!). Alors pour boucler la boucle de notre dernier blogue voici: ...
2 juin 2007 : Promenade au Parc de la Gatineau
... 'tres aux alentours, ce qui gâche un tantinet le panorama magnifique duquel nous profitons. Après être "redescendu" vers la ville de Gatineau, papa Jean-Sébastien nous prépare encore une fois un délicieux souper (j'ai toujours su que mon ami aimait ...
31 mai 2007 : Direction Ottawa
... qui n'apportent visiblement rien, je me rabats sur une solution potentielle à laquelle je n'avais bizarrement pas pensé avant : j'ai des amis à Gatineau, la ville voisine du côté du Québec, pourquoi ne pas les appeler et... euh... profiter de leur ...
de retour a gatineau
ça fait près de 48 heures que je suis de retour, un peu fatigué mais ravi de ce voyage dans les balkans... mon dernier soir s'est passé, tel qu'annoncé, avec un grand musicien de stature internationale... il s'agit de aleksander peçi, un ...
en route...
bonjour... tel qu'entendu, ma soeur jojo est venue me chercher vers 15 heures pour me reconduire a l'aeroport... a part un depart en retard, rien a noter sinon que mon bidule pour films,tv, audio fonctionnait ...
Top 40 under 40 gala
Well, there's not much to say about these photos. My boss, Luc Levesque, is one of Ottawa's most successful businesspeople under 40 years old. The Ottawa Business Journal throws a party for these people every year, and I attended with my good friend, ...
waiting waiting
Left Ottawa a little late 1.20 and took until 5.30 to arrive in Montreal (traffic problems on 417) thereby missing our 5.30 flight -- 37 of us -- after much waiting waiting -- in line from 6pm-8pm told my options were standby for 11pm or Saturday at 5.30 ...
Let's Simulate!
On February 16th, I had to go to Gatineau, QC to particpate in a simulation for the Middle Management Development Program for work. I had a really great time - I arrived early (just in case of a snowstorm!) and spent the day watching the Olympics! I ...
Almost there...
Finally decided to make this trip! After waiting for almost 13 years, stars are finally lining up well. I've been collecting my Aeroplan for 11 years for only one purpose... to someday go to Asia in Business Class. So I got all my flights booked. ...
On fait pus rien !
Jeudi, jour de playa. Ça y est, on switche à off. On profite des dernières journées pour vraiment s'arrêter, repos, lecture, dodos. Diane va retourner travailler mardi, la pôvre ! Faut recharger les batteries à fond. ...
Quebec Part 1
... New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine- 3 of 12 political parties are represented in Canadian Parliament-the Government in Canada is British style since they are still a part of the British Commonwealth and Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth is on many of ...
Hiking a second time around Pink Lake
... now at their maximum fall colors plus being a fantastic Thanksgiving long weekend, now was an excellent time to come back to the Gatineau Park and redo the hike all around the wonderful Pink Lake having had so much fun the last time! Michel and I sure ...
En route!
... in what Google Translate calls English, click here! Salut! Le jour du départ est finalement arrivé. Dans quelques heures, je quitterai Gatineau et serai déjà en route pour Montréal, où je prendrai un avion pour me rendre à Chicago. Après une ...
You can't have it all
... van de mooie natuur daar en we hebben 3 eekhoorntjes gezien. Dat laatste compenseert dan mooi. Daarna hebben we onze tocht richting Gatineau vervolgd. Onderweg hebben we geluncht aan het Golden Lake. Zo golden was ie niet, maar wel mooi blauw. Het is wel ...
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