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<title><![CDATA[New Year's Eve deals, packages]]></title>
<link>http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/new-years-eve-deals-packages/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Snowshoe tracks in Algonquin Park near Algonquin Log Cabin Lodge As promised in last week&#8217;s po]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_489" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/voyageur-quest_snowshoe-tracks-winter.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-489" title="voyageur-quest_snowshoe-tracks-winter" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/voyageur-quest_snowshoe-tracks-winter.jpg" alt="snowshoe tracks in the winter snow" width="420" height="279" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Snowshoe tracks in Algonquin Park near Algonquin Log Cabin Lodge</p></div>
<p>As promised in last week&#8217;s post, we&#8217;ve got some great ideas for New Year&#8217;s Eve this week: a family New Year&#8217;s Eve in Niagara Falls, elegant dining north of Toronto and in our nation&#8217;s capital and an Algonquin Park wilderness adventure complete with a log cabin lodge stay.</p>
<p>The Americana Conference Resort &#38; Spa in Niagara Falls has &#8220;Family Spectacular&#8221; – non-stop New Year&#8217;s Eve fun for the whole family. It&#8217;s a big hit every year with an all-you-can-eat buffet and lots of entertainment like The Smudge Fundaes and the Zero Gravity Circus. <a title="Americana Resort Family Spectacular" href="http://www.americananiagara.com/events/newyeareve.html" target="_blank">More info here</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_492" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/americana-resort_pool.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-492" title="Americana-Resort_pool" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/americana-resort_pool.jpg" alt="Wave pool at the Americana Resort in Niagara Falls" width="420" height="279" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Water bucket and wave pool at the Americana in Niagara Falls</p></div>
<p>The Americana also has one- and two-night packages with the new <a title="Niagara Falls Review Rink at the Brink" href="http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2191582" target="_blank">Rink at the Brink</a>. The one-night package includes tickets to the Rink at the Brink which is right by the falls, passes to Americana&#8217;s Waves Indoor Waterpark as well as your accommodation. Two night packages are the same except they&#8217;ve added a $50 meal voucher for the in-house restaurant and Waves snack bar.</p>
<p>Check out Tourism Niagara for more news on Rink at the Brink and other things to do in the <a title="Tourism Niagara" href="http://www.tourismniagara.com/news.html" target="_blank">Niagara region</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_493" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/millcroft-inn-holiday-entrance.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-493" title="Millcroft-Inn-holiday-entrance" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/millcroft-inn-holiday-entrance.jpg" alt="Christmas decorations at the Millcroft Inn and Spa" width="420" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Holiday decorations at the Millcroft Inn and Spa</p></div>
<p>In the Caledon Hills, 45 minutes northwest of Toronto, the Millcroft Inn and Spa will ring in the new year with its &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Eve Gala Getaway&#8221;. You get two nights at the inn, a welcome reception on December 30th and then a three-course dinner from their a la carte menu. On December 31st there&#8217;s a Country Continental Breakfast Buffet, an Al fresco Lunch (on the Pinnacle or wedding garden, weather permitting).  The New Year&#8217;s Eve Gala Dinner has live entertainment with the Brenda Lewis Jazz Band, festive party favours and a champagne toast at midnight. January 1st starts with a light breakfast buffet. But if you sleep in, you can catch the New Year&#8217;s Day Brunch a little later.</p>
<p>Gratuities on food and beverages are included. This package starts at $299 CAD per person, per night (plus taxes, based on double occupancy and a two night stay, subject to availability). Valid December 30-31, 2009.</p>
<p>To get in touch with the Millcroft, call them at 1-800-383-3976 or <a title="Millcroft Inn &#38; Spa website" href="http://www.vintage-hotels.com/millcroft/default.htm" target="_blank">check them out on the web</a>. Also see the <a title="Millcroft Inn post" href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/millcroft-inn-and-spa-near-toronto/" target="_blank">post</a> we did on them last August and some comments about their food from <a title="blog post from November 18, 2009" href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/holiday-family-food-and-spa-ideas-at-ontario-resorts/" target="_blank">last week</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_496" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/brookstreet_perspectives-restaurant.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-496" title="Brookstreet_Perspectives-restaurant" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/brookstreet_perspectives-restaurant.jpg" alt="couple dining at Brookstreet’s Perspectives Restaurant" width="400" height="257" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brookstreet’s four-diamond Perspectives Restaurant</p></div>
<p>The elegant Brookstreet Hotel might be the way to go in Ottawa. It has a seven course New Year&#8217;s Eve dinner planned. The food at Brookstreet is exceptional (CAA four-diamond rating for both hotel and restaurant) and the place has a real contemporary feel. You can get late night seating times for dinner priced at $149.95 per person and, if you decide t0 make a night of it, they&#8217;ll throw in a room for $99/double occupancy. Taxes and gratuities are extra. Personally, I have my eye on the 850 square foot Master Suite with Jacuzzi and balcony, but I haven&#8217;t called for a price on that yet. There are a lot of package options at this time of year, so check out <a title="Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa" href="http://www.brookstreet.ca/" target="_blank">the website</a> for details and pricing.</p>
<div id="attachment_497" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/algonquin-log-cabin_voyageur-quest_log-cabin-winter.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-497" title="Algonquin-Log-Cabin_voyageur-quest_log-cabin-winter" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/algonquin-log-cabin_voyageur-quest_log-cabin-winter.jpg" alt="Algonquin Log Cabin in winter near Algonquin Park, Ontario" width="420" height="266" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Algonquin Log Cabin</p></div>
<p>This next New Year&#8217;s Eve idea combines a log cabin stay in the Canadian wilderness with traditional Canadian winter activities. The place is Algonquin Log Cabin near <a title="Ontario's oldest park is 3 hours north of Toronto" href="http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/" target="_blank">Algonquin Park</a>. Nothing beats a jump in the snow fresh out of this lodge&#8217;s wood-fired sauna! But hey, that&#8217;s just my opinion. If you want black dresses and high-heels on New Year&#8217;s Eve, you may prefer the Brookstreet or the Millcroft.</p>
<p>&#8220;Snowshoeing, Torch Lit Skating and Backcountry Skiing&#8221; are planned from December 31, 2009 to January 2, 2010 at Algonquin Log Cabin. This spectacular split log lodge with its huge fieldstone fireplace is on a lake bordering Algonquin. In winter, the park is a land of frozen lakes, waist-deep snow, and lots of crisp clear air.</p>
<p>Accommodation at the lodge is double occupancy with shared indoor washrooms, as well as a sauna and shower cabin. Group size is limited to 12 guests and two guides who prepare all the meals. After an invigorating day on the trail, it&#8217;s the perfect place to hang out. This New Year&#8217;s Eve getaway is priced at $475 per person. Add-on activities include ice fishing and dogsledding. Return transportation from Toronto is available for $175 per person. See <a title="Algonquin Log Cabin website" href="http://www.voyageurquest.com/algonquin-lodge.php" target="_blank">the website</a> for further details.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Unmasking the Roman Catholic "Our Lady of Fatima"]]></title>
<link>http://1phil4everyill.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/unmasking-the-roman-catholic-our-lady-of-fatima/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Niagara Falls – A Mesmerizing Tourist Attraction]]></title>
<link>http://loveactually1506.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/niagara-falls-%e2%80%93-a-mesmerizing-tourist-attraction/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>loveactually1506</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Are you planning a getaway to the wonderful tourist attraction – the Niagara Falls. This beautiful a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Are you planning a getaway to the wonderful tourist attraction – the Niagara Falls. This beautiful and wonderful fall forms the border separating the State of Ontario on the Canadian side from New York in the United States. The Canadian part of the falls is referred to as the Horse shoe falls and in the United States side it is known as the American Falls. The Niagara Falls is truly a sight to behold that would leave a lasting impression for life. The Niagara is one of the most romantic locations that offer the perfect setting for a romantic holiday. You can even plan for a truly memorable honeymoon here. Imagine the Niagara right outside your window, oh! What a romantic setting. There are hotels at Niagara that offer suites with a beautiful fall view. With the beautiful falls forming the perfect backdrop for a gourmet meal and also your bedroom view, guess one cannot ask for more. </p>
<p>Over the years, this picturesque destination has witnessed a huge inflow of visitors. The Niagara Falls plays the perfect host to millions of visitors all year round. Summer is the best time to be here. This is when the Niagara resembles a beautiful bride all decked up. During this time the falls are a vibrant and beautiful sight to behold both during the day and at night. With the floodlights from the Canadian part of the falls illuminating the Niagara till midnight, it really is a beauty. </p>
<p>The Maid of the Mist boat cruise in Niagara Falls is one that you must experience while you are here. This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime. There are a number of boats that operate making it a wonderful experience. You can even decide to take the helicopter tour over the Niagara that offers an absolutely breathtaking scene. </p>
<p>A real marvel of nature, the Niagara Falls offers a number of opportunities for the tourist whether on a romantic vacation, a family holiday or an adventurous trip. Hotels here make a real value addition to your holiday with the luxury, comfort and service that is fit for a king. The hotels also offer services of sight seeing and help make your holiday truly memorable. With pre-planned and well-arranged guided tours you do not have to wait in the long queues for seeing the beautiful tourist spots. All arrangements for you to walk in straight are made in advance ensuring your comfort and convenience. The best tourist spots with a number of activities are planned making it totally hassle free for you. You do not have to worry about taking care of the little details that can be rather troublesome on a holiday. Just book your accommodation and specify your requirements and you can be rest assured that your hotel would take care of all your needs. </p>
<p>Make your bookings in advance to avoid disappointments. The bookings can also be made online. Book your accommodation and get ready to have a time of your life at the Niagara Falls. Happy holidays!!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Parque Nacional Iguazú, Argentina, increases price of the tickets ]]></title>
<link>http://fozdoiguassu.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/parque-nacional-iguazu-argentina-increases-price-of-the-tickets/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ferellen</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Industry and Tourism, through the Department of Tourism and National Parks Administr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">The Ministry of Industry and Tourism, through the Department of Tourism and National Parks Administration (APN), announced the new price of the tickets to the<strong> Iguazu National Park</strong>, which will apply from January 6, 2010.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The increase, defined by Resolution No. 011/09, modified the categories, values and right to access the Argentine park, located on the border between <strong>Brazil</strong> and <strong>Argentina</strong>, and he shares with his brother, the Iguaçu National Park, the famous Niagara . The Brazilian has already announced an increase of their incomes to be concluded on December 8.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Currently the largest value of entry to the park (foreigners, excluding Mercosur) costs 60 pesos, or $ 27. With the increase in the value rises to 85 pesos, about $ 39.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">As for the residents of the Mercosur countries: Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, except Argentina, the ticket will cost 45 pesos (U.S. $ 20). Children 6 to 12 years living in these countries, U.S. $ 11.4, and foreign non-residents $ 20.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The ordinance also provides a number of discount and free access to residents surrounding the park Argentine, retirees, people with disabilities and pensioners.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Source: H2foz</p>
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<title><![CDATA[159 - Niagara Falls]]></title>
<link>http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/niagarafalls/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mauoscar</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[No sabado, acordamos cedo pegamos nosso carro e seguimos seguimos por cerca de 35 Km do centro de Bu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">No sabado, acordamos cedo pegamos nosso carro e seguimos seguimos por cerca de 35 Km do centro de Buffalo ate o lado americano da Niagara Falls. Parte do caminho ao lado do rio Niagara que se forma a partir do lago Eire em Buffalo. Ate chegar la passamos por duas pontes muito bonitas e que para variar se pagava pedagio.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-34.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3285" title="Ponte entre Buffalo e Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-34.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Infelizmente o tempo nao estava tao bom como no dia anterior, assim que nos aproximavamos podiamos ver a gigantesca nevoa de neblina formada pela queda das aguas em Niagara Falls. Uma pena o tempo nao estar melhor, pois como ali faz muito frio a vegetacao ja estava totalmente sem folhas entao tudo estava muito cinza e sem vida.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3286" title="Vegetacao no Parque Niagara Inverno" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-4.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A grande vantagem de visitar as cataratas do Niagara nesta epoca do ano e que quase tudo e de graca, a unica coisa que tivemos que pagar foi 5USD pelo estacionamento, que ainda ganhamos um guia das cataratas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3287" title="Niagara ponte pedestres para Canada" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-23.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seguimos caminhando ate o centro de visitantes do parque estadual das cataratas do Niagara, por sinal o primeiro parque Estadual de Nova York e se nao me engano o primeiro do genero nos EUA. La recebemos maiores informacoes sobre as cataratas bem como horario de visitacao, algumas atracoes por conta da estacao ja estavam fechadas, algumas abrem apenas em horarios determinados.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-27.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3288" title="Niagara Falls (27)" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-27.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">As Cataratas do Niágara estão localizadas na fronteira internacional entre a província canadense de Ontário e o estado de Nova York nos Estados Unidos. Assim como as Cataratas do Iguacu entre Brasil e Argentina. E esta localizada entre as cidades gêmeas de Niagara Falls, Ontário, e de Niagara Falls, Nova Iorque.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cataratas-do-niagara.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3289" title="Cataratas do Niagara" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cataratas-do-niagara.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Niagara Falls é composta por 3 grandes cachoeiras que podem ser divididas em duas seções principais, separados pela Goat Island. Na primeira delas se localiza a Horseshoe (Ferradura) Falls, a maior parte dela se encontra em territorio canadense da fronteira, e  a American Falls que como o nome mesmo diz fica do lado americano.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/KXr-_rqBblk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/KXr-_rqBblk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/american-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3290" title="American Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/american-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A terceira queda chamada de Bridal Veil (Veu de Noiva) Falls também esta localizada no lado norte-americano, separada da American Falls pela Luna Island.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cachoeira-niagara.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3291" title="Cachoeira Niagara" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cachoeira-niagara.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Parametros</strong><strong></strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong><em>Victoria Falls</em></strong><strong></strong></td>
<td width="20%"><strong><em>Niagara Falls</em></strong><strong></strong></td>
<td width="18%"><strong><em>Iguaçu Falls</em></strong><strong></strong></td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Altura (m)</strong></td>
<td width="19%">108 m</td>
<td width="20%">51 m</td>
<td width="18%">82m</td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Comprimento (m)</strong></td>
<td width="19%">1,708 m</td>
<td width="20%">1,203 m</td>
<td width="18%">2,7km</td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao ( m³/s):</strong></td>
<td width="19%"><strong>m³/s</strong></td>
<td width="20%"><strong>m³/s</strong></td>
<td width="18%"><strong>m³/s</strong></td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao media</strong></td>
<td width="19%">1,088</td>
<td width="20%">2,407</td>
<td width="18%">1,746</td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao Media Mensal max:</strong></td>
<td width="19%">3,000</td>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td width="18%"> </td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao Media Mensal  min:</strong></td>
<td width="19%">300</td>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td width="18%"> </td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao Media 10 anos max:</strong></td>
<td width="19%">6,000</td>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td width="18%"> </td>
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<td width="41%"><strong>Vazao Maxima Registrada</strong></td>
<td width="19%">12,800</td>
<td width="20%">6,800</td>
<td width="18%">12,900</td>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">As Cataratas do Niágara foram formadas quando as geleiras da glaciação Wisconsin (a última idade do gelo) recuaram. Formando o que hoje chamamos de Grandes Lagos esculpido um caminho através da Escarpa Niagara uma rota para o Oceano Atlântico. Embora não seja excepcionalmente alta, as Cataratas do Niagara são muito largas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/horseshoe-falls-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3292" title="Horseshoe Falls USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/horseshoe-falls-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Por elas caem em média cerca de 114.200 m³ de agua por minuto. Porem sua  vazao maxima pode chegar a mais de 400.000 m³/min. Fazendo dela a cachoeira mais poderoso da América do Norte.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cachoeira-estados-unidos.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3294" title="Cachoeira Estados Unidos" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cachoeira-estados-unidos.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para compararmos com as Cataratas do Iguacu que apresenta uma vazao media anual de 104.760 m³/min significa dizer que a cada ano passam pela Niagara Falls todo o volume d’agua das cataratas do Iguacu mais cerca de 5 bilhoes de m³ d’agua, o que faz da Niagara Falls a maior cachoeira em Volume d’agua do mundo, nao transformada em usina hidroeletrica titulo que anteriormente pertencia as sete quedas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-nos-estados-unidos.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3295" title="Niagara nos Estados Unidos" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-nos-estados-unidos.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">No entanto segundo o World Waterfall Database referindo-se apenas a volume d’agua, considerando-se tambem corredeiras no Brasil tinhamos outras cachoeiras com volume ainda maior que Niagara Falls (10ª colocacao), como as Sete Quedas no Rio Parana na 4ª posicao, a Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso no Rio Sao Francisco que ocupava o 8ª posicao e o Salto do Urubupunga no rio Parana na 9ª posicao.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-vista-do-lado-americano.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3296" title="Niagara Falls vista do lado americano" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-vista-do-lado-americano.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Logo atras das Cataratas do Niagara temos as Cataratas do Iguacu 11ª posicao os Salto dos Patos e dos Marimbondos no Rio Grande na 12ª colocacao seguida pela famosa Victoria Falls no rio Zambezi, entre Zimbabue e Zambia.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mauoscar-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3297" title="Mauoscar Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mauoscar-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De fato chega a ser triste saber que monumentos naturais como esses acabam ficando submersos em nome do desenvolvimento humano, quanta receita nao poderia gerar o turismo se ainda tivessemos as sete quedas, pensar que a vazao delas era quase o dobro da Niagara Falls, nao e a toa que Itaipu consegue gerar sozinha cerca de 20% da energia eletrica consumida no Brasil e quase 80% da energia consumida no Paraguai.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/torre-niagara-falls-canada.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3298" title="Torre Niagara Falls Canada" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/torre-niagara-falls-canada.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">As Cataratas do Niágara tambem tem sua beleza e ainda serve como uma fonte valiosa de energia hidrelétrica. Aqui pelo menos se tentou manter o equilíbrio entre o lazer, comercial e industrial um desafio travado a mais de 200 anos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hidreletrica-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3299" title="Hidreletrica Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hidreletrica-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como falei anteriormente a Niagara Falls é composta por 3 quedas. Na a agua despenca cerca de 53 m, ja  a altura das quedas na American Falls e na Bridal Veil Falls  varia 21 e 30m  por causa da presença de pedras gigantes em sua base.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pedras-em-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3300" title="Pedras em Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pedras-em-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A maior queda em extensao e a Horseshoe Falls em forma de ferradura com cerca de 790 m de largura, enquanto as Cataratas Americanas tem apenas 320 m de largura.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/horshoe-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3301" title="Horshoe Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/horshoe-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O volume de água que se aproxima das quedas durante a temporada de picos de vazao pode por vezes ser algo como 5.700 m3 por segundo, mas seu recorde registrado foi de 6.800 m3 por segundo, uma vez que o fluxo é uma função direta da elevação da água do lago Erie, que atinge o pico na primavera ou início do verão, resultado do derretimento da neve e aumento da precipitacao.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vazao-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3302" title="Vazao Niagara River" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vazao-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Durante os meses de Verão, cerca de 2.800 m3 por segundo de água realmente despencam na Niagara Falls, sendo destes cerca de 90% sobre o Horseshoe Falls e o restante sobre o American e Veil Bridal Falls, enquanto o saldo restante é desviado para instalações hidrelétricas. Isto é conseguido através do emprego de uma barragem com portões móveis na porcao superior do rio, logo  acima da Horseshoe Falls.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rio-niagara.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3303" title="Rio Niagara" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rio-niagara.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O fluxo ainda cai pela metade durante a noite, e durante a baixa temporada turística no inverno, com cerca de 1.400 m3 por segundo. O Desvio de água é regulado pelo Tratado de Niagara 1950 e é administrado pela Niagara International Board of Control.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mau-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3304" title="Mau Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mau-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seguimos caminhando em direcao a Goat Island, um destino bastante popular entre os  turistas que visitam o lado americano das Cataratas do Niagara., oferecendo algumas das mais espectaculares vistas das cataratas, especialmente no Terrapin Point.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oscar-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3305" title="Oscar Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oscar-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">É ligada ao continente por duas pontes para pedestres e um bondinho. A ilha é amplamente arborizado e é possui varios caminhos com trilhas a pé. Um elevador permite o acesso até o pé das quedas e à Gruta dos Ventos, mas estava fechado esta espoca do ano.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-niagara.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3306" title="Esquilo Niagara" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-niagara.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/g-QFwUNJpI8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/g-QFwUNJpI8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mas o que eu achei realmente muito legal foram os esquilos, como os quatis em Foz do iguacu, os turistas acabam alimentando eles e fazem deles verdadeiros animais de estimacao, se voce faz de conta que tem algo na mao para eles comer eles vem ate na sua mao, o que pessoalmente acho errado, mas e legal ver eles assim tao pertinho.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilos-em-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3307" title="Esquilos em Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilos-em-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mas depois que eu vi uma funcionaria do parque dando amendoim para eles entao sei la, ela deveria ter que dar o exemplo, tambem vi pela primeira vez na vida um esquilo melanico, ou seja todo preto, causado por um gene recessivo que causa super pigmentacao da pelagem.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-preto-melanico.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3308" title="Esquilo Preto Melanico" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-preto-melanico.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/YI5KwB0IdZ0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/YI5KwB0IdZ0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Caminhamos ate o lado americano de onde despenca a Horseshoe Falls, mas a nevoa que levanta e como ir na garganta do diabo do lado argentino, mas a diferenca que aqui a temperatura estava proxima do 0º C.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cataratas.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3309" title="Cataratas" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cataratas.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dali depois pegamos o bondinho, que e gratuito esta epoca do ano e seguimos ate as Three Sisters Islands, pouco acima da Horseshoe Falls, sao tres pequenas ilhotas ligadas por pontes para pedestres que voce acaba praticamente ficando dentro do rio Niagara.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/three-sisters-island-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3310" title="Three Sisters Island  Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/three-sisters-island-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Impressionante a quantidade de aves pousadas ns outras ilhotas ali perto, o Volume d’agua realmente impressiona.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aves-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3311" title="Aves Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aves-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/zPGguv8Noso&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/zPGguv8Noso&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Terminamos a visita as Cataratas do Niagara indo almocar no Hard Rock Cafe, a comida estava uma delicia, comemos tambem na entrada o famoso Buffalo Wings, que nao achei nada de muito especial, mas a comida era bem gostosa sim!!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> <a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hard-rock-cafe-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3312" title="Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hard-rock-cafe-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/comida-hard-rock-cafe.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3313" title="Comida Hard Rock Cafe" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/comida-hard-rock-cafe.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O legal de ir ao Hard Rock Cafe e ver as roupas, guitarras, aderecos dos grandes nomes da musica mundial, ao lado da nossa mesa estava o violao do Bob Dylan, e ali perto uma roupa do Elvis Presley, um oculos do Elton John e um chapeu do John Lenon.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bob-dylan-guitar.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3314" title="Bob Dylan guitar" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bob-dylan-guitar.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/roupa-elvis-presley-hard-rock-cafe.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3315" title="Roupa Elvis Presley  Hard Rock Cafe" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/roupa-elvis-presley-hard-rock-cafe.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Depois do almoco novamente ate a plataforma que proporciona a melhor vista para as cataratas do lado americano, de la e possivel ter uma visao bem legal das 3 quedas e tambem da Rainbow Bridge, que liga os EUA ao Canada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rainbow-bridge-ponte-do-arco-iris.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3316" title="Rainbow Bridge - Ponte do Arco Iris" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rainbow-bridge-ponte-do-arco-iris.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Infelizmente nao podemos visitar o lado canadense pois estavamos sem o visto para atravessar, mas so a visita ao lado americano ja valeu muito a pena, embora o tempo pudesse estar um pouco melhor.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-lado-americano-da-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3317" title="Vista lado Americano da Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-lado-americano-da-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/Q93jauIZuB0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/Q93jauIZuB0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Lendo no centro de visitantes sobre as facanhas nas cataratas, cerca de mais de 75% das tentativas em descer as cataratas nao tiveram sucesso, tambem com a quantidade de pedras que tem la embaixo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/barril-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3318" title="Barril Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/barril-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fiquei impressionado com a quantidade de turistas chineses durante nossa visita, nem parecia que estavamos nos EUA para dizer a verdade.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Saimos de la e seguimos em ddirecao ao aeroporto de Buffalo, no caminho encontramos um outlet que tentamos achar um lugar para estacionar durante uns 10 minutos, por conta do feriado de acao de gracas o local estava impraticavel, seguimos entao direto ao aeroporto, embora nosso voo fosse apenas as 17:35.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ponte-para-chegar-na-niagara-falls.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3321" title="Ponte para chegar na Niagara Falls" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ponte-para-chegar-na-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fizemos nosso check-inn por pouco nao conseguimos pegar o voo anterior, tivemos que esperar quase 2h para embarcar, passar pela chatice do controle  de seguranca, tirar os sapatos, pelo menos nesse aeroporto nao tinha o maldito Raio X, mais tinha Internet Wi-Fi. Aproveitei para comprar um cartao postal para mandar para o meu tio e com a Internet o tempo passou rapido.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Chegamos em Baltimore depois de 1h e 10 min de viagem, pegamos uma bagagem que despachamos, ja que na mao estavam os Panetones Bauducco, tivemos um pouco de trabalho para achar nosso motorista e seguimos para Delaware em mais 1h e pouco de viagem.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Aproveitamos o resto do final de semana para comprar mais algumas coisas para a casa nova, nossa mudanca de Cingapura chegou nos EUA dia 18 e foi liberada em 3 dias , ou seja veio de navio de Cingapura ate os Estados unidos em menos de 1 mes. Na quarta feira estamos indo fazer a inspecao final na nossa casa nova e no sabado estamos mudando, nossos moveis e mudanca serao entregues nesse dia, vai ser uma loucura.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quinta feira agora e o feriado de acao de gracas aqui nos EUA, juntamente com o Natal e o dia da Independencia e o principal feriado para os americanos, epoca de fazer peru tambem, enfim muito em breve estaremos 100% instalados.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ontem o Mau recebeu o Blackberry dele, super legal, agora nao vejo a hora de recebermos logo o SSN (Social Security Number) para poder ter um celular melhorzinho. Sem ele voce nao pode um monte de coisas aqui, eu nao posso ter porque tenho visto B2 infelizmente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Estamos planejando ir para Nova Iork daqui 2 semanas, para tentar encontrar a Maria Lucia, minha amiga que fez o Winterkurs comigo na Alemanha em 2005, ela esta vindo para o Canada e EUA, no inicio do mes que vem.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[By MEL NEWELL, Gulf Coast Kayaks, PineIsland-Eagle, com, link to original post So you’re at a picnic]]></description>
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<p>So you’re at a picnic and you hear the word kayak. You go over to the small crowd and join in on the conversation and you find out you had no idea about how many kinds of kayaks and kayakers there are. Not wanting to be a bonehead and not knowing what you are talking about, the next time you are in front of a dictionary or a computer with Google, look it up. The first thing you will find out is that it’s not spelled like it sounds ki–ack? Try kayak.</p>
<p>The dictionary says it’s a small human- powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, also, and a cockpit covered by a spray deck also known as a skirt.</p>
<p>Native Ainu, Aleut,and Eskimo hunters in sub-Arctic regions of northern Asia, North America and Greenland use the kayak. It historically was, and is often still, propelled by a double bladed paddle in the hands of a sitting paddler. Modern kayaks come in a wide variety of designs and materials for specialized purposes. Kayaks are, in some parts of the world like the United Kingdom, are referred to as canoes and vice versa.</p>
<p>We first look at the far-end river running and waterfall dropping. Yes, I said waterfall dropping. (Just the sound of it scares the heck out of me.)</p>
<p>Jesse Sharp — ever hear of him? In 1990 at Niagara Falls [Horseshoe Falls], a 28-year-old bachelor from Tennessee attempted to ride over the edge of the falls in a kayak, and paddle four miles down stream. It would have been one heck of a stunt to add to the many others he had done before, as he was an up-and-coming stunt man. Sharp’s kayak paddle is in a museum in Niagara; sorry to say Sharp has never been found to this day.</p>
<p>Palouse Falls is a Washington state park. Tyler Bradt is a record holder for waterfall descent. Palouse falls 186 feet from the top pool to the main drop to the plunge pool, and he now has the world insane record, shattering all other records for this kind of drop.</p>
<p>Whitewater kayaks are rotomoulded plastic, usually polyethylene. This is one tough yak, as it can withstand repeated bouncing off rocks and scraping on the bottom.</p>
<p>Kayakers doing this kind of kayaking use a boat called a “rodeo” boat to ride down swift currents and rapids. The other boat is a Creek boat, very stable used in downstream races. Then one more for fast down river running and flipping over is the Squirt boat filled with foam and custom fitted to the paddlers so he or she can ride in the boat completely submerged.</p>
<p>Racing is your thing? Then you could get a flat water-racing kayak. They come in single, two paddler and four paddlers models; you may have seen them in the Olympic races on TV. They are made of fiberglass, carbon fiber, and Kevlar and run for a modest $4,000 each.</p>
<p>Another racing boat is the surf ski — open cockpit and about 21 feet long, but only 18 inches wide. [Not made for us big guys].</p>
<p>Let’s get back on the river &#8230; a new boat that is getting a lot of attention is the “ducky.” It is an inflatable kayak pointed on each end and is a very slow mover but also a lot of fun.</p>
<p>Still talking about inflatable, there is the multi-hull kind with outriggers. They come so you can inflate it with two large tubes, one on each side, with a seat or webbing between. They are great for river fishing and sailing.</p>
<p>How about a folding kayak? This is one amazing little boat. They come from ancient boats made of animal skins stretched over frames made of wood and bones. Combine modern technology with ancient design and you have a boat that can be packed in two small packages — small enough for the trunk of a compact car. The military forces of many nations use them for their strength and portability.</p>
<p>New on the scene are motor powered kayaks with small electric motors, and foot paddle models also; they are good for when you are trying to get close in the mangroves fishing. You can keep your hands free to do casting as you work your way up along side the mangroves with foot pedals or an electric motor.</p>
<p>Now for the kind you see right here in Matlacha. Sea kayaks are the long thin ones with rudders or without. They are for going long distance; they have a small cockpit, foot pegs and usually a few hatches for gear.</p>
<p>Next you have the smaller recreational kayaks around 9 to 12 long and are great for the back bay.</p>
<p>Let’s not forget the SOT or sit on top. This is a very good kayak for fishing — one in every three kayaks sold is a SOT, which is basically a paddle board equipped with a seat.</p>
<p>A few weeks ago I was on the beach at the Jersey shore riding the waves in my sit on top when I saw a new kind of kayaking, well maybe not new, but not something you see every day here in Matlacha. It was a stand on kayak, like a surfboard and a long single blade paddle. The guy who was on it was just learning how to catch the waves. It looked like a lot of work, but he was having a good time. After a few days time I saw him again and he had it down. He started out off the beach waist high, then hoped on and started to paddle over the waves standing up. Once out there, he looked over his shoulder like a surfer to catch the next wave. That day the surf was good and we had some good rollers. He was having a good time, and that is what kayaking is all about.</p>
<p>Is this kayaking or surfing? Who cares what you call it, board and paddle? Surf yakking. I know if I was younger and thought I could get up on the board? Yep, I might be crazy enough to try it.</p>
<p>Well I know we will be getting some e–mails saying, “But what about this or that kind of kayaking, single, or double up stream, or down stream?” Folks, it’s all good.</p>
<p>And remember, it’s always a great day in Mat-La-Sha.<br />
(Editor&#8217;s note: Matlacha, pronounced Mat-La-Sha, is a small fishing village/artist colonly on an island in the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida, north of Fort Myers.)</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/decadencia-buffalo.jpg"></a>Em nosso primeiro dia em Buffalo assim que acordei olhei pela janela para ver como estava o tempo, infelizmente o dia estava cinza e com uma chuvinha que acabou perdurando o dia todo, fomos tomar nosso café da manha, o qual podia ser muito melhor pelo padrão do hotel, De fato café da manha como dos hotéis que ficamos na Alemanha especialmente o de Berlin vai ser fácil encontrar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/centro-de-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3199" title="Centro de Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/centro-de-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Buffalo é a segunda cidade mais populosa do estado de Nova York, perdendo apenas para Nova York. Localizada no oeste do estado de Nova York na margem oriental do Lago Erie e na cabeceira do rio de Niagara, Buffalo é a principal cidade próxima ao Niagara Falls e é a sede do Condado de Erie. Tem uma população de 292.648 (Censo 2000). Mas se contabilizando toda a região a população chega a casa dos 1.25 milhões de habitantes.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/chegando-de-carro-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3200" title="Chegando de Carro em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/chegando-de-carro-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Não se sabe ao certo de onde o nome Buffalo surgiu, no entanto a maioria dos relatos populares afirmam que o nome &#8220;Buffalo&#8221; é uma corruptela da frase beau fleuve do francês que significa &#8220;rio bonito&#8221;, uma frase então dita por um explorador francês, ao ver o rio Niagara. Essa especulação, entretanto, é desmentida por fontes mais confiáveis uma vez que os exploradores franceses na verdade se referiam ao rio de Niagara como Rivière aux Chevaux, &#8220;Rio dos Cavalos.&#8221; </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/semaforo-pedestres-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3273" title="Semaforo pedestres USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/semaforo-pedestres-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="357" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A teoria mais antiga sobre a origem do nome relata uma história sobre cavalos roubados abatidos sendo vendidos como carne de bisão. Próximo a um riacho que ajuda a formar o Rio Niagara. O que está claro é que não havia nenhum bisão nativo na área, e que este lugar onde essa carne era supostamente vendida passou a se chamar Buffalo Creek, que acabou aparecendo pela primeira vez em um mapa em 1759-1760. Embora a teoria do Beau Fleuve seja a teoria menos plausível entre várias teorias, é pouco provável que a origem do nome da cidade de Buffalo tenha de fato derivado do animal.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/city.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201" title="City" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/city.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="193" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A cidade tem uma historia muito rica, mas hoje encontra-se em processo de decadência economica visível por toda cidade. A cidade foi fundada em 1789, como uma comunidade de pequeno comércio perto do Buffalo Creek, mas a cidade cresceu rapidamente após a abertura do Canal do Erie em 1825, sendo a cidade como seu ponto mais ocidental.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/delaware-avenue-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3202" title="Delaware Avenue Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/delaware-avenue-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A cidade também foi a primeira nos Estados Unidos a ter uma Rua iluminada com energia eletrica, proveniente de uma usina instalada no rio Niagara.  Foi palco de um atentado ao então presidente William Mckinley, que morreu 8 dias depois e foi sucedido por Theodore Roosevelt.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Fachada em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fachada-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Em 1900, o búfalo era a maior cidade dos Estados Unidos, e passou a se tornar um grande pólo ferroviário, bem como o maior centro de moagem de grãos no país, e casa da maior produtora de aço em operação no mundo.  A titulo de curiosidade o limpador de pára-brisa foi inventado em Buffalo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/metro-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263" title="Metro em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/metro-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Porem na última parte do século 20 sofreu profundamente com a abertura do St. Lawrence Seaway um fator muito importante no declínio da cidade, para se ter uma ideia no ano de 1990, a cidade tinha apenas um terço do nível populacional de 1900.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Decadencia Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/decadencia-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/crise-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261" title="Crise em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/crise-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O encerramento ou realocacao de muitas das usinas siderúrgicas e outras indústrias pesadas na região também contribuiu para o declínio da cidade.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fabrica-abandonada-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3203" title="Fabrica Abandonada em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fabrica-abandonada-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="180" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como a primeira reunião do Mau era apenas as 10 da manha e o prédio do banco não ficava longe do nosso hotel decidimos ir caminhando ate la, a chuva parecia ter passado e la fomos nos, pelo caminho passamos por uma igreja muito bonita, a St. Paul’s Cathedral.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3214" title="Igreja em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/torre-igreja-em-buffalo.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Catedral de St. Paul&#8217;s é a catedral da diocese da igreja episcopal de New York ocidental e foi construída em 1851, e refeita em 1888 após um incêndio do qual apenas suas torres se salvaram, um verdadeiro marco histórico no centro da cidade de Buffalo, no estado de Nova York. Foi declarada Patrimônio Histórico Nacional em 1987.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vitral-em-buffalo.jpg"><img title="Torre Igreja em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/torre-igreja-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A Igreja tem um interior bastante decorado com vitrais realmente muito bonitos, o orgao da igreja também e algo bastante impressionante e muito bonito. Quando a cidade tem uma igreja imponente podemos ver que essa cidade tinha bastante poder economico na época em que ela fora construída.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vitral-igreja-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3206" title="Vitral Igreja em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vitral-igreja-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="343" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Vitral em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vitral-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Depois de visitarmos a igreja  seguimos em direcao ao One HSBC Centre,  um arranha-céu localizado no centro de Buffalo. Anteriormente conhecido como a Midland Marine Centre, que teve seu nome alterado quando o Marine Midland uma empresa que o HSBC Adquiriu e passou a ser parte do HSBC Bank USA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mau-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207" title="Mau em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mau-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Foi construído com um custo de US $ 50 milhões entre 1969 e 1972, e tem mais de 1.200.000 metros quadrados em 40 andares que ainda dominam o horizonte de Buffalo, com seus 161 metros de altura.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hall-entrada-one-hsbc-centre.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3208" title="Hall entrada One HSBC Centre" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hall-entrada-one-hsbc-centre.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="212" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">É um exemplar de arquitetura de estilo modernista da decada de 70, tendo como um dos aspectos mais interessantes ser atravessado pelo Metro de Buffalo no extremo sul da Main Street. Alem disso e ainda hoje o edifício mais alto entre Cleveland e Albany. Em dias claros o One HSBC Centre pode ser visto a mais de 32 km. Mas o mais impressionante do predio e seu interior revestido todinho com travertino.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire-visto-do-one-hsbc-building.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264" title="Lago Eire visto do One HSBC Building" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire-visto-do-one-hsbc-building.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3209" title="Lago Eire" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como ainda estava relativamente cedo para os compromissos do Mau aproveitamos para ir no HSBC Premier Centre, para checar nossa Conta Corrente e ver nossos e-mails, essa e uma das vantagens de ser cliente HSBC Premier, em qualquer lugar do mundo que você esteja que tenha um Premier centre você pode acessar a Internet, fazer ligacoes, imprimir documentos e ainda tomar um café.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-de-buffalo-do-one-hsbc.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210" title="Vista de Buffalo do one HSBC" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-de-buffalo-do-one-hsbc.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Aproveitei para ir ao Consulado do Canada que fica no 30 andar do predio para checar que documentos e quanto tempo levava para o visto para la ficara pronto, bem o visto ficaria pronto no mesmo dia, porem como estou com visto B2 aqui nos EUA e não tenho provas substanciais como emprego ou passagem de retorno ao Brasil dificilmente conseguiria o visto, mais uma vez passei raiva como quando íamos para Austrália em Setembro.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-de-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3211" title="Vista de Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vista-de-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Alem do One HSBC Centre atrás do predio fica o Arena HSBC, uma arena multi-uso com capacidade para 18.690 expectadores, uma arena super moderna construída em 1996.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/arena-do-hsbc.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3195" title="Arena do HSBC" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/arena-do-hsbc.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hsbc-arena-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3266" title="HSBC Arena USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hsbc-arena-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Acabei voltando ao hotel aquela chuvinha fraca continuava sem dar tempo, pela hora do almoço me encontrei com o Mau para almoçar, como a chuvinha continuava acabamos comendo no restaurante dentro do predio mesmo, digamos que a comida poderia ser muito melhor.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rua-principal-de-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3212" title="Rua Principal de Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rua-principal-de-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como a garoa não dava trégua e o frio na casa dos 5 C digamos que acabava com qualquer vontade de explorar a cidade voltei para o hotel e aproveitei para tirar uma soneca e curtir o hotel Hyatt de Buffalo, eles estavam com um evento para levantar fundos para caridade, vendendo árvores e guirlandas de Natal, bem bonito.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/natal-hyatt.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3213" title="Natal Hyatt" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/natal-hyatt.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Final da tarde já entediado por não poder sair do hotel com aquela chuvinha fraca, decidi pegar o carro e dar uma volta para explorar a cidade usando o GPS, decidi então ir ate as margens dos lago Eire, na verdade queria ir ate um farol, mas ao chegar la era uma área restrita da guarda costeira dos EUA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/campo-nos-grandes-lago.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3215" title="Campo nos Grandes Lago" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/campo-nos-grandes-lago.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Segui uns 500 m de volta na estrada e vi que havia uma trilha com uma placa na entrada, estacionei o carro ali mesmo e fui la tentar chegar a margem do lago, um vento forte, mas foi uma das experiências mais legais que tive esses últimos tempos, primeiramente a trilha levava ate um Deck de observação onde durante o período de migração dos Gansos Selvagens do Canada param para se alimentar, os gansos obviamente não estavam la nesta época do ano, mas ver aquela vegetação de banhado dourada e as árvores sem folhas foi legal.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/brejo-lago-eire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3196" title="Brejo lago Eire" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/brejo-lago-eire.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Isso sem falar na vista da cidade daquele lugar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/buffalo-ao-entardecer.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3216" title="Buffalo ao entardecer" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/buffalo-ao-entardecer.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como os dias estão mais curtos essa época do ano, já estava anoitecendo quando ainda tentei continuar na trilha para chegar na margem do lago, quando de repente a cerca de 75 metros vejo um animal, inicialmente pensei que se tratava de um cachorro, mas quando me dei conta era um cervo americano.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cervo-nos-eua.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3217" title="Cervo nos EUA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cervo-nos-eua.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fui caminhando devagar para não assusta-lo, como já estava com pouca luz tentei tirar fotos, mas sem tripé elas não ficaram grande coisa, quando me dei conta não era apenas um e sim uns uns 4 – 6 animais, e eles pareciam bastante  dóceis, pois ia me aproximando e eles não fugiam de mim, finalmente alguma coisa para alegrar a visita, pois choveu o dia todo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/veados-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3218" title="Veados em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/veados-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Embora eles pareciam dóceis evitei me aproximar muito afinal de contas eles não são animais domésticos, mas se quisesse acho que daria ate para tocar neles, legal ver na hora que eles fogem de você pois eles levantam o rabo branco que ai sim sinaliza eles na vegetação.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/5pNIiPvzGrk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/5pNIiPvzGrk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tirei algumas fotos do lago ainda, mas sem o tripé estava difícil pois já estava quase noite, voltei para o carro e segui ate o Banco para pegar o Mau, passamos ao lado dos antigos grandes moinhos de Buffalo, uma área industrial antiga, bastante decadente, quase em ruínas, mas ao mesmo tempo interessante.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/antigo-moinho-eua.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3194" title="Antigo Moinho EUA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/antigo-moinho-eua.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fomos jantar em um restaurante de comida mongolesa, uma delicia por sinal, mas alem de comida mongolesa tinha comida chinesa e americana em um sistema de Buffet. O legal da comida mongolesa que você escolhe os ingredientes e eles são todos misturados na chapa como se fosse um Teppan-Yaki Japonês. Depois do jantar aproveitamos para dar uma volta pelo shopping ali perto, os preços são quase semelhantes aos de Delaware, no entanto sobre o preço em Nova York se aplica o Sales Tax.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/restaurante-mongoles.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3219" title="Restaurante Mongoles" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/restaurante-mongoles.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando estávamos voltando para o hotel, vimos um Aldi, um supermercado de baixo custo da Alemanha que esta crescendo bastante em outros paises da Europa e também aqui nos EUA, quando morava na Alemanha tinha um a cerca de 100m de casa, e sempre fazia compras nele, pois tem preços otimos e produtos diferentes, mas nunca pensei que fossemos achar algo mais diferente do que achamos desta vez. Em uma rede de supermercados da Alemanha nos Estados Unidos encontramos Panettone Bauducco fabricado no Brasil, pode isso??</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aldi.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3193" title="Aldi" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/aldi.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Engraçado que para ter maior apelo comercial na embalagem fala que e de Origem Italiana e usa uva passas da Marca Sun-Maid bastante popular aqui nos EUA, e você só descobre que ele e fabricado em Guarulhos lendo cuidadosamente a embalagem ou sabendo que a Bauducco e uma marca Brasileira, infelizmente nesses de exportação não tem os brinquedinhos natalinos como no Brasil.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/panetone-bauducco-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3220" title="Panetone Bauducco USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/panetone-bauducco-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como o hotel não tinha estacionamento próprio estacionamos o carro todos os dias num estacionamento publico, o qual só conseguia comprar o ticket para o pernoite no parquímetro a meia noite, um saco.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hotel-hyatt-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3265" title="Hotel Hyatt em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hotel-hyatt-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O segundo dia em Buffalo foi muito melhor, as nuvens e a chuva sumiram o céu estava azul, por outro lado a temperatura caiu ainda mais e o vento deixava a sensação térmica negativa, para se ter uma ideia a temperatura media máxima do mês de Novembro e de +8º C e a mínima de +1º C em Dezembro e de +2º C e -4º C respectivamente, embora de manha ainda estivesse garoando, por isso acabei levando o Mau de carro ate o trabalho, mas pelas 09:30 da manha o sol resolveu aparecer.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3221" title="Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Por sorte não chegamos a pegar Neve, mas no mês de Novembro em media Neva quase 29.2 cm e no ano em media 2,32m, por isso todo mundo que a gente fala que foi ou que ia para Buffalo pergunta se estava ou que pegaríamos muito frio.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mt-building-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3222" title="M&#38;T Building Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mt-building-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Por Volta das 10 da manha com sol bem bonito mas um frio de rachar, fui “explorar” Buffalo, o primeiro lugar quase em frente ao hotel, o M&#38;T Bank uma construção neoclássica muito bonita com um domo dourado impressionante, feito com 140.000 folhas de ouro 23.75 quilates.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mt-bank-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3223" title="M&#38;T Bank Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mt-bank-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Logo ao lado fica a Electric Tower, ou Torre da General Electric, um prédio histórico e é  o sétimo edifício mais alto no Buffalo. Com 13 andares de altura e em estilo neoclássico.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/eletric-tower-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3268" title="Eletric Tower Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/eletric-tower-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ele foi projetado por James A. Johnson e construído em 1912. Adições foram feitas em 1923 e 1928. Foi inspirado pela Electric Tower na Exposicao Pan-Americana de Buffalo, era originalmente construída com tijolos aparentes mas posteriormente foi rebocada e hoje é branca.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/eletric-tower-buffalo-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3269" title="Eletric Tower Buffalo USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/eletric-tower-buffalo-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A construção possui uma torre octogonal que possui três plataformas terminando em um grande farol, é também conhecida como Iskalo Electric Tower.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/escultura-em-frente-a-eletric-tower.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3224" title="Escultura em frente a Eletric Tower" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/escultura-em-frente-a-eletric-tower.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seguindo em ao norte pela Main Street fica o Shea&#8217;s Performing Arts Centre, um teatro para turnês musicais da Broadway e eventos especiais em Buffalo, foi inaugurado em 1926 para mostrar filmes mudos. Possui um dos poucos órgãos de teatro dos EUA ainda em operação no teatro em que fora projetado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sheas-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3233" title="Sheas Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sheas-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/st-louis-cathedral-em-buffalo.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ainda na Main Street mais ao norte se encontra a Catedral St. Louis, construída em 1832 e foi uma pequena congregação ate 1843 servindo com o nome de Ovelha de Deus (Lamb of God), foi destruída por um incêndio em 1885, reconstruída em 1889 e consagrada Catedral em 1913.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="St. Louis Cathedral em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/st-louis-cathedral-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/catedral-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3267" title="Catedral Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/catedral-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De fato foi a primeira igreja católica da porção Ocidental do estado de Nova Iorque. Por ter uma coloração rósea e ser feita de arenito me fez lembrar da Catedral de Freiburg na Alemanha.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-luis-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3227" title="Igreja St. Luis em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-luis-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Em uma transversal da Main St, fica a Trinity Episcopal Church uma igreja Episcopal histórica, sua parte mais antiga foi construída em 1869 com estilo gótico. Desde 2008 esta listada no Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos dos EUA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-da-santa-trindade-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3228" title="Igreja da Santa Trindade em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-da-santa-trindade-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ali perto presenciei do outro lado da rua uma abordagem policial a um motorista, coisa bem de filme americano, o carro vem com a sirene ligada e o motorista e obrigado a encostar o carro e mostrar os documentos, nunca vi isso antes no Brasil ou qualquer outro lugar. E engracado viver aqui nos EUA, aquelas coisas que aparecem nos filmes são em grande parte das vezes verdade.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/abordagem-policia-americana.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3192" title="Abordagem Policia Americana" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/abordagem-policia-americana.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seguindo pela Delaware Avenue, vi outra Igreja, pelo menos parecia pela fachada mas de fato não e mais uma igreja, era também conhecido como Igreja Metodista Episcopal Asbury-Delaware que foi construída em duas fases, entre 1871 e 1876. Mas em 2006, a estrutura se tornou o lar de Righteous Babe Records, uma gravadora independente. A construção ia ser demolida, mas passou por uma reforma que conservou sua fachada um exemplo distinto de  arquitetura gótica vitoriana eclestial.  E desde então esta listada no Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-delaware-avenue.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3229" title="Igreja Delaware Avenue" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-delaware-avenue.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E esquisito todas as 3 igrejas que visitei ate esta estavam fechadas, esta tinha uma entrada de vidro ao lado, fui la tentar entrar, quando eu vi estava dentro de uma galeria de arte, pelo que parece a igreja tem cada vez menos importância, aqui nos EUA elas estão ate mudando de finalidade, o que na verdade chega a ser triste.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-louis.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3230" title="Igreja St. Louis" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-louis.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Na saída vi um Toyota Corola todinho pintado a mão, certamente de alguém que trabalha nessa gravadora independente, nunca tinha visto uma personalizacao de um carro assim antes.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/carro-customizado.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3231" title="Carro Customizado" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/carro-customizado.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fui então caminhando em direcao a Niagara Square, que possui um obelisco em 4 leões os guardando que fica em frente ao Cityhall (Prefeitura) de Buffalo, uma imponente construção em estilo Art-Deco que foi terminada em 1931 com 32 andares e 115.2 metros de altura, sendo um dos mais altos edifícios municipais dos EUA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/obelisco.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3235" title="Obelisco" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/obelisco.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prefeitura-de-buffalo.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A importância desta obra-prima Art Déco é imediatamente relevante sobre a sua visão de comando do centro de Buffalo e dos grandes lagos. Ao se aproximar da Prefeitura pela Niagara Street, e de se ficar impressionado com um estilo arquitetonico que é moderno para a época em que foi construído. O exterior e interior são adornadas com figuras simbólicas e decorações em relevo que retratam um tema industrial que foram esculpidos por Albert Stewart e a escultura executada por Rene Paul Chambellan.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Prefeitura de Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prefeitura-de-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Como já estava na hora do almoço fui encontrar o Mau no One HSBC Centre, depois do almoço ele levou a maquina para tirar algumas fotos da vista do predio sobre os grandes lagos, diga-se lago Eire, e da cidade de Buffalo, suas igrejas e instalacoes esportivas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/campo-beisebol.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3234" title="Campo Beisebol" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/campo-beisebol.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/inicio-do-niagara-river.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3270" title="Inicio do Niagara River" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/inicio-do-niagara-river.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rotatoria-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3271" title="Rotatoria Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rotatoria-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Depois disso fui conhecer o HSBC Arena que é a casa do Buffalo Sabres da National Hockey League.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sabres-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3236" title="Sabres Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sabres-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> A arena também é utilizado regularmente para jogos de basquete e principalmente torneios de Hockey no gelo. Além disso, o HSBC Arena e utilizado para hospedar vários eventos de wrestling profissional, principalmente o Smack Down da World Wrestling Entertainment.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Entrada da Arena HSBC" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/entrada-da-arena-hsbc.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Infelizmente não pude conhecer o interior da arena pois cheguei tarde de mais, se tivesse ido pela manha poderia ter assistido ao treino do Buffalo Sabres.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/entrada-da-arena-hsbc.jpg"></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hsbc-arena.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3239" title="HSBC Arena" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hsbc-arena.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="201" /></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fachada-em-buffalo.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Do HSBC arena fui caminhando ate o Buffalo and Erie County Naval &#38; Military Park, um museu às margens do Lago Erie. Onde hoje se encontram vários navios aposentados da Marinha Americana entre eles o Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock, que ajudou a patrulhar as águas do Atlântico Sul durante a 2 guerra mundial.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-little-rock.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3240" title="USS Little Rock" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-little-rock.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans, que recebeu este nome em homenagem aos irmãos Sullivan (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, e Albert) com idades entre 19 e 27 anos que morreram a bordo do USS Juneau num ataque da marinha Japonesa na batalha de guandalcanal em 13 de Novembro de 1942, sendo a maior perda de uma família americana em uma guerra, todos os filhos do casal estavam a bordo deste navio. Este navio serviu tanto na 2 guerra mundial como na guerra das Coreias.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-sullivan.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3241" title="USS Sullivan" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-sullivan.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E ainda o Submarino USS Croaker, todos os três são abertos ao público para visitas mas não durante esta época do ano infelizmente..</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img title="Submarino Americano" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/submarino-americano.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Alem deste Submarino Americano, existe na entrada do local uma parte do USS Boston. <a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-boston.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3243" title="USS Boston" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uss-boston.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/submarino-americano.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ali também se encontram diversas aeronaves utilizadas pelos americanos nas suas guerras. <a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/forca-aerea-americana.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3244" title="Forca Aerea Americana" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/forca-aerea-americana.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Bem como um memorial para as vitimas americanas de Buffalo nas guerras que os EUA criaram ou participaram.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-guerra-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3245" title="Monumento Guerra em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-guerra-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Foi interessante conhecer um pouco da historia, mesmo que apenas por fora, mas o frio a beira do lago Eire com vento super forte não estava fácil, fui caminhando ate a desembocadura deste atracadouro onde fica esse museu naval, onde do outro lado fica o farol que tinha tentado chegar de carro no dia anterior.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/farol-em-buffalo-usa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3246" title="Farol em Buffalo USA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/farol-em-buffalo-usa.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A visão para o lago e super legal, mas o vento era tão forte e a sensação térmica tão fria que não dava para ficar muito tempo ali admirando o lago, que de tão grande parece ser mar, ainda mais com o vento que fazia e as ondas que quebravam no mole.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/construcao-no-lago-eire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3247" title="Construcao no Lago Eire" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/construcao-no-lago-eire.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Voltei em direcao ao centro de Buffalo, fui na Igreja Católica de St. Joseph, esta estava aberta, e era super bonita, mas também não tinha uma alma viva la dentro, mas um lugar de muita paz com vitrais realmente bonitos e um orgao enorme.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-joseph-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3248" title="Igreja St. Joseph em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/igreja-st-joseph-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/orgao-na-st-joseph-church-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3249" title="Orgao na St. Joseph Church em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/orgao-na-st-joseph-church-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Já voltando em direcao ao hotel, passei pela sede do condado do Eire, um predio de 3 andares com uma bela torre de 7 andares construídos em 1871-1876 em estilo neoclássico, na frente do predio fica uma escultura de George Washington o primeiro presidente dos EUA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sede-do-governo-do-condado-de-eire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3250" title="Sede do governo do Condado de Eire" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sede-do-governo-do-condado-de-eire.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ali na Frente haviam algumas arvores e um esquilo estava mesmo coletando folhas para fazer seu ninho para o inverno eminente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-fazendo-ninho.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3251" title="Esquilo fazendo ninho" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquilo-fazendo-ninho.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sede-condado-eire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3272" title="Sede Condado Eire" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sede-condado-eire.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Passei pelo Liberty Building, um raro exemplo de edifício neo-clássico. Construído em 1925, um prédio comercial de 23 andares com 101 metros, mas o que torna o edifício famoso são as duas réplicas da Estátua da Liberdade, esculpida por Leo Lentelli. Ele é o 5º edifício mais alto em Buffalo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/liberty-building-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3252" title="Liberty Building Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/liberty-building-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/estatua-da-liberdade-no-liberty-building-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3253" title="Estatua da Liberdade no Liberty Building em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/estatua-da-liberdade-no-liberty-building-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Por fim passei na Laffayete Square o marco zero da cidade de Buffalo, onde se encontra um monumento da guerra civil americana, em homenagem a infantaria, cavalaria, artilharia e marinha, Abraham Lincoln chegou a discursar nesta praça, que recebe o nome do general Laffayete, Chefe da Guarda Nacional Francesa que visitou a cidade em 1825.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/laffayete-square.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3254" title="Laffayete Square" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/laffayete-square.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-guerra-civil-eua.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3256" title="Monumento Guerra Civil EUA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-guerra-civil-eua.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-em-buffalo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3255" title="Monumento em Buffalo" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/monumento-em-buffalo.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Final da tarde fui buscar o Mau no trabalho de carro, fomos ate onde no dia anterior tinha visto os cervos, mas desta vez não tivemos sorte eles não estavam mais la, decidimos então ir jantar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire-eua.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3257" title="Lago Eire EUA" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lago-eire-eua.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="180" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Jantamos na rede de pizzarias Uno de Chicago, a pizza era gostosa, principalmente a massa que e bem grossa, a única coisa que estraga um pouco as pizzas aqui nos Estados Unidos e o molho de tomate que eles usam.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pizzaria-de-chicago.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3258" title="Pizzaria de Chicago" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pizzaria-de-chicago.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pizza-uno.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3259" title="Pizza UNO" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pizza-uno.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="202" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Encontramos outro Aldi e compramos mais 2 panetones e um Stollen para levarmos para Delaware, já que la não temos nenhum Aldi ainda, quando voltamos para o hotel estacionamos em um estacionamento diferente, mais barato e sem a necessidade de ir comprar o ticket a meia noite.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/panetone-no-aldi.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3260" title="Panetone no Aldi" src="http://mauoscar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/panetone-no-aldi.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Christmas Season is starting to be around Us.]]></title>
<link>http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jacqueline Grice</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  My Husband and I had two hours to ourselves this past weekend.  Sooo&#8230;&#8230;. we went for a ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>  <a rel="attachment wp-att-500" href="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/attachment/030/"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-500" title="Welcome" src="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/030.jpg?w=112" alt="" width="112" height="150" /></a>My Husband and I had two hours to ourselves this past weekend.  Sooo&#8230;&#8230;. we went for a drive and came across this great place that we have in our area to see the wonderful site of Christmas display.   Every Year this is one of my favourite visits.   I remember before we were married we went together to Niagara on the Lake, short drive from the Niagara Falls in Ontario.   I always remember the beauty of all the handmade items some stores displayed in their windows.  Believe it or not I even visited Santa&#8230;&#8230;my wish came true that year. Smile&#8230;&#8230;..<a rel="attachment wp-att-515" href="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/013-3/"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-515" title="Angel, engel" src="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/0131.jpg?w=116" alt="" width="132" height="167" /></a></p>
<p> It is wonderful to see, and of course to shop for the small or big budget items you have liked to get for your special Christmas tree for your home:  Santa’s in all kinds of styles, Angels, Birds, Mice, Christmas Balls, Bells, Stars, and Trees.   Red or Yellow Dogwood Branches for your fresh ornaments you have welcoming your Guest and Friends by the Front Door.</p>
<p> So many choices&#8230;and the nice time you have just looking at it and having fun sharing it together.</p>
<p>                                “Never Stop Believing”<a rel="attachment wp-att-554" href="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/015-5/"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-554" title="Cardinals Birds" src="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/0153.jpg?w=150" alt="" width="150" height="106" /></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-531" href="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/christmas-season-is-starting-to-be-around-us/attachment/028/"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-531" title="Cardinal In The Snow" src="http://jacquelinegrice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/028.jpg?w=150" alt="" width="165" height="131" /></a></p>

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<title><![CDATA[New hours - now open on Sundays]]></title>
<link>http://downbytheriverstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/new-hours-now-open-on-sundays/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>downbytheriverstore</dc:creator>
<guid>http://downbytheriverstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/new-hours-now-open-on-sundays/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;ve experimented with our stores hours for the two months since we&#8217;ve been open.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well, we&#8217;ve experimented with our stores hours for the two months since we&#8217;ve been open.</p>
<p>We had been open only five days a week and had closed on Sundays the past month and a half. Part of the reason was that there are so few places open in our area on Sundays. The Library, both nearby pharmacies, the Chinese restaurant and the neighbouring barber shop among other are closed on that date.</p>
<p>We kept our official hours as &#8216;closed&#8217; on Sundays but decided to do a test run just in case.</p>
<p>Lucky we did!  For some people, Sunday is their only day off in the week or the only time they are free from other obligations.  While we still are going to close at 4:30 (though last minute stragglers are always welcome!) we may experiment with evening hours in the future.</p>
<p>So for now, we are now open each and every Sunday, 1 to 4pm.</p>
<p>And the added Sunday bonus? Free parking!!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[NACC Holiday Extravaganza / BFD Studio Open House]]></title>
<link>http://nakedandfamous.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/nacc-holiday-extravaganza-bfd-studio-open-house/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sally McKaye</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nakedandfamous.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/nacc-holiday-extravaganza-bfd-studio-open-house/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Invited by an awesome photographer who I&#8217;ve known for years (see B.F.D studio or I&#8217;ll be]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Invited by an awesome photographer who I&#8217;ve known for years (see <a href="http://www.bfdstudioonline.com/">B.F.D studio</a> or I&#8217;ll beat you), the bff &#38; I attended the <a href="http://www.thenacc.org/">Niagara Arts &#38; Cultural Center</a> open house/&#8221;Holiday Extravaganza&#8221; last night. It was so fucking cool, I have to blog about it. I so do wish I&#8217;d brought my camera, though.</p>
<p>Starting with the NACC itself &#8211; The community center is located in the old Niagara Falls high school, which closed in 2000. The building was saved from demolition for its historic qualities (having been built in 1924), &#38; now serves home to over 70 artists. I don&#8217;t think any better building could have been used to this community, especially since it already has auditoriums, stages, &#38; whatnot.<br />
The place was booming last night &#8211; each room provided a different artistic medium (from music to paintings to jewelry to dance), and visitors from every social class &#38; age wandered the halls with excitement. Food &#38; drinks were served (mostly free of charge) from not only the NACC but also from individual artists. Wonderful, friendly hosts abound.<br />
It really kind of reminded me of a squat my ex used to live in a few years back, except a much cleaner environment lol &#8211; If I could live at the NACC, I probably would x)</p>
<p>As for Brook&#8217;s studio &#8211; She said it was her old science classroom lmao. She divided the room in half &#8211; one half being the studio (backdrop/s, lighting, costumes &#38; props galore), the other half for hanging out. It&#8217;s beautifully cluttered with decor &#38; photos &#38; gifts. Brook&#8217;s a very talented young lady, &#38; it shines through every crevice of her studio.<br />
Here&#8217;s one of my favorite pictures that she&#8217;d been commissioned for &#8211; If you&#8217;re in Western New York &#38; need a photographer, I&#8217;d highly recommend her. She prides herself on being a personal photographer, &#38; she&#8217;s quite flexible to work with.<br />
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 458px"><a href="http://www.bfdstudioonline.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.bfdstudioonline.com/comp/Lindsay%20beach%20sitting%20in%20water%20dress%20spread%20left%20comp.jpg" title="Lindsey Hahn, Trash the Dress" width="448" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo Courtesy BFD Photography (click for BFD Studio online!)</p></div></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Niagara Falls: A Destination for Every Nature Lover]]></title>
<link>http://books1204.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/niagara-falls-a-destination-for-every-nature-lover/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>books1204</dc:creator>
<guid>http://books1204.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/niagara-falls-a-destination-for-every-nature-lover/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Only some natural wonders stir the passion as does the famous Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls &#8211; o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Only some natural wonders stir the passion as does the famous Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls &#8211; one of the must see tourist attractions in the globe presents an awesome &#38; breathtaking views to every visitor. There is no single falls called &#8216;Niagara Falls&#8217;. It’s actually the name of the collection of falls &#8211; these being Horseshoe Falls &#38; America Falls. The Niagara falls, which include the boundary of Canada &#38; the USA, include three separate sections: The American Falls between Prospects Point &#38; Luna Islands; the Bridal Veil Waterfalls between Luna Islands &#38; Goat Islands &#38; the Canadian Horse shoe Falls between Goat Islands &#38; Table Rocks.</p>
<p>The greatness of the falls, second in volume only to Victoria Falls in South Africa, has long been a motivation to world artists, writers, travelers, entrepreneurs, film producers, &#38; conservationists as well as a broad range of daredevils, acrobats, &#38; assorted advertising seekers. Carved more than 11,000 years ago by the Wisconsin Glaciers, Niagara Falls has roared through the ages power-driven by waters from the Huge Lakes channeled through the powerful Niagara River to a stunning destination. Niagara is one of the mainly commercially utilized falls in the globe. The facilities offered to the travelers make this place a heaven of enjoyment seekers. Fireworks scheduled all through the summer season add to the stunning effect. It’s no wonder that this waterfall remains as one of the most excellent money spinners to the tourism branches of both US &#38; Canada. Niagara Falls is a bit of a tourist Mecca. On your travels you will shortly realize &#8211; you are in the pits of the tourism whirlpool.</p>
<p>The Niagara Waterfalls on the River Niagara is in reality a cluster of four falls coming between two nations, Canada &#38; the US. It is just 18 miles southeast from Buffalo New York &#38; 80 miles from Toronto Canada. The waterfalls in the Canadian section -known as the Horseshoe Falls; is the largest of the four. The United States side has two falls The American falls &#38; the Bridal Weil Falls. Niagara Waterfalls that discharges three million cubic liters of water every sixty seconds is the largest in the Northern American continent. In winter, water flows constantly, though mist &#38; water creates ice structures along the banks of the falls. This ice bridge sometimes extends for several miles.</p>
<p>Niagara Waterfalls has something for everyone to see &#38; enjoy. Niagara Waterfalls holds mystery &#38; intrigue for people around the globe. For travelers Niagara sites have got an atmosphere of saga; wind that Cave of the Wind, the thundering waters, &#38; its high speed breeze, invigorating the sagging soul &#38; spirit! , the neighboring are is too much entertaining with lots of activities to do. Historic combat zone dating back to the War of 1813 offer an afternoon of exploration &#38; education. Museums, forts, &#38; taverns provide a glance into a life that was completely different from what we know &#38; expect.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[133.  Between Earth and Sky:  Legends of Native American Sacred Places by Joseph Bruchac]]></title>
<link>http://365readalouds.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/133-between-earth-and-sky-legends-of-native-american-sacred-places-by-joseph-bruchac/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Deeanna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://365readalouds.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/133-between-earth-and-sky-legends-of-native-american-sacred-places-by-joseph-bruchac/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Retell: On the way to a pow-wow Old Bear teaches his nephew Little Turtle about the legends connecte]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780152020620-0"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-599" title="between earth and sky" src="http://365readalouds.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/between-earth-and-sky.jpg" alt="" width="124" height="101" /></a><strong>Retell: </strong>On the way to a pow-wow Old Bear teaches his nephew Little Turtle about the legends connected to the sacred places of other Native American tribes.</p>
<p><strong>Topics: </strong>legends, Native Americans, sacred places, Wampanoag, Seneca, Niagara Falls, Navajo, Cherokee, Papago, Hopewell, Cheyenne, Hopi, Abenaki, Walapai, Grand Canyon</p>
<p><strong>Units of Study: </strong>Content-Area, Nonfiction, Talking and Writing About Texts</p>
<p><strong>Tribes: </strong>mutual respect</p>
<p><strong>Reading Skills: </strong>envisionment, interpretation</p>
<p><strong>My Thoughts: </strong>This is a great read aloud for integrating map skills.  Using the clues in each legend, students could try and figure out which place is being described.  A copy of the map in the back of the book could be distributed to students during the read aloud and partners could work together to locate each sacred place on the map.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ferdinand Reichardt (1819 - 1895)]]></title>
<link>http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/ferdinand-reichardt-1819-1895/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Suzay Lamb</dc:creator>
<guid>http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/ferdinand-reichardt-1819-1895/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[View On The Mississippi River (Steamboats On The Mississippi) Philadelphia In 1858 (Independence Hal]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/philadelphia-in-1858-independence-hall-in-philadelphia.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/philadelphia-in-1858-independence-hall-in-philadelphia.jpg" alt="" title="Philadelphia In 1858 (Independence Hall In Philadelphia)" width="600" height="325" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3758" /></a>Philadelphia In 1858 (Independence Hall)</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bolton-lake-george.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bolton-lake-george.jpg" alt="" title="Bolton, Lake George" width="619" height="377" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3757" /></a>Bolton, Lake George</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/view-of-niagara-falls-2.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/view-of-niagara-falls-2.jpg" alt="" title="View Of Niagara Falls 2" width="532" height="862" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3756" /></a>View Of Niagara Falls</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_view-of-niagara-falls.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_view-of-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" title="View Of Niagara Falls" width="561" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3755" /></a>View Of Niagara Falls</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/view-of-hetch-hetchy.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/view-of-hetch-hetchy.jpg" alt="" title="View Of Hetch Hetchy" width="542" height="600" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3754" /></a>View Of Hetch Hetchy</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_trenton-high-falls.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_trenton-high-falls.jpg" alt="" title="Trenton High Falls" width="600" height="348" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3753" /></a>Trenton High Falls</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/st-anthony-falls.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/st-anthony-falls.jpg" alt="" title="St. Anthony Falls" width="640" height="382" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3752" /></a>St. Anthony Falls</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mount-washington.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mount-washington.jpg" alt="" title="Mount Washington" width="600" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3751" /></a>Mount Washington</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/summit-house-mount-washington.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/summit-house-mount-washington.jpg" alt="" title="Summit House, Mount Washington" width="700" height="473" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3750" /></a>Summit House, Mount Washington</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/suspension-bridge-over-the-niagara-river.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/suspension-bridge-over-the-niagara-river.jpg" alt="" title="Suspension Bridge Over The Niagara River" width="640" height="382" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3749" /></a>Suspension Bridge Over The Niagara River</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dark-clouds-over-niagara-falls.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dark-clouds-over-niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" title="Dark Clouds Over Niagara Falls" width="630" height="427" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3748" /></a>Dark Clouds Over Niagara Falls</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/a-carriage-and-horsemen-on-a-road-with-mount-washington-in-the-distance.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/a-carriage-and-horsemen-on-a-road-with-mount-washington-in-the-distance.jpg" alt="" title="A Carriage And Horsemen On A Road With Mount Washington In The Distance" width="640" height="373" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3747" /></a>A Carriage And Horsemen On A Road With Mount Washington In The Distance</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hauser-plads.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hauser-plads.jpg" alt="" title="Hauser Plads" width="640" height="422" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3746" /></a>Hauser Plads</p>
<p><a href="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_niagara-falls.jpg"><img src="http://americangallery.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_niagara-falls.jpg" alt="" title="Niagara Falls" width="522" height="174" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3745" /></a>Niagara Falls</p>
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<link>http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/holiday-family-food-and-spa-ideas-at-ontario-resorts/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Judy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/holiday-family-food-and-spa-ideas-at-ontario-resorts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh rides at Pine Vista Resort Last week, we blogged about the Idlewlyd]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_462" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pine-vista-sleigh.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-462" title="pine-vista-sleigh" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pine-vista-sleigh.jpg" alt="horse-drawn sleigh rides at Pine Vista Resort" width="420" height="203" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh rides at Pine Vista Resort</p></div>
<p><a title="more holiday ideas from last wk's post" href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/resort-christmas-holiday-ideas-and-deals/" target="_blank">Last week</a>, we blogged about the Idlewlyd Inn&#8217;s Dickens Dinner, Bayview Wildwood&#8217;s family Christmas plans, a Pillar and Post&#8217;s icewine lovers&#8217; getaway and a Shamrock Lodge snowmobile package that&#8217;s close to <a title="Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs" href="http://www.ofsc.on.ca/" target="_blank">OFSC</a> trails.  This week&#8217;s post brings you holiday news from five more <a title="over 100 resort hotels,lodges,inns, and cottage resorts across Ontario" href="http://www.resortsofontario.com/" target="_blank">Resorts of Ontario</a>: Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, the Little Inn of Bayfield on Lake Huron, Pine Vista Resort in the Kawarthas, The Briars on Lake Simcoe, and the Millcroft Inn in Caledon Hills.</p>
<div id="attachment_467" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/great-wolf-lodge-santa-waterslide.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-467" title="great-wolf-lodge-santa-waterslide" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/great-wolf-lodge-santa-waterslide.jpg" alt="water slide at Great Wolf Lodge" width="300" height="442" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Santa and his elves on the water slide at Great Wolf Lodge</p></div>
<p>Holiday time in Niagara Falls is the season to combine waterslides and Niagara&#8217;s <a title="Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights info" href="http://www.wfol.com/" target="_blank">Winter Festival of Lights</a>. From December 1-24 <a title="official site of Great Wolf Lodge-Niagara Falls" href="http://www.greatwolf.com/niagara/waterpark" target="_blank">Great Wolf Lodge,</a> an indoor waterpark resort, has tons of family things to do. There&#8217;s a gingerbread house so big you can eat in it. Santa pays a visit on December 5th. Family scavenger hunts and family dances will be held on Saturdays up to December 18th and Winter Friends Story Time is on every night at 8pm. Best of all, a one night stay gets you two days of water park play. Combine all of this with a visit to Niagara Falls&#8217;  Winter Festival of Lights and you&#8217;ve got yourself a great Niagara getaway. Great Wolf&#8217; Lodge has a Winter Wonderland overnight that includes lunch in the Antler Shanty, one colour-you-own-craft for each child, 20 arcade tokens for each child and a 6X8 Thrill Pix photo and frame. Log on to the  <a title="check for availability, etc at this Wolf Lodge URL" href="http://www.greatwolf.com/niagara/plan/deals?month=12&#38;year=2009" target="_blank">Great Wolf Lodge website</a> for rates and availability or call 1-888-878-1818.</p>
<div id="attachment_473" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pine-vista-ice-hockey.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-473" title="pine-vista-ice-hockey" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pine-vista-ice-hockey.jpg" alt="ice hockey at Pine Vista Resort" width="420" height="259" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A pickup game of hockey at Pine Vista</p></div>
<p>How about a bit of stargazing with your family in a big outdoor hot tub? You&#8217;ll find one at <a title="official site of Pine Vista Resort" href="http://www.pinevista.com/" target="_blank">Pine Vista Resort</a>. It&#8217;s on Stoney Lake in the Kawarthas, 90 minutes northeast of Toronto. Each of Pine Vista&#8217;s cottages and townhouses come with a fully equipped kitchen so you can cook your own Christmas turkey. They also  have jacuzzi tubs, TVs, DVD players, woodburning fireplaces and decks with BBQs. Over Christmas, a mini winter carnival is planned with face painting, movie nights, outdoor games, maple toffee-making, campfire, and crafts. There will be horse-drawn sleigh rides too, along with skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and  tobogganing. An indoor hot tub and games room are available and if a spa treatment sounds good, the resort can arrange that too. Affordable three-night Country Christmases are priced at $610 for a family of four or $505 a couple. To book, click <a title="Country Christmas package details &#38; booking info" href="http://www.pinevista.com/winter_country_christmas.asp" target="_blank">here</a> or call 1-800-634-2848.</p>
<div id="attachment_469" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/briars-dancing-santa.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-469" title="briars-dancing-santa" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/briars-dancing-santa.jpg" alt="Dancing Santa at The Briars Resort" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dancing Santa at The Briars</p></div>
<p>We visited <a title="official Briars website" href="http://www.briars.ca/" target="_blank">The Briars</a> earlier this year and blogged about its fascinating new <a title="blog on The Briars' history room" href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">history room</a>. The resort is in Jackson&#8217;s Point,  Ontario&#8217;s first cottage country, an hour north of  Toronto. People used to travel to this little Lake Simcoe community from Toronto by radial railway (somehow that sounds incredibly civilized!). Two and three-night Christmas <a title="Briars Christmas &#38; NYE packages" href="http://briars.ca/rooms_rates_christmas.shtml" target="_blank">packages</a> are available.  If you&#8217;re a crowd,  look into their lakeside family lodges. They sleep up to twelve comfortably. Highlights of a Briars holiday itinerary include a mulled cider welcome, an Irish Coffee party, a champagne breakfast followed by guided country walks or horse-drawn sleigh ride. They&#8217;ve even got a treat-making workshop for winter birdwatchers. On Christmas Eve, a festive buffet dinner with  live entertainment and a visit from Santa is planned. Christmas Day includes the resort&#8217;s annual snow golf tournament followed by a punch party and a Christmas feast with all the trimmings. There&#8217;s also an afternoon at the movies, and to work off all the food and drink, a fitness centre with indoor pool, sauna and  hot tub. Yoga lovers, don&#8217;t forget your mats!  There are yoga classes here too, along with a wonderful spa. To book, call 1-800-465-2376 or book <a title="The Briars website" href="http://www.briars.ca/rooms_rates_christmas.shtml" target="_blank">online</a></p>
<p>Two more inns sent us their Christmas menus this week. Both have loyal food-loving fans:</p>
<p><a title="website for Little Inn of Bayfield" href="http://www.littleinn.com/" target="_blank">The Little Inn of Bayfield</a>, 45 minutes west of Stratford on Lake Huron, is Ontario&#8217;s oldest hostelry. In the 1830s it operated as a stagecoach stop. Today it caters to those with a nose for fine food and wine. Cooking class weekends and winemaker&#8217;s dinners are held every month. Positive reviews have come from a long line of respected Canadian and US food writers. Every year, the Little Inn posts its <a title="Little Inn's Christmas menus" href="http://www.littleinn.com/dining_christmas.htm" target="_blank">Christmas menus</a> on its website. A quick peek by yours truly made my mouth water. All  Christmas meals will be paired with outstanding Ontario VQA wines and depending on the meal, meal prices range between $45 and $100 per person. If you and your significant other or the family want to make an overnight of it, check the Little Inn&#8217;s selection of one to four-night Christmas <a title="Christmas overnight packages inc. rates" href="http://www.littleinn.com/" target="_blank">packages</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_475" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/little-inn-of-bayfield_food.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-475" title="Little-Inn-of-bayfield_food" src="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/little-inn-of-bayfield_food.jpg" alt="plate of gourmet food from Little Inn of Bayfield" width="420" height="259" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Food-lovers can expect great fare at the Little Inn of Bayfield</p></div>
<p>In early September, I <a title="my earlier blog on the Millcroft Inn &#38; Spa" href="http://resortsofontario.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/millcroft-inn-and-spa-near-toronto/" target="_blank">blogged</a> about my visit to the <a title="official Millcroft website" href="http://www.vintage-hotels.com/millcroft/default.htm" target="_blank">Millcroft Inn &#38; Spa</a> with a Canwest food writer. Roberto Fracchioni is the well-loved chef here. He hosts monthly cooking sessions that always draw a crowd. This holiday season Chef Fracchioni has planned a  Christmas Day Dinner menu as well as two Christmas menus suitable for larger family gatherings.  Lots of house delicacies are on all <a title="Millcroft's holiday menus" href="http://www.vintage-hotels.com/millcroft/dining.htm" target="_blank">three menus</a>. Dinners run between $56 and $65 per person. Chef  Fracchioni and Pastry Chef Enrico Schulze will also create a customized menu experience if you want your own holiday event. Now, that would be a treatl!  The Millcroft has a spa that is one of the largest in Ontario. Its spa menu for men has received a lot of attention. A Winter Bliss getaway ties this inn&#8217;s spa and culinary together nicely. It includes a three-course dinner for two, breakfasts, a $100 spa credit, and an ovennight at the inn. Priced per person from $282, double occupancy, Sunday through Thursdays. On Saturdays, the price is slightly higher at $295 pp/do. To view this and more Millcroft getaways, click <a title="Millcroft's seasonal packages" href="http://www.vintage-hotels.com/millcroft/accomo_specials.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>More new package deals are included in a monthly Resorts of Ontario newsletter. To sign up, click <a title="Newsletter sign up at Resorts of Ontario" href="http://www.resorts-ontario.com/enews/#signup" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Next week, we&#8217;ve got  New Year&#8217;s Eve ideas  from <a title="over 100 resorts across Ontario" href="http://www.resortsofontario.com/" target="_blank">Resorts of Ontario</a>, so stay tuned.</p>
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<link>http://theblondewanderer.com/2009/11/18/you-asked-we-answered/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://downbytheriverstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/experiments-in-social-media/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>One thing I forgot to add to this site is our Facebook group:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=121111662730">http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=121111662730</a>.</p>
<p>I also signed up for a Twitter account:</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/downby_theriver">downby_theriver</a> though Twitter is something I&#8217;m still trying to get my head around.  Yes, I know it&#8217;s all about itty bitty updates and following people and trying to get them to follow you but it&#8217;s still a bit of a mystery to me as to what it&#8217;s actual purpose is.  Though I would recommend checking out the curmugeonly man who&#8217;s the subject of sh*t my dad says.  He reminds me a bit of George Carlin who was equally foul-mouthed but often made really insightful points.</p>
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<link>http://westwoodinn.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/ewport-photo-real-buffaloniagara-x/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://westwoodinn.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/ewport-photo-real-buffaloniagara-x/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Schade&#8230; wäre mal ein schönes Ausflugsziel gewesen! Newport (be-) gab sich an die Niagarafälle ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Schade&#8230; wäre mal ein schönes Ausflugsziel gewesen!</p>
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<p>Newport (be-) gab sich an die Niagarafälle und&#8230;<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>Die Niagarafälle (engl. Niagara Falls [naɪˌæɡ(ə)ɹəˈfɔːlz]) sind Wasserfälle des Niagara-Flusses an der Grenze zwischen dem US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat New York und der kanadischen Provinz Ontario. Das Wort Niagara heißt in der indianischen Sprache der Ureinwohner „donnerndes Wasser“.</p>
<p>Niagara Falls ist zudem der Name der beiden Schwesterstädte Niagara Falls, New York und Niagara Falls, Ontario, in deren Zentrum sich die Fälle befinden.</p></blockquote>
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&#8230; bekam es meiner Meinung nach nicht besonders gut hin.</p>
<p>Sicher &#8211; eine Fototapete über ein Mesh zu legen ist die eine Sache, Gegebenheiten so zu modellieren wie sie wirklich sind, eine ganz andere.</p>
<p>Gerade für uns VFR-Flieger wären die Fälle das Highlight gewesen, aber anhand der Produktfotos will sich &#8211; zumindest bei mir &#8211; nicht der Reiz dieser Szenerie, der durchaus versprüht werden könnte, einstellen&#8230; schon garnicht für den Preis von knapp 16 Euronen</p>
<p><a href="http://westwoodinn.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara_newport.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2976" src="http://westwoodinn.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara_newport.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="273" /></a></p>
<p>Hätte Newport sich wenigstens noch vernünftig an die kanadischen Hufeisenfälle herangemacht und dem Ganzen versucht ein kleinwenig der Dramatik, der Schönheit und der Gewaltigkeit einzuhauchen&#8230; gut. Aber so?</p>
<p>&#8230; erinnert das Szenario anhand der Produktfotos eher an zwei Fischtreppchen, im besten Fall an zwei Staustufen.</p>
<p>Schade, hier wäre mehr drin gewesen!</p>
<p>Wer dennoch an die Fälle möchte, die gibt es bei <a href="http://secure.simmarket.com/newport-photo-real-buffaloniagara-x.phtml" target="_blank">SimMarket</a>. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>(Text und Fotos teilw. by <strong>Wikipedia</strong>)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rock Me Around The Christmas Tree - Shopping Fairview Mall, Pen Center, Seaway Mall, Niagara Square - St Catharines, Welland and Niagara Falls, Flea Markets]]></title>
<link>http://ideagirlconsulting.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/rock-me-around-the-christmas-tree-shopping-fairview-mall-pen-center-seaway-mall-stcatharines-niagara-square-welland-niagara-falls-flea-markets/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I always enjoy the rush at the last minute when I&#8217;d be shopping like mad on December 24th for my last minute gifts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/lamodashoes" target="_blank">The mall would have midnight madness at the Seaway Mall, Pen Center or Fairview Mall . Here you will find a website where you will find a phone directory, fashion, designer and La Moda Shoes.</a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s time for the ladies to go buy some lovely boots and coats for themselves.</p>
<p>I found some great deals at Winners and Zellers.</p>
<p>Coats are 30% off at Zellers and it&#8217;s just what Santa ordered.</p>
<p>I found some really nice boots there too.</p>
<p>As for my Christmas Shopping, I&#8217;ll be checking out the flea markets in several cities.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the best place for deals on designer hand bags, hats, scarves and purses. (London rocks for Flea Market variety in this category)</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also unique furniture and custom made dressers, tables and bookcases. (Pickering Flea Market has a great selection)</p>
<p>The St Catharines Flea Market has specials on baked goods, meats, candies, collectibles, Betty Boop, furniture, pets (rabbit and bird food at a discount).</p>
<p>Fresh produce, furniture, tools, books, fishing gear, stereo equipment, cds, and records.</p>
<p>My favorite stand is Fuzzy&#8217;s.</p>
<p>She sells books for $1 and makes the best banana bread for $1.50.</p>
<p>Dave sells incense, special herbal products.</p>
<p>You can even buy a bunny for $10, finches for  $10, doves and budgies for under $25  including the cages and food.</p>
<p>We go to the Flea Markets all the time, and find all sorts of cool things to clutter our house with.</p>
<p>Sometime&#8217;s we&#8217;ll go there for breakfast or lunch, everything is under $5.</p>
<p>Some Flea Markets have a cover charge from 50 cents to 1 dollar.</p>
<p>While other&#8217;s charge nothing.</p>
<p>When times are tough you&#8217;ve got to look for the best bargains.</p>
<p>I was sad to see that my XPress chinese store was no longer at Niagara Square.</p>
<p>I loved buying Chinese art pieces for my home.</p>
<p>However there is a good gift shop at Niagara Square that sells meditation and classical CDs for $15. (everywhere else they are $30 to $35 for the same ones)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll keep you posted if I see any more bargains out there.</p>
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<link>http://apblake.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/greetings-from-niagara-falls-new-york/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Niagara Falls]]></title>
<link>http://northamericatravel.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/the-niagara-falls/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international borde]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-24" title="Niagara_falls_aerial.id" src="http://northamericatravel.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara_falls_aerial-id.jpg?w=300" alt="Niagara_falls_aerial.id" width="300" height="219" /> The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.</p>
<p>Historically, the Niagara Region is one of the richest areas in all of Canada and much of that history has been preserved and is available to the visitor.<br />
While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.</p>
<p>The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 1800s.</p>
<p>The mighty river plunges over a cliff of dolostone and shale. Niagara Falls is the second largest  falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.</p>
<p>One fifth of all the fresh water in the world lies in the four Upper Great Lakes-Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie. All the outflow empties into the Niagara river and eventually cascades over  the falls. The water flow on the American side of the falls is much less in strength because of Goat Island,  whereas Horseshoe Falls has no obstruction to divert it. It should be noted that a third much narrower falls exists. Over the years these falls have been  called at different times; Luna Falls, Iris Falls and is currently named Bridal Veil Falls.<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-25" title="Niagara Falls night" src="http://northamericatravel.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/niagara-falls-night.jpg?w=300" alt="Niagara Falls night" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p>The tremendous volume of water never stops flowing,  However, the falling water and mist create ice formations along the banks of the falls and river. This can result in mounds of ice as thick as fifty feet. If the Winter is cold for long enough, the ice will completely stretch across the river and form what is known as the &#8220;ice bridge&#8221;.  This ice bridge can extend for several miles down river until it reaches the area known as the lower rapids.  Until 1912,visitors were allowed to actually walk out on the ice bridge and  view the Falls from below. February 24th of 1888 the local newspaper reported that at least 20,000 people watched or tobogganed on the ice. Shanties selling liquor, photographs and curiosities abounded. On February 4th 1912 the ice bridge broke up and 3 tourists lives were lost.</p>
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<dc:creator>Lilian  Nattel</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Before Ripley&#8217;s Believe it or Not, before the Wax Museum, before Marineland, there was this. h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Before Ripley&#8217;s Believe it or Not, before the Wax Museum, before Marineland, <a href="http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/capturing_canada/JRR_223.html" target="_blank">there was this</a>.</p>
<p>h/t <a href="http://bouphonia.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Bouphonia</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Glimpse]]></title>
<link>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse-3/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind]]></description>
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<p>This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind the shed yelling bear noises at the start).<br />
I posted this video on YouTube about July 2008 (the summer before ninth grade, I believe. I was thirteen, Mathew was &#8230; nine, I think?).<br />
It was about a year and a half ago, I believe. It feels like it was longer, though.<br />
There&#8217;s been a lot that&#8217;s happened since then.</p>
<p>I started high school.<br />
I won an art award.<br />
I went through 9 exams.<br />
I went camping at a beautiful provincial park with the student&#8217;s council.<br />
I gained like, 10 of some of my best friends in the world at pathfinders.<br />
I got a facebook account.<br />
I got a blog.<br />
I&#8217;ve attempted to finish writing several novels.<br />
I got an iPod.<br />
I went &#8216;out west&#8217; for the third time in my life.<br />
I visited Vancouver for the first time in my life.<br />
I dipped my feet in the Pacific ocean.<br />
I went to my first high school dance.<br />
I went to Niagara Falls on a (geography class) field trip with some really great people and got in trouble with the teachers because we brought too much sugary pop and chips for our own good and all had sugar rushes at midnight.<br />
I had the time of my life in Dinner Theatre.<br />
I discovered a secret passageway in my school&#8217;s proproom hidden behind shelves.<br />
I invented the word &#8216;AWESOMAZING&#8217;.<br />
I&#8217;ve made a zillion more people laugh.<br />
I joined my city&#8217;s youth council.<br />
I met the mayor.<br />
I discovered Twilight a few weeks after the above video was filmed.<br />
I&#8217;ve come to terms with myself. (I am not so ashamed of who I am anymore. Because I am awesomazing.)<br />
I spent a night in a haunted hotel.<br />
I contacted a ghost. (One of my BFF&#8217;s birthday party. Her place was haunted so we pretended to be like TAPS.)<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest while cleaning an outhouse.<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest with some of my very best friends.<br />
I have learned that everything has flaws but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t beautiful and perfect by all means.<br />
My kitten turned three years old.<br />
I discovered that I truly would prefer world peace over all the money in the world anyday.<br />
I have done way more than I ever thought I would and today it has occured to me that the past two years of my life have been worth every second, and I wouldn&#8217;t change anything at all.<br />
I really truly wouldn&#8217;t.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Glimpse]]></title>
<link>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind]]></description>
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<p>This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind the shed yelling bear noises at the start).<br />
I posted this video on YouTube about July 2008 (the summer before ninth grade, I believe. I was thirteen, Mathew was &#8230; nine, I think?).<br />
It was about a year and a half ago, I believe. It feels like it was longer, though.<br />
There&#8217;s been a lot that&#8217;s happened since then.</p>
<p>I started high school.<br />
I won an art award.<br />
I went through 9 exams.<br />
I went camping at a beautiful provincial park with the student&#8217;s council.<br />
I gained like, 10 of some of my best friends in the world at pathfinders.<br />
I got a facebook account.<br />
I got a blog.<br />
I&#8217;ve attempted to finish writing several novels.<br />
I got an iPod.<br />
I went &#8216;out west&#8217; for the third time in my life.<br />
I visited Vancouver for the first time in my life.<br />
I dipped my feet in the Pacific ocean.<br />
I went to my first high school dance.<br />
I went to Niagara Falls on a (geography class) field trip with some really great people and got in trouble with the teachers because we brought too much sugary pop and chips for our own good and all had sugar rushes at midnight.<br />
I had the time of my life in Dinner Theatre.<br />
I discovered a secret passageway in my school&#8217;s proproom hidden behind shelves.<br />
I invented the word &#8216;AWESOMAZING&#8217;.<br />
I&#8217;ve made a zillion more people laugh.<br />
I joined my city&#8217;s youth council.<br />
I met the mayor.<br />
I discovered Twilight a few weeks after the above video was filmed.<br />
I&#8217;ve come to terms with myself. (I am not so ashamed of who I am anymore. Because I am awesomazing.)<br />
I spent a night in a haunted hotel.<br />
I contacted a ghost. (One of my BFF&#8217;s birthday party. Her place was haunted so we pretended to be like TAPS.)<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest while cleaning an outhouse.<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest with some of my very best friends.<br />
I have learned that everything has flaws but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t beautiful and perfect by all means.<br />
My kitten turned three years old.<br />
I discovered that I truly would prefer world peace over all the money in the world anyday.<br />
I have done way more than I ever thought I would and today it has occured to me that the past two years of my life have been worth every second, and I wouldn&#8217;t change anything at all.<br />
I really truly wouldn&#8217;t.</p>
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<link>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brilliantbroccoli.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-glimpse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind]]></description>
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<p>This is a video of me (sitting in the lawn chair at the start) and my little brother, Mathew (behind the shed yelling bear noises at the start).<br />
I posted this video on YouTube about July 2008 (the summer before ninth grade, I believe. I was thirteen, Mathew was &#8230; nine, I think?).<br />
It was about a year and a half ago, I believe. It feels like it was longer, though.<br />
There&#8217;s been a lot that&#8217;s happened since then.</p>
<p>I started high school.<br />
I won an art award.<br />
I went through 9 exams.<br />
I went camping at a beautiful provincial park with the student&#8217;s council.<br />
I gained like, 10 of some of my best friends in the world at pathfinders.<br />
I got a facebook account.<br />
I got a blog.<br />
I&#8217;ve attempted to finish writing several novels.<br />
I got an iPod.<br />
I went &#8216;out west&#8217; for the third time in my life.<br />
I visited Vancouver for the first time in my life.<br />
I dipped my feet in the Pacific ocean.<br />
I went to my first high school dance.<br />
I went to Niagara Falls on a (geography class) field trip with some really great people and got in trouble with the teachers because we brought too much sugary pop and chips for our own good and all had sugar rushes at midnight.<br />
I had the time of my life in Dinner Theatre.<br />
I discovered a secret passageway in my school&#8217;s proproom hidden behind shelves.<br />
I invented the word &#8216;AWESOMAZING&#8217;.<br />
I&#8217;ve made a zillion more people laugh.<br />
I joined my city&#8217;s youth council.<br />
I met the mayor.<br />
I discovered Twilight a few weeks after the above video was filmed.<br />
I&#8217;ve come to terms with myself. (I am not so ashamed of who I am anymore. Because I am awesomazing.)<br />
I spent a night in a haunted hotel.<br />
I contacted a ghost. (One of my BFF&#8217;s birthday party. Her place was haunted so we pretended to be like TAPS.)<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest while cleaning an outhouse.<br />
I sang &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; (from Annie) at the top of my lungs in the middle of a forest with some of my very best friends.<br />
I have learned that everything has flaws but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t beautiful and perfect by all means.<br />
My kitten turned three years old.<br />
I discovered that I truly would prefer world peace over all the money in the world anyday.<br />
I have done way more than I ever thought I would and today it has occured to me that the past two years of my life have been worth every second, and I wouldn&#8217;t change anything at all.<br />
I really truly wouldn&#8217;t.</p>
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