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Eclipse, The Twilight Saga
Since we are in Canada, and we saw many posters and trailers on tv for the movie Eclipse, we found out that it came out a week earlier here in Canada than back in Ireland. So today we went to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematography, Travel Specials
Tagged bella, eclipse, edward, jacob, twilight saga
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Chinatown in Montreal
While in Montreal, we decided to visit the Chinatown. The area was at first home to Montreal’s Jewish community from 1890 to 1920, but many Chinese also settled there because it was convenient for their jobs working at the railways. Over … Continue reading
Maple Syrup
Now that we are in Canada, we can see maple products everywhere. Here’s a little blog about how exactly maple syrup is made, and it’s history. Maple Syrup is a sugar extracted from the sap of maple trees, except the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Specials
Tagged canada, maple sugar, maple syrup, maple trees, québec
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Stephen King
We passed through the Maine to arrive at Québec, and on the way, we passed by Stephen King’s house. I unfortunately did not see him, but he passed our car just as we were arriving to his house. Both my parents saw … Continue reading
The Wizard of Oz
We passed through Salem, while on our way to the Maine, and we went to a witch museum explaining the witch history of Salem. However, it also talked about the evolution of the witches though history. At first, they were … Continue reading
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Tagged baum, dorothy, judy garland, the wizard of oz, toto
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Humpback Whales
We went to Cape Ann, near Boston, to do some whale watching. We mainly only saw some humpback whales, so here is a small description of these creatures. Humpback whales are baleen whales, and adult whales can measure 12–16 metres … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Ann, humpback whales, massachusetts, whale watching
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Paul Revere
While walking around Boston, we saw a statue of Paul Revere, and also many streets and buildings named after him, not to mention all the little figurines of him available in gift shops. Not knowing who he was, I decided … Continue reading
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was an American poet born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was born on the 10th of December, 1830 to a successful family with strong community ties. She was the middle child, with an older brother, Austin, and a younger sister, … Continue reading
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Tagged amherst massachusetts, carlow, emily dickinson, Poems
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Grey Squirrel
While staying at Amherst, we saw so many squirrels, so much so that if an hour went by and we didn’t see a squirrel, we started to panic. I found out that the squirrels we keep seeing are Grey Squirrels. … Continue reading
‘The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner’ Review
This novella (a story too long to be a short story, but too short to be a novel) is a story about Bree Tanner. This book was written by Stephenie Meyer, the bestselling author of the Twilight Saga. This story … Continue reading
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