Niagara falls

As you know, I went to Canada last week and, somehow, I've experienced the Canadian way of life that I've always heard about. Is the US/Canada relationship the same as the Portugal/Spain one? Who plays who? I know about the funny differences and I'll tell you some in the next posts! heheheheh

First of all, I'm not going to tell you which country I love most because if I did, I would be in a lot of trouble!! However, I have to say that I found Canada very North American style; for me they are on the same page, except the fact that the Americans put the milk on plastic bottles and the Canadians on bags (google it ;)). Haha

Like I told you, I went to Canada for Spring break to visit my family (uncles and cousins), in the Province of Ontario. The vacations were all about hanging out with them, get to know them better and practice their portuguese which, by the way, most of them speak fluently! (PROUD!) 

The first place we went: Niagara Falls! Does it need an introduction? It has a vertical drop of more than 50 m and the average flow rate is about 1,834 m3/s. The Niagara Falls include 3 waterfalls: the Horseshoe/Canadian Falls, the American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls (yes, it seems like a veil ;))

They are located between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the interactions of three major rock formations, the rocky bed did not erode evenly, resulting in these powerful waterfalls.

Did you know you can have a lot of fun at Niagara Falls and I’m not saying jumping into them (actually it’s not fun at all, you can hurt yourself!)? There is an all-new world nearby, full of different attractions from wax museums to haunted houses, old fashion pubs and lights, a lot of lights!!
I hope you enjoy the photos :)

Kiss,kiss 
JB*

Ps: The pictures that I took during the day were the Canadian waterfalls, at night was the American ones.

Ontario in pictures

Just a sneak peek...

@RIC airport

What a perfect day for flying, at least in Richmond! The sky is so bright and clear...

I'm so ready for my Spring break trip, yeah! I'm very excited to know Canada and I'm pretty sure that I will take tons and tons of pictures, so stay tuned! ;)

kiss,kiss

JB*

Canal Walk

The James River and Kanawha Canal was a canal in Virginia, which was built to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast.

The canal was built in 1785, planned by George Washington himself, but it was only half completed by 1851. It was an expensive project, which failed several times financially and was frequently damaged by floods. After the American Civil War, a massive flooding in 1877 destroyed the canal project.

In the second half of the 20th century, portions of the old canal, locked and turning basins became the source of renewed interest in Richmond. As part of Richmond's revival, a portion of the canal was restored. Richmond's Canal Walk extends for 2 km parallel to the old Haxall and James River and Kanawha canals.

This was the place where me and my photography friends took some pictures last weekend. The challenge was to shoot according to a specific subject that was selected randomly. My assignment was to shoot Architecture!

I hope you like it!

Kiss, kiss

JB*

March quote

©soblushed 

Sweet&Salty February

Oh my sweet lord, 29 days have passed and February was actually exciting:

• It snowed, like I wished for :) Just for a night but it was perfect!
• I met the Groundhog and Leap days. ahah! so funny
• I had to say goodbye to my Chilean friend :c and a farewell to my Portuguese buddy :c
• I went to the Mediterranean East restaurant as well as the Cantonese restaurant. And of course, the Portuguese restaurant (my kitchen I should say) every single day :)

So, now, it's time for March! And I cannot wait for flowers and birds to come. 

Hey, and you know what: I'm going for my Spring break to Canada!!! I'm so thrilled right now!!

kiss, kiss

JB*

Check the posts from February here:

vintage sewing

Silent night

Men&Horses

some *snowflakes*

February's quote