Monatsarchive: Mai 2016

You may ask yourself what Flin Flon is? It’s the name of a town in northern Manitoba on the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border about 600km northeast of Winniepeg. I also haven’t heard of this town before until I saw Borealis a film … Weiterlesen →

I got to Gogama by bus from Cochrane. When you get out you‚ll see first a very quiet village. Gogama was mainly in the news due to two nearby train derailments within less than one month in winter 2015. But … Weiterlesen →

Arriving from North Bay in Timmins to change to the small plane of AirCreebec which brings me to Moosonee. A small airline where everything is a bit more informal and done very relaxed. In beautiful weather a nice flight and … Weiterlesen →

The rather cloudy arrival at “my” beach on the shore of Lake Nipissing (translated “little water”) in North Bay tuned to be a great sunny the next evening. Now I know why the place I stayed is called Sunset Inn. … Weiterlesen →

The capital of Canada lies on the south bank of the Ottawa River. There is Samuel Champlain the father of “new France” (he was the founder of Quebec City) standing and gazing over the Ottawa river. 1857 in a symbolic … Weiterlesen →

I found my favourite spot already on the first evening: The Park St. Louis. What a nice place to sit in the sun, drink a good café au lait and observe the squirrels having their dinner.     Of course there … Weiterlesen →

On parle français ici! First thing you realise, when you arrive here: Everybody is speaking French. Or a kinda French: Quebecois Trying to understanding Quebecois is a bit like Kad Merad in his first day in the north in “Bienvenue … Weiterlesen →