My talented photographer friend Tina recently sent over this photo she snapped of a sparkly ornament on her mom’s tree. Even the tree needs a pretty new holiday dress!
photo by Tina
Fantastic alternative digi-press BlogTO recently featured archival treasures of our city’s establishments.
Much more can be found at the City of Toronto’s Flickr website.
Here are a few of my favourite shots:
Special thanks to Eric for the story tip.
Every fall I host a reunion with the people I worked with over various summers in Switzerland. The reunion is happening this weekend and I’m so excited to see all of my friends. In honour of the reunion, for today’s Friday Five I’m sharing some of my memories of Switzerland.
Bern, the capital, is a special place for a variety of reasons. The archways, for example, which fill the city’s historic treats are especially interesting to walk under. But Bern is not the only place you’ll find beautifully curved structures. Up on the mountain in Zermatt, there is a small church with an arched doorway. It’s such a pretty place to see.
archways, Zermatt and Bern
While eating out can be expensive in Switzerland, when you get to custom design your food (well, burgers & pizza), then it ends up being a really entertaining experience.
checklists of food (L: my burger toppings of choice, R: my friend’s pizza order – everything except capers, sardines & olives)
The trains in Switzerland run on time, they’re clean, and they get you to pretty much wherever you need to go. The system is like no other I’ve ever experienced. Tickets aren’t cheap but there are various passes available which lower the cost per trip.
The SBB
I’m pretty much a city girl but I absolutely love going for hikes in the mountains in Switzerland. At the beginning of my very first summer in Switzerland I was so clueless about following paths and knowing which direction to go. There was no need for me to worry as hiking trails in the mountains are very clearly marked. As long as you know what the markers mean you should be fine.
a wanderwag (walking path) marker; hay bails
(I know – you were probably expecting me to include a photo of mountains, but for this city girl, a stack of wrapped-in-white hay bails really interests me.)
Finally, the goats! As if I haven’t spent enough time talking about goats on this blog, right? But they’re white and they’re Swiss so what’s not to love?
Saanen goats
Have any of you been to Switzerland? Care to share a memory or two?
Photos by Jordana.
Olivia’s blog, Everyday Musings, is just gorgeous. She showcases beautifully her daily experiences with food, travel and photography. I’m completely hooked!
And yes – it definitely helps that Olivia’s current adventures are in France!
A few weeks ago I gave my photographer friend Joel the following challenge – to take photos of white things in London, Ontario. Nothing so complicated, right?
Joel accepted the challenge (even though he admitted that he doesn’t love white as much as I do) and he recently sent along this photo and title:
Advertising: White Cabana Style
photo by Joel Lopata
Clever, Joel, clever.