Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
Ottawa is worth a trip. In the summer months, trips along the rivers and the Rideau Canal are just as worthwhile as the sights in the city. In winter we recommend the museums. There is always something new to discover on an Ottawa vacation.
Cranberry harvesting can be seen at Johnston's Cranberry Farm in Bala. Johnston's Cranberry Farm is located just outside the small town of Bala in Muskoka Cottage Country. This region is wonderful for growing cranberries.
We were impressed by the Fairmont Gold Experience at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. There they even set up a separate floor for it. Perfect service and a private ambience await you on the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Gold Floor.
One hour drive east from Ottawa, Ontario to Fulton's Sugar Bush. This is a maple syrup farm, where from February to April you can see how the sap of the sugar maple trees is boiled down to make maple syrup.
Tea Time at Chateau Laurier in Ottawa - Very British - that is Canada especially during tea time. Especially in autumn, winter and spring it is fun to be pampered with afternoon tea in the elegant ambience of the Chateau Laurier.
A spring day in Ottawa full of joie de vivre – that's what we experienced on a Sunday in April. Follow us on our spring walk to Pointe Nepean past Chateau Laurier to Parliament Hill and its parkland. There is a lot to discover along the way.
Our goal is to help you with our information when planning your trip in Canada. Here you will find our information for a Toronto vacation in Canada. Discover the best things to do in Toronto Canada with this guide.
Actually, we wanted to see the paintings of the Group of Seven in the National Gallery of Art in Ottawa. Of course we did, but we didn't expect that the architecture of the art museum would impress us any more.
A sightseeing tour of Muskoka Cottage Country in Ontario. In Canada, this holiday region is often called "Cottage Country". Here - only about one and a half hours north of Toronto - many residents of the metropolis have their holiday homes.
Vegetables and herbs grow on the roof garden of the Royal York Hotel Toronto. Bees are buzzing among the herbs and vegetables. These too have found a home on the hotel roof and diligently produce fresh honey, which is served in the hotel's fine restaurants.
