Parliament Hill, Ottawa, summer of 2007.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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- Somebody told me once that Chinese immigrants to Toronto have a nickname for the city that translates as "the city in the trees". I have no idea if that's true or not, but it's charming enough, so I'll go with it. This blog will be about things and sights of interest to me in and around the city.
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