The O in O Canada, the national anthem of the country, acts as a vocative exclamation used to directly address the country with strong emotion, and is a declaration of love, loyalty and protection for the nation, highlighting its natural beauty, history and promise of freedom and strength. About Canada: Is geographically larger than the USA, 3.855 million square miles to 3.678 million square miles. #1 is Russia 6.6 million sq. mi., with China #3 at 3.705 sq. mi. Canada is #2 and U.S #4., with Brazil #5 at 3.288 sq. mi. Has the longest coastline of any country. Population of over 41 million, with a density of 11 inhabitants/square mile, one of the lowest in the world. Ten provinces ( like U.S. states ) and three territories. Recent history. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited Canada going back thousands of years. British and French expeditions came in the 16th century. Through armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North...
The Blue Horizon is nicely located in the middle of the the best street for restaurants in Vancouver. I went to the veranda in the morning yesterday, and was greeted by my Blue-Bar Pigeon. We were picked up at 9:30 by a Landsea tour van. Here are a few videos of our ride through the city. From Stanley Park towards the cruise terminal in town. A bronze sculpture titled Girl in a Wetsuit, created by Elek Imredy in 1972 on a rock along the north side of the Stanldy Park Seawall. She is not mermaid, but is wearing a wetsuit, swim fins and has a snorkel mask on her head. Designed to show a modern, athletic and diving figure, rather than a fairy tale creature. Many are familiar with The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark, created in 1913 by Edvrd Eriksen. Approaching Prospect Point, a Douglas Fir almost 200 feet tall. Path to Prospect Point. Man walking dalmatian. A-maze-ing laughter, patinated bronze sculpture designed by Yue Minjun in 2009 in Mo...