Wednesday, October 05, 2005

 

Bud the Spud

My old SU buddy Bumf has a great post on the wonders of Canada. This post got me thinking what are my favourite things about our home and native land. Listed below is a sample from coast to coast:

Saltspring Island (and their new currency)
The Empress Hotel in Victoria
Vancouver's Granville Market
Roger's Pass in the winter
The Canadian Rockies
Whyte Ave in Edmonton
The Calgary Stampede
Whoop-Up Drive in Lethbridge
Waskesiu Lake
The South Saskatchewan River
The University of Saskatchewan campus
Rider Pride
Harvest moons
Cypress Hills
Portage and Main
Neil Young
The Forks in Winnipeg
Bloor and Queen Streets in Toronto
Stompin Tom Conners
The CN Tower
Niagara Falls
Blue Rodeo
The Tragically Hip
Parliament Hill
Beaver Tails
Gatineau Park
Rideau Canal
Schwartz's deli
Just for Laughs
Montreal Jazz Festival
Cinq a Sept
Bleu nuit
Dépanneurs
White margarine
Sugar shacks
The Eastern Townships
Vieux Québec
Bonhomme
Fredericton's Gate 1
Shediac's giant lobster
Halifax's pizza corner
Mount Allison University
Tim Horton's
Atlantic hospitality
Irving Big Stop
The Bluenose
The Confederation Bridge
Prince Edward Island's red sand
George Street in St John's
Screech
Cape Spear
Whitehouse in the summer
Tuktoyuktuk
The one paved road in Iqaluit
Aurora borealis in the north
Canadian Tire money
CIS sports
Canadian Football League
Small-town hockey and curling rinks (and their greasy burgers)
Indian Summer
Rick Mercer
Hockey Night in Canada

I am sure that I have missed some obvious ones and faithful Moldy readers will not be shy in pointing them out.

Comments:
The Great Wall...need I say more?
 
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