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These are great things to do
‘Explore Historic Québec City - Families visiting Québec City during Carnival have a wonderful opportunity to explore the charming streets. Visiting Québec City is like a mini-trip to Europe, with architecture dating back centuries and having one of the few walled cities in North America. Québec City, a UNESCO World…
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Winter is a truly magical season in Barcelona
Elsa takes a break to check out the community. Nothing exciting going on, but then again it’s Christmas week. Perhaps some people will visit family, while others won’t and that could cause depression too. She doesn’t want to think about that so she decides to find out what winter things happen in Barcelona. ‘With less…
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The food is yummy!
Barcelona sure knows how to celebrate holidays! ‘If you’re a chocolate lover, look no further! Spain has some of the greatest hot chocolate in the world. Suizo, Spain’s thick, rich, fondue-like hot chocolate is often paired with churros– a match made in heaven! If you smell something burning while walking down the…
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Things To Do In Barcelona In Winter
Elsa has to promise herself that this will be the last article to check out. But will that really happen? if you know Elsa, then you know that it might be a temporary promise but she always comes back to finish her stories. ‘If you are wondering what to do in Barcelona in winter, here is a list of the exciting things that…
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The Origins of a Christmas Carol: The Real ‘Winter Wonderland’
Later on we'll conspire as we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that we've made walking in a winter wonderland ‘Most everyone knows the song “Winter Wonderland” but few people outside of Honesdale, Pa. know the story or man behind it. A local man, Richard Smith, wrote the lyrics in 1934 while he was at the West…
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The end!
Before closing this story, Elsa gathered a bunch of Winter Wonderland images and she would like to share this video with you. Pull up a chair and relax! And now our story comes to an end. Elsa gathers up all the information that she found online and places it all in a folder. It’s now time to check out the community one…
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Let It snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
The wind outside is howling. Something white and feathery is falling from the sky and resting on the window ledge outside. Suddenly it disappears, but more and more of these little flakes are falling until there is quite a bit on the ledge. Kimmy looks out the window and is quite surprised. She has never seen snow before…
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Fallen snow
As Kimmy heads towards the post office she watches the snow falling straight from the sky. The snow beneath her feet are soft and fluffy. This stuff is really cool! After dropping off her Christmas cards, she decides to continue her adventure outdoors because she is really enjoying the snowfall. The snow on the trees…
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Kimmy meets up with Yeti
On the way back home Kimmy bumps into Yeti. “Yeti aren’t you cold?” asks Kimmy. Now how can Yeti be cold with all that fur! He’s no different than the Abominable Snowman with lots of fur. Kimmy remembers reading about the abominable snowman a long time ago …………. ‘The Yeti, once better known as the Abominable Snowman, is a…
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Talking snowflakes?
Kimmy looks at her phone for messages and then she sees the time. It’s lunch time! No wonder her belly was growling. Suddenly she hears voices. She looks around but doesn’t see anyone. Where is it coming from? As she gets closer she sees some snowflakes talking to each other. She stops to touch one of them. “Ouch!” says…
