»» Searching for " CANADIAN "
 Related Search Tags:  Canada VANCOUVER Canadian Chateau Frontenac Pacific QUÉBEC Railway Travel Canada Toronto Bill Columbus Cruise Destination Great Jean Lakes Landmark Log Magazine Mary MV Panhoff Porthole Ship Tully Adventure Charlottetown Culture Empress Events Island Maine Ports Regal Rhode Ship Railroad Rockies Toronto Vancouver CANADIAN Nature ROCKIES MOUNTAINS ROCKY Chateau Halifax Lake Louise Montreal Quebec Rail Railway Train Vancouver Cityscape Quebec Vieux Europe Heimaey Iceland Reykjavik Alaska Cars Dome History Trains
Showing Results 1-12 of 14 |  Sort by:     
Page 1 of 2  |  Go to page    Next» LAST»»
VPG-DVD-173 - VANCOUVER Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada and one of the most beautiful on the American continent, a dynamic metropolis set in a beautiful location with a temperate climate throughout the year. Close to the harbour area the city's skyscrapers have proliferated in recent years. The capital of the southwestern province of British Columbia has developed into an economic centre of renown. The city's oldest buildings were built less than a hundred years ago because the former wooden houses of old Vancouver were destroyed by fire. Several buildings reflect the origin of their inhabitants and are similar to those in the United States and Europe. Inspired by the Colosseum in Rome, an elegant structure of pink stone and glass, Canada Place, is located in the busy centre of the new harbour district and is also the city's most recent landmark. Close by is Harbour Centre, a modern skyscraper complex with a shopping centre and a Skylift to the top floor. A glass elevator transports visitors to a one hundred and sixty seven-metre high observation platform where the view across the city, harbour and bay is overwhelming. The exciting Skytrain is the city's most popular means of transport, an ultra-modern train built on posts that zig zags its way through the city. Each of the city's most important destinations are easily accessible and it has reduced the city's traffic problems considerably. For the World Exhibition of 1986, on the edge of Chinatown gardeners and craftsmen from Suzhou in China established Canada's first classical Chinese garden, the Doctor Sun Yat Sen Garden. Its ponds, bridges and small pavilions are similar to those in China, masterpieces of Far Eastern garden design. Everything in Vancouver is youthful, attractive and dynamic, a place in which Canadian politeness unites with the Pacific way of life!
Vista Point VANCOUVER Canada
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m28s
Views: 26  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
VPG-DVD-148 - VILLE DE QUÉBEC On behalf of the French crown, in 1608 Samuel De Champlain established a fur trading post from which originated Québec, a city that today looms over the Saint Laurence River like a majestic fortress. It is the birthplace of French culture in North America. With its small towers and green glimmering roofs the Chateau Frontenac majestically watches over the city. The castle like hotel was built and lavishly furnished in 1894 by the Canadian Pacific Railway and in 1943 was the rendezvous for the allies who met to prepare for the Normandy Landings. Québec's upper city is encircled by a four kilometre long fortified wall that was alternately built upon by the French and the English. In former times, various gates barred entry to the fortress but today they are wide open and welcome visitors into the well preserved old town. Designed by master builder Baillairgè in 1844, La Cathedrale Notre Dame De Québec was Canada's first Catholic cathedral. The Baroque dome of the basilica demonstrates the splendour of Catholic Church design while the altar captivates with its rich detail and paintings of the Holy Mother. The Funiculaire connects the upper city with the lower, the Quartier Petit Champlaine that was the country's first settlement. The train station looks like a mediaeval castle and its large hall seems to be the grand entrance chamber of a palace. The station's anterooms contain huge windows while its ceilings display colourful glass images. Canada's oldest city has successfully retained its deep and historic roots and has sensitively linked them to the needs of the modern world. Québec is truly a sparkling gem of French culture in North America.
Vista Point Town Of...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m22s
Views: 24  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
VPG-DVD-121 - TORONTO Toronto is a sensational city. Canada's 'secret' capital: boomtown, show town and financial metropolis, clean, safe and with five million inhabitants. Gigantic skyscrapers and with a frenetic lifestyle, Toronto is where many Canadian banks and multi-national companies have their palatial offices of steel and glass built in what was once a waterfront wilderness. The old City Hall was built in 1899 in Victorian style and consists mainly of sandstone. Its Venetian clock tower faces an array of modern skyscrapers and almost opposite is the futuristic looking new City Hall, a symbol of the city's cosmopolitan flair. It's easy to become disorientated in Toronto's Underground City. Most of this subterranean complex extends beneath the financial district and is the largest of its type in the world with countless shops, restaurants and subway stations. An endless network of corridors and passages connects these vast shopping centres and offices to the Central Business District. Since 1975 the city has possessed a unique monument, the Canadian National Tower or, the C.N.Tower. At a speed of six metres a second four external elevators zoom to the top of the building and it takes only fifty-eight seconds to reach the Skypod platform. The massive Skydome stadium is home to the Blue Jays baseball team. The huge pitch contains a hundred and six rolls of light green turf and is illuminated by more than seven hundred two thousand watt spotlights. The building is multi-functional and has a movable dome that can be opened and closed as necessary depending upon the weather. Niagara Falls, although extremely touristy, is an unforgettable experience. For the adventurous there are bridges and platforms close to the raging waters and the roar of the mighty torrent can be heard from a great distance while the awe-inspiring view of the waterfalls make it easy to forget the surrounding hustle and bustle of fellow sightseers. The Indian meeting place of bygone times has been transformed into a huge city that is a true gem among Canada's other great cities. Toronto is without a doubt the most multicultural city in the world!
Vista Point TORONTO Canada
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m39s
Views: 23  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
PPI-DVD-105 - PortholeTV Ship: Ship: MV Columbus Great Lakes CruisingPorthole Cruise TV - Great Cruise Ships - Exotic DestinationsPorthole TV explores the beautiful Great Lake Region, North America's fresh water jewel boarding several US states & the Canadian Province of Ontario. Also included is travel advice from travel professional, Mary Jean Tully and tips for cruising from Porthole Cruise Magazine's Publisher and Editor in Chief, Bill Panhoff.The MV Columbus departs from Windsor while passengers gaze across the river to Detroit, Michigan. There are three choices of shore excursions offered and the fall is the best time for these excursions in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Duluth Minnesota, & Raspberry Island. Ports of call include: St. James, Milwaukee, Chicago, Mackinac Island, Ste. Marie, Huron, Perry Sound, Port Colborne, Erie, Thunder Bay, Milwaukee, & Raspberry Island.
PortholeTV Ship: Ship: MV...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m0s
Views: 8  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
PPI-DVD-101 - PortholeTV Classic ship: Regal Empress Ports: CharlottetownWelcome to Porthole TV -- the magazine television series that features the cruise ship experience and its intriguing ports of call.The Regal Empress is one the true classic cruise ships with timeless elegance enjoyed by travelers and industry professionals for over forty years. Discover three fantastic ports of call for her Northern Itinerary; Newport, Rhode Island; Bar Harbor, Maine; and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Also included is travel advice from travel professional, Mary Jean Tully and tips for cruising from Porthole Cruise Magazine's Publisher and Editor in Chief, Bill Panhoff. • Explore the nautical city of Newport, Rhode Island and visit Banisters Wharf, where Jacqueline Bouvier married John Kennedy. • Go back in time while costumed guards take you through the resort town of Bar Harbor which has that fishing village appearance. • Take away a piece of history in the port of Prince Edward Island, the cradle of Canadian Confederation.
PortholeTV Classic ship:...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 0m57s
Views: 5  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
OTT-DVD-113 - On Tour... THE CANADIAN Toronto To Vancouver RailridingTHE CANADIAN A very special train journey begins Toronto and travels a distance of 4500 kilometres to Vancouver. The three day journey promises discovery, adventure and momentous Nature as well as lively modern cities and time-honoured traditions. In Toronto, the CN Tower is the highest freestanding building in the world and provides a thrilling view across the city. When the weather's good it's possible to see as far as 120 km. to the distant haze of Niagara Falls. The Skydome is located next to the CN Tower and is a multifunctional sports arena with enormous proportions that has an extendable dome under which many types of sports events and concerts take place. The main route of the Canadian Pacific Railroad that travels through western Canada dates back to1885 although the comforts offered by the famous train, The Canadian, are far from dated as for additional comfort there's the Bullet Lounge, the Mural Lounge and the Art Deco Bar. The landscape opens up and in the autumn light dense forests and dark blue lakes create an enchanting scene with a wonderful variety of colours that range from ochre-yellow and dark red, to purple. Passing endless cargo trains we head to Winnipeg, the 'City of Trees' that lies at the mouth of both the Red River and the Assiniboine River. Containing over two million trees this former settlement is now Canada's fourth largest city. The high peaks of the Rocky Mountains come into view, the former domain of gold-diggers, hunters and pioneers, where the city of Jasper is the starting point of many interesting excursions in the mountain area. The shining blue Moraine Lake is situated in the Valley Of The Ten Peaks, while the Chateau Lake Louis is one of the oldest and most beautiful railway hotels in the Rocky Mountains. Finally, Vancouver, and it's far from easy to say farewell to the most inspiring and famous railway journey in the world -- The Canadian!
On Tour... THE CANADIAN...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m32s
Views: 25  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
OTT-DVD-111 - On Tour... CANADIAN ROCKIES Highway Across ParadiseCANADIAN ROCKIES Jasper, a small, quaint Canadian village, is the starting point for a 230-kilometre journey on the 'Dream Road Of The Rockies.' The Rockies are the eastern range of the North American Cordilleras and extend through Canada for 1,200 kilometres. The Jasper Tramway is Canada's longest and highest cable car and travels up Whistler's Mountain into a world of stunning mountain scenery, not to mention the Jasper National Park which is the largest and most northerly mountain park in Canada. The Columbia Icefield contains around thirty glaciers and is the largest ice mass in the Rockies. Travelling by snow coach, the stunning scenic splendour of the glaciers and the shining sky are in wonderful contrast to the icy light blue depths of the abyss. After raging waterfalls and frozen ice fields the journey moves on to tranquil lakes, a vast area where Man is only a visitor and Nature belongs to the deer, grizzly bears, elk and birds of prey of this region. From the top of Mount Whitehorn there are magnificent views across the white peaks of Bow Range and down into the deep valley that contains Moraine Lake The Canadian Rockies are a natural world that stretches across high mountains, captivating valleys and huge national parks.
On Tour... CANADIAN...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m35s
Views: 14  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
NPM-DVD-103 - Nature Parks CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS CanadaCANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS In Canada's Rocky Mountains, in the centre of the five largest National Parks in the world, lies the idyllic city of Jasper and a gigantic conservation area which covers 20,000 square kilometres, a large ecosystem in which the treasures of nature and the cultural roots of North America's Native Indians are cherished and preserved. The Jasper Tramway travels into the fantastic mountain world of the Rockies and the grandiose panorama from the summit of Mount Whistler gives an awesome first impression of this majestic mountain region. Whistler Road winds through fields of stones whose barren wastes are like those of a strange planet and the route opens up into a landscape which existed when the earth was in its infancy. Deep into the heart of this magical world the journey leads to the Icefield Parkway past huge forests with tracks leading nowhere, of which only the indigenous Indians and the woodland animals are familiar with the terrain. On a plain which extends 300 square kilometres, the Columbia Ice Fields includes Mount Columbia which rises 4,000 metres toward the heavens. Experienced mountain guides explain this wonder world of nature. Lake Louise is probably the most famous of Canada's mountain lakes and is located at the foot of the 3,464 meter tall Mount Victoria. The chateau Lake Louise was built by the Canadian Pacific Railroad in1886. Far from civilisation and the hectic pace of city life, it offers a good level of service and comfortable accommodation. Canada's icy wilderness offers majestic mountains, deep green lakes and mighty glaciers and all the excitement and adventure of Nature's final frontier.
Nature Parks CANADIAN...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m41s
Views: 11  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
MTW-DVD-106 - In Halifax, on Canada's east coast, one of the world's most famous train journeys begins: on the Canadian Railway, an amazing journey across the North American continent and the Canadian Rocky Mountains on a railroad that extends for 6000 kilometres, with comfortable trains that feature observation wagons for some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. First stop, Ville De Quebec, capital of Canada's likewise named province and then on to Montreal and Toronto to take in a few of the sights of these fabulous cities. The luxurious railway hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, is a reminder of the glorious pioneering days of earlier times when remote areas could only be reached by train. Thus, the railroad marked the beginning of Canada's Tourist Age. The final destination, Vancouver, Canada's third largest city and surely one of its most beautiful. A dynamic metropolis in a beautiful setting that enjoys not only a mild climate but also a multicultural ambience. Travelling by train will never be the same again!
Modern Times Wonders...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m32s
Views: 19  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
GTR-DVD-1119 - On behalf of the French crown, in 1608 Samuel De Champlain established a fur trading post from which originated Québec, a city that today looms over the Saint Laurence River like a majestic fortress. It is the birthplace of French culture in North America. With its small towers and green glimmering roofs the Chateau Frontenac majestically watches over the city, a castle-like hotel that was built and lavishly furnished in 1894 by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Québec's upper city is encircled by a four kilometre long fortified wall that was alternately built upon by the French and the English. In former times, various gates barred entry to the fortress but today they are wide open and welcome visitors into the well preserved old town. The Cathedrale Anglicane symbolises the English period of occupation. The Anglican Bishop's cathedral was inaugurated in the year 1804 and bears a strong resemblance to Saint Martin-In-The-Fields, in London. At the Place Royale, Québec's birthplace, is the tiny church of Notre Dame Des Victoires and it was here that the early settlers worshipped with models of their ships that were later suspended by rope above the pews. Québec is truly a sparkling gem of French culture in North America. Global Treasures - History's Most Protected Monuments - Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live today, and what we pass on to future generations. our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa's Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world's heritage. Join us as we explore one of these protected monuments.
Global Treasures Vieux...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m36s
Views: 17  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
WW-DVD-ICE - This cold Nordic country will find a warm spot in your heart. Over a thousand years ago, a disgruntled Viking gave this country its cold sounding name. But there's an old saying that Iceland is not a land of ice--the friendliness of the people has melted much of it away. In fact, only 12% of the ocuntry is covered in Ice and the average winter temperature in Reykjavik is warmer than New York City! However, we will journey atop Europe's largest glacier, and float among ice sculptures in a spectacular lagoon. But that's just the tip of the iceberg...travel with us as we:take a warm dip in the healing waters of the Blue Lagoon - whitewater raft down a glacial river - visit the world's northern-most captial - collect seabird eggs while dangling high above the ocean - play golf under the midnight sun - watch the fiery ordeal of Heimaey's volcanic eruption - explore on e of the world's most magnificent bird cliffs - taste two year old duck eggs preserved in sheep dung ash - see majestic fjord, cascading waterfalls, millions of seabirds and much, much more!Iceland hangs like a jewel on the necklace of the Arctic Circle -- it truly is Europe's Wild Gem! Here's what they're saying about Iceland - Europe's Wild Gem By John P. Wilson and Denice L. Wilkins As seen on the U.S. Discovery Channel, Canadian Networks and Television Worldwide The quality of your photography combined with an account of such unusual understanding of my country...surpasses anything I have seen.- Einar Benediktsson, former Iceland Ambassador to the U.S. and CanadaIf you have never been to Iceland, this video could be the enticement you need...the footage paints a vivid picture with a broad yet colorful brush...the informal narrative draws the viewer in and you find yourself right there.- Ray and Pat Sziber, Eye On IcelandAn adventurous husband and wife team tout the scenic and wildlife splendors of Iceland in this nicely shot video...This title will tempt hardy vacationers and please nature lovers.- Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Booklist, It is a come-alive journey of discovery...you just know that, as you watch, you are being escorted on a tour by two very knowledgeable and creative adventurers...A tour-de-force!- Eric McCleery, The Icelandic Weekly, Winnipeg, Manitoba I would like to stress that I was very impressed and I know my country better because of your video. - Hans Indridason, Sales Manager Canada, IcelandAir RECOMMENDED! - Reilly Reagan, Video Librarian
Europe's Wild Gem Iceland...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 1m42s
Views: 8  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
RKP-DVD-20059 - Dome Car Magic A History of Railroad Dome CarsThis program chronicles the history of these glamorous railroad sightseeing cars, from Burlington's 1945 Silver Dome to full length models operating today in Canada and Alaska.Archival film footage shows many famous trains that operated dome cars. They include the Empire Builder, Super Chief, North Coast Limited, Daylight, Capitol Limited, Denver Zephyr, City of Los Angeles, Canadian-and perhaps the most famous of all, the California Zephyr. Rounding out the documentary are interviews with seasoned travelers, plus spectacular images of present-day dome cars on a variety of dinner and cruise trains-including the newest "Bi-Level" domes used in Alaska and Canada.
Dome Car Magic A History...
Categories: Holiday Location and Places 
Added: 197 days ago
By: travel-video
Runtime: 0m58s
Views: 15  | Comments: 0
Rating: Not yet rated
Page 1 of 2  |  Go to page    Next» LAST»»