﻿{"id":1032,"date":"2014-02-19T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2014-02-19T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T14:32:48","slug":"rideau-canal-skateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/2014\/02\/19\/rideau-canal-skateway\/","title":{"rendered":"Rideau Canal Skateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love Spring Break! It is a well needed break from lectures and classes. We started our break with a skate on the canal. It was lovely! Not a single cloud! I prefer this kind of winter compared to the &#8220;Malm\u00f6 Winter&#8221; when you don&#8217;t see the sun for weeks and when it rains sideways.<\/p>\n<p>So what is Rideau Canal?<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A highlight of winter in Ottawa is the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world\u2019s largest skating rink. Skate through the heart of downtown Ottawa on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Skateway is 7.8 kilometres long, and begins just steps from Canada\u2019s Parliament Buildings. The scenic skating rink extends to Dows Lake.\u00a0In between, warm up at rest areas, where there are toasty fires, hot drinks and tasty snacks. (http:\/\/www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca\/places-to-visit\/rideau-canal-skateway).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1033\" alt=\"IMG_2431\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2431-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2431-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2431-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Hanna a.k.a <a href=\"http:\/\/senators.nhl.com\/club\/player.htm?id=8474578\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Karlsson<\/a> 2.0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1034\" alt=\"IMG_2441\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2441-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2441-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2441-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2441-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winter at it&#8217;s best! Days like this, I do miss the winters in <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aln\u00f6n\" target=\"_blank\">north of Sweden<\/a> were I grew up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1035\" alt=\"IMG_2443\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2443-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2443-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/files\/2014\/02\/IMG_2443-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Well, yes please!<\/p>\n<p>\/Hanna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love Spring Break! It is a well needed break from lectures and classes. We started our break with a skate on the canal. It was lovely! Not a single cloud! 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