WHEN YOU CAN’T GO TO EUROPE | #RoadTrip Part IV

21 CommentsLife, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

Europe in Ontario Road Trip MapIn this time of Covid-19 quarantine, cabin fever has affected many of us.

Happily, here in Ontario, Canada, we have progressed to stage 3, meaning many businesses, including hotels,  are open again, albeit with safety measures in place. ⭐

Masks are mandatory indoors and social distancing continues, as before.

Travel is restricted to our own province, but at least we are able to go somewhere!

And, it’s good to stimulate the local economy, which has taken a huge it from the ongoing health crisis.

Hubby and I were both born in Europe and have always been drawn back there. Thanks to a random Facebook post, this alternative plan fell into place!

Thus, we embarked on a 5-day road trip, July 27 – 31, visiting local towns named after European cities. Come along for the ride! This is a 5-part series.

(⭐ The above was written in August 2020. Unfortunately, COVID is still with us as of Jan. 2022, with additional closures, off and on.)

Day 5
July 31, 2020

♦First Stop♦ 
Copenhagen, population ~200

The founder of this hamlet was a Dane named Charles Kuntze, who built a hotel called the Copenhagen Inn. Initially, the community was called Kuntze’s Corners, but changed to Copenhagen when the first post office opened in 1870.

[click images to enlarge]

scroll divider

♦Second stop♦
Vienna, population ~770

Vienna, located on the banks of Big Otter Creek, has a history dating back to 1811. By 1850 the town was flourishing with stores, sawmills, tanneries and hotels. Sadly, it was decimated by fire and flood five years later and never recovered.

Vienna’s main claim to fame? One of Thomas Alva Edison’s grandfathers was born here.

[Click on images to enlarge.]

Vienna Memorial Park, cornerstone of the village:

scroll divider

To be continued…

Debbie signature style 5

Coming up on Monday, Jan. 18:

Craving Calamari

MORE FROM THE BLOG

LATEST FROM INSTAGRAM

check footer down arrow Follow THE DOGLADY’S DEN on WordPress.com

Your comments are appreciated. 🌹 Thanks for your time!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

21 thoughts on “WHEN YOU CAN’T GO TO EUROPE | #RoadTrip Part IV

  1. Hi Debbie – these trips are fun to read about … it’s interesting to see the correlations between those you visited and the European connections … I think Copenhagen is better than Kuntze’s Corner … yet admire anyone who crosses the Ocean to start a new life … and it looks like you had lovely weather to travel in. Take care and stay safe – Hilary

    1. Small towns have a certain charm, but I’m a spoiled suburbanite and would miss all the nearby conveniences. ☺Thanks for taking the tour, Myke!

  2. What a fun idea. Thoroughly enjoyed visiting Europe with you while you stayed in Canada. I haven’t even traveled here in Florida. Still waiting and hoping!

  3. Debbie,

    All the towns on your route have European names but then you knew that already. I had not realized there were so many in your locale. There are some in our area but not so close together or none that come to mind. This is sparking my curiosity to, though. Vienna is a pretty town. Too bad it didn’t rebuild again. Both towns’ population is very small. It makes me think of rural towns in southern West Virginia or even here in east Tennessee. Looking forward to your next part in the series, my dear.

      1. Debbie,

        Thanks for sending the link. I checked it out and did a quick breeze through the list of towns. A few of them we’ve been through like Turtletown and Ducktown which are situated near each other. My thought was the same, what a bizarre name for a town and how did it get it? 🙂

  4. Oh this is such an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing your trip Debbie. I had no idea there were so many places named after European cities in Canada. You even have Paris (my hometown)!

    1. Welcome to The Den, Kevin! ? Most original settlers in Canada came from Europe. Paris, Ontario (the last stop on our tour – will be published Jan. 25) is a small hamlet compared to your beautiful city (which I have also visited). Thanks for coming by. Bonjour!

  5. Getting to visit where you want was pretty much taken for granted until last year. I hope things get back to normal at some point. It will be good to go wherever we want again.

    Have a fabulous day and week, Debbie. ♥

    1. We got lucky last summer, a brief respite from pandemic life. Yes, we are all hoping to get back to normal, but it sure is taking a long time. Thanks for dropping in, Sandee. Have a good week!