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Buffalo Travel: Exploring Canalside and Going Inside Silo City
As a passionate architecture lover, I am always on the lookout for great destinations that feature historic architecture. With a home base in Toronto, I didn’t have to look far: Buffalo, New York –...
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Buffalo Travel: Dinner at the Pearl Street Grill & a Walk to Buffalo’s...
After our extended explorations of Canalside, Buffalo’s recently revitalized waterfront district, we were now ready for dinner and chose to head to the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, one of the...
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Buffalo Travel: The Hotel Lafayette – An Astounding Transformation from...
Day 2 in Buffalo was a rainy day, but we had a great indoor program: a visit to the historic Hotel Layafette which was opened in 1904 as Buffalo’s premier hotel. After a long period of decline and...
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Buffalo Travel: Outstanding Modern Art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
On this rainy day in Buffalo we continued our program with a trip to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the city’s modern and contemporary art museum. Founded in 1862, it is one of the oldest public arts...
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Buffalo Travel: A Buffalo Architecture Tour in an Open-Air Bus
Our third day in Buffalo was a bit windy and cool, but we were off on another great adventure: an open-air bus tour with OpenAirBuffalo, a non-profit organization that runs bus tours throughout Buffalo...
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Buffalo Travel: Exploring the Elmwood Village and the Forest Lawn Cemetery
After our architectural education during the Open Air Bus tour of Buffalo, we arrived back in the Elmwood Village and headed for lunch to Ahskers Bar – Bistro – Gallery. A hot steaming soup warmed me...
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Buffalo Travel: The Forest Lawn Cemetery and Dinner at the Blue Monk
As the sun came out we continued our walking tour of the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo and admired the large collection of mausoleums and gravestones. One of the most interesting ones is a sphinx on...
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Buffalo Travel: A Splendid Natural Oasis at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens
September 23, 2013 was our last day in Buffalo and we had a few more hours to explore Western New York State’s metropolis. We started our explorations in the southern suburb of Lackawanna and visited...
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Buffalo Travel: The Splendour of Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna
After our colourful visit at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens we did not have to go far to our next destination: a few hundred metres away, in the city of Lackawanna, just south of...
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Buffalo Travel – Art Deco Splendor at the Buffalo City Hall, Lofts on Pearl &...
After visiting two iconic destinations on the outskirts of Buffalo (the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Garden and the imposing Our Lady of Victory Basilica) we headed right downtown again. We...
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