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Ancient Ostia

Ostia Antica  is about 25 km southwest of Rome only therefore it makes an ideal day trip outside the city of Rome,
It was a major port and military base during Republican times. Its aim was to protect and defend the coastline and the mouth of the river Tiber. In the 2nd century despite […]

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

BIG BLUE-Second Sea Fair in Rome

The new “Fiera di Roma” - the New Rome Fair, the space of Rome for different expositions, trade fairs, special events, festivals and exhibitions will accommodate for the second year The Blue Big Rome Exposé.
From the 28th of February it will be possible to visit this big and unusual event that will bring together the […]

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa Wins Award

 It was such a great night!  We hosted a lovely reception in Confederation Park on Sunday evening (June 24th) and despite the cloud burst, our guests were kept dry and comfy under the protection of the tent we had compliments of our friends at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival. 
As long-time sponsors of the Jazz Festival, we […]

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Running in the Marathon

   This hotel is fortunate to be right on the starting line of the ING National Capital Marathon, which has turned into a huge event here in Ottawa.  Even better, ING stays with us through this exciting weekend, so we are really caught up in all the excitement and I love it.
I have been running all my […]

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007