Thursday is all about the final preps! Today the last family members are flying in, the last errands are done, lots and lots of phone calls, and at 1 pm the girls all runoff for “pedi’s and mani’s”. In the Venitian Aveda Salon, the girls are being pampered while enjoying a glass of wine and …
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I love Pittsburgh…, Pittsburgh PA!*
It’s Summer in Pittsburgh, and we love it! After our arrival, we immediately sat down in the garden on the newly arrived patio-set of the S. Mansion! Dinner at the new outside dinner table! Today we visited the Cathedral of Learning and had a beautiful view from the 36th floor! After that, we visited the …
Water amusement
What is the similarity between water and a fun fair? The answer: Niagara Falls. As soon as you turn around from the overwhelming, thundering masses of water, you will find yourselves in a huge fun fair, with Haunted Houses, Shooting Galleries, Gambling Paradise, and all fast food-restaurants you can think of. The good news is, …
20 km…
Blue skies, sunny, but with an icy cold wind. We start with an All Day Breakfast, and there is a visitor: the vicar (after all, it is Sunday). We have planned to go to the Toronto Islands today. First a little hike to the ferry (4km) and then from Central Island towards Ward’s Island, along …
Mrs. Marple’s Room
After a nice flight, with a short stop-over on London Heathrow Terminal 5, we have arrived in Toronto! Collected the car and then went searching for 242 Gerrard Str in Cabbagetown, where Geoffrey Pimblett is running a very special B&B. We are welcomed by Berty, the dog (“she loves the ladies”) and showed around the …
Toronto
A first glance at Toronto… Dark and cloudy weather with in the afternoon a shower… Still, we managed to see a lot of downtown. Een eerste blik op Toronto… Somber weer vandaag en in de middag vooral een bui… Maar toch hebben we veel gezien.
Ready for take-off
The packing gene has done its job – perfectly, I must add. We are packed and just finishing some remaining tasks here in the house. The laundry has been done, the dishes are done, most of the weeds are out of the garden, AM is preparing some fabrics, so she can continue to work on …
Counting Down
Countdown has started! Only 2 weeks from now we will be flying somewhere between Holland and Canada. In the upcoming period, you can follow our adventures on this Blog. Today we started shopping for the trip: Stroopwafels for the Wedding Cookie Table and the Canadian relatives. J. also bought the ‘low-light lens‘. What’s left is …