Tag Archives: Canada

Two More Days…

Spring is on the way here, but it can’t come soon enough for me. There aren’t any flowers outside, but the orchids are still blooming inside. But it doesn’t really matter, because two days from now we will be in … Continue reading

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Packing

We’re getting ready for our next trip. A very long trip. Just shy of 24 hours from takeoff, to touchdown at our destination in Auckland New Zealand. If you measure door to door, it is even more. I’m tired just … Continue reading

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Flowers

We don’t often travel in the summer because we prefer to stay home and enjoy the garden. (It’s so nice here in the summer – not so much in the winter…). But we made an exception this year and we … Continue reading

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Marché de Noël allemand

The Christmas market opened today so we had to check it out. The vendors were thrilled to be there – last year the market was closed because … well, you know why. But this year everyone was out in force, … Continue reading

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Almost Like the Before Times

We ate dinner tonight in a wonderful Italian restaurant a short walk from our hotel. It was packed with a familiar mix of tourists and business people enjoying a night out on the company’s dime. It felt like 2019. At … Continue reading

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Christmas Lights

Day two in Quebec City and we are in love with the city. The old city is … well … old. In a very good way. So there are lots of narrow streets and alleys loaded with character. And the … Continue reading

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Quebec City

I haven’t posted in quite a while. I usually post when I have the opportunity to take pictures of new and interesting places. Like when I travel. And you know … there has been this pandemic thing that has thrown … Continue reading

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Dragonfly Day

To be completely honest, I’ve never really thought about where Dragonflies come from.  But if I had thought about it, I probably would have said they hatched from eggs and then … I don’t know … grew up … in … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Quebec City Revisited

We planned our return trip so that today would be a short drive, to allow time to explore old Quebec City. Good thing, because it was not an easy drive. The rain from yesterday was back with a vengeance and … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Rimouski

Yesterday we got caught up in the search for the McEachern ancestral stomping grounds and didn’t arrive in Charlottetown until quite late. Fortunately we were still early enough to find a lovely pub for dinner, but unfortunately we were too … Continue reading

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