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Tulip…

05 Sunday Jan 2020

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I always try to work in some public transportation while I am visiting my kids, lol… I love bendy buses and for the longest time we didn’t have any in Winnipeg… they also have double decker buses here… and recently the train has been added…

so, took a bus and the train to get downtown where we had lunch at Tulip, in the Hilton Garden Inn…

the modern decor is amazing… tons of purple and beautifully done… delightful space to be in…

we had two appetizers… polenta and tuna, both were delicious…

our mains were not as exciting, or a tasty, and unfortunately they didn’t have the dessert we had been looking forward to, but we had a wonderful time together and fun with buses, trains and even a bit of walking to finally get home;-)…

2017 Ottawa day 7…

06 Wednesday Sep 2017

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took the bus, on my own, to meet my daughter after she got off work…

we had lunch at Bier Markt... and I tried oysters again… they were yummy, who knew…

then we went to see Kontinuum… it is a free light show in the new subway… it was quite neat…

afterwards we walked over to the Parliament buildings and took a few tourist-y shots…

the bus from her house to downtown was just an ordinary one, but on our way home we got on a bendy bus… yay…

took a few pictures of trees and leaves on our walk from the bus to the house… the maple leaves are beginning to change colour… very pretty…

after supper we did a small 100% cacao chocolate tasting…

and ended with the cutest little Brix bar which is made to slide over a wine bottle…

farewell Mazatlan… 

24 Friday Mar 2017

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today we were up very early…

we had our luggage down to the lobby before six and waited for the bus to take us to the airport…

while we waited the sun rose… enjoyed the beauty one last time…

we rode the bus through the city which was nice as we had gone around it when we arrived…

when we got to the airport we had breakfast and then waited as our flight was delayed… thank goodness for technology, lol…

after a long flight we arrived home… as we were landing planes were taking people to other vacations…

after a taxi home, the kids discovered the battery on their vehicle was dead… luckily a friend was close by and they were able to boost it and head home…

lots of snow has melted away and looking forward to the rest of it disappearing soon…

been a wonderful time away but I am happy to be in my own home once again…

Ottawa day 5…

05 Monday Sep 2016

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had a lovely sleep in… my daughter made me breakfast… first sit down for our morning meal since I arrived, lol…

we played on our electronics, visited for a bit, and then took back the rental car…

forgot to take a photo of the whole car… took this one when we got it so we’d be able to recognize it in a parking lot…

jumped on a bus to downtown where we shopped for shoes and technology, and enjoyed wandering around the Rideau Centre which has lots of new shops since I was last here…

got a picture of us on the bus… strange that I’ve been here this long and this was our first bus trip…

this is my daughter’s usual mode of transportation…

I find it fun to travel on the bus with her… she is trying to convince me to take the bus to and from work at home, as I have just lost access to reasonable parking…

had a lovely lunch on the patio at Social in Byward Market… we were under the shade of this lovely tree…


tasty beet, nut and ricotta salad…

think I got a Pokemon we haven’t caught before… sent an email to my grandson, but haven’t heard back from him… just makes my girl laugh… she keeps sending pictures of me playing to my oldest grandson…  

also picked up this sparkly new phone case…

it will be an excellent reminder of my time in Ottawa…

back home on the bus, followed by a quiet restful time… ordered supper using SkiptheDishes… beef ribs from The Smoque Shack…

yummy, but a little spicy…

then we did a chocolate tasting… what fun… will write about that tomorrow;-)…

Ottawa Day 6…

30 Saturday Aug 2014

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well, the day did not turn out as hoped… we took a taxi at 4:45 am to the Festival Montgolfier de Gatineau, across the river… we got lost a few times but eventually arrived at the Hot Air Balloon site where we waited in the dark for a long time in a long line… we filled out forms and sat and waited for our flight… eventually, the sun rose and the sky was beautiful…

IMG_7714.JPGsadly this is as close as we got to the balloons…

IMG_7715.JPGit was too windy… we took a taxi home, slept for a bit and after lunch we all went back to the fair and spent some time on rides and playing games…

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IMG_7719.JPGwe shared some wonderful potatoes and then we went and waited for the evening balloon ride…

IMG_7720.JPGonce again, this is how close we got to the balloon, still too windy…

IMG_7716.JPGwe took a bus to the Museum of Civilization where we thought we would get another bus across the bridge to Ottawa and home… unfortunately that bus didn’t run in the evening, so we walked across the bridge and I got a nice shot of the Museum…

IMG_7721.JPGso, please send us nice weather vibes so we might get up in a balloon over the next couple of days, although the weather says it is going to rain tomorrow:-(… there are still three chances and then we head for home…

vacation day two…

26 Saturday Apr 2014

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up early and packed a bag for Montreal… took the bus to the train, and had a lovely two hour train ride where we saw lots of Canada Geese and a huge flock of Snow Geese… there were lots of horses too…

20140426-195235.jpgwe had handmade macaroons for a snack and did some playing on the iPad…

20140426-195804.jpggot off the train and walked right into our hotel… nice room… headed down to the restaurant and had a wonderful lunch…

as there is a mall right below the hotel, we took a little wander and picked up a couple of things… including some wine, Brie and a fresh baguette… for a snack later…

dressed and took a taxi to Cirque du Soleil to see Kurios, their newest show… it was spectacular and we enjoyed every moment…

back to the hotel for our snack and a quiet time before heading out for dinner at Au Pied de Cochon…

20140426-232226.jpgall dressed up…

the place was hopping… great dinner… shared cucumber and crab salad, duck carpaccio and fois gras… Ron had a big piece of pork…

what a full day and we all have full bellies…