It’s an ill wind: Toronto Day 7 (29 April 2014)

Weather Hmmm … We woke up this morning to, as forecast, rain and cold wind. So, we spent the morning pottering around, catching up after our long weekend away. We braved the outside a little before noon when it was still only 7°C. (Canberra’s record winter maximum which occurred last year was 7 or 8°C, but … Read more

Being flâneurs in Montreal: Toronto Day 6 (28 April 2014)

We spent our last day in Montreal walking around various sites, the first of which was Canada’s biggest Catholic Cathedral, St Joseph’s on the edge of Parc Mont-Royal. St Joseph’s is in quite a different part of Montreal, to where we’d been, but we enjoyed our little foray. St Joseph’s OratorySt Joseph’s is a huge … Read more

Shopping, syrup and a show: Montreal Day 2 (27 April 2014)

Before we write about our second day in Montreal we’d like to make a clarification. (This is what happens when you write your blog posts at midnight after a long day!) Yesterday we wrote that people should be flocking to EVOO restaurant. We appreciate of course that many people can’t afford to do that and also … Read more

It could have been worse: Montreal Day 1 (26 April 2014)

That is, it could have been snowing, but it was only raining – with a maximum of 8°C. Canadians might call that spring, but we’d call that winter! However, we can be hardy with the best of them so, having arrived in Montreal according to schedule, we set off sightseeing. (Sue was selected for her first … Read more