A day in the country: Toronto Day 12 (5 May 2014)

Day two of our hire car dawned so-so, weather-wise, but we decided to stick to our plan of heading out west to Stratford, famous for its Shakespeare Festival. We decided to  check out another site on the way, just in case it proved interesting. It did … Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage VillageThe Waterloo … Read more

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

If your heart is beating: Toronto Day 2 (22 April 2014)

Our hearts are of course beating … So lovely to be in the same place as Hannah for a while! This post’s title, though, came from our afternoon’s adventures, of which more anon. Liberty Village We allowed ourselves a leisurely start to the day, getting up, doing some watching, checking emails etc, before heading out around … Read more