Being me, I like to wrap things up with a bow.
Now that I am re-scheduling the volcano-ized trip for September, I decided to let the Antin Trinite Hotel in Paris know why Shirley and I would not be staying with them. I emailed them, telling them that because they had penalized me in April, we would not be staying with them for our extended trip in September. I think that it is good to know the consequences of our decisions and actions, and I thought that this would bookend the first attempt nicely.
Well, imagine my chagrin when the hotel immediately wrote back, and provided proof that they had not penalized me at all. Apparently, someone on this end decided to score some insurance money. I am not amused. I am taking this up with my travel agent.
In the meantime, apologies to the Hotel Antin Trinite in Paris. Hey world, stay there if you can.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Ottawa
I was invited to this (evening) garden party in Ottawa and was of two minds about whether or not to go.
I finally decided to drive up on the day of the event, stay overnight at a B&B, try to catch up with my friend Marg the next day, and then return to Toronto.
I highly recommend the New Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast in the New Edinburgh district of Ottawa, which is a stone's throw from the GG's residence, walking distance to the Rockliffe Park area, and a 20-minute walk to the Byward Market. The owners are amazing, friendly, and helpful people. Noreen actually drove me to my event. There was a family from New Zealand staying there at the same time, and I enjoyed hearing about their travels the next morning at breakfast, which, by the way, was superb. This is an old, beautiful house and I stayed in the Queen room, which has its own bathroom ensuite. I will definitely stay there whenever I go to Ottawa.
The event was fine. The next day I walked to Byward Market along Sussex Drive, hung out there for a while, and walked back a different way. I stopped in to see Marg for a cup of tea, and to catch up, and then hit the road back to Toronto around 1:30.
I decided to come back by Highway 7 instead of the 401. It was fine until I left the 115, when it got a bit squirrelly until I got to the 407. It took longer that I had anticipated. I think it would be faster to take 7A off of 115 and go through Port Perry and Uxbridge, ending up just south of Newmarket, and then head south to Toronto. Might be more mileage but it is more straightforward. I will test out the theory next time.
I finally decided to drive up on the day of the event, stay overnight at a B&B, try to catch up with my friend Marg the next day, and then return to Toronto.
I highly recommend the New Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast in the New Edinburgh district of Ottawa, which is a stone's throw from the GG's residence, walking distance to the Rockliffe Park area, and a 20-minute walk to the Byward Market. The owners are amazing, friendly, and helpful people. Noreen actually drove me to my event. There was a family from New Zealand staying there at the same time, and I enjoyed hearing about their travels the next morning at breakfast, which, by the way, was superb. This is an old, beautiful house and I stayed in the Queen room, which has its own bathroom ensuite. I will definitely stay there whenever I go to Ottawa.
The event was fine. The next day I walked to Byward Market along Sussex Drive, hung out there for a while, and walked back a different way. I stopped in to see Marg for a cup of tea, and to catch up, and then hit the road back to Toronto around 1:30.
I decided to come back by Highway 7 instead of the 401. It was fine until I left the 115, when it got a bit squirrelly until I got to the 407. It took longer that I had anticipated. I think it would be faster to take 7A off of 115 and go through Port Perry and Uxbridge, ending up just south of Newmarket, and then head south to Toronto. Might be more mileage but it is more straightforward. I will test out the theory next time.
Vancouver
I have had two trips since my last post, one to Vancouver and one (really short) to Ottawa.
I spent four days in Vancouver in early June, just hanging out with my brother and wandering around the city (well, wandering around the Granville Market). I managed to spend a few minutes with Emlene on the day I arrived and then she was off for a one-week holiday with her sister in the U.S.
I saw a little bit of "the boy" (nephew Roddy), but people his age seem to really come alive after we, the older folks, are thinking about going to bed. However, I did get to hear him practising on the piano, playing and singing his own material. The boy is good. He plays base in two bands, but I love to listen to his own creations.
My friend Pam was at a job fair at UBC the same week, so she stayed with us for the Saturday night and left at some godforsaken time on Sunday morning. I dragged her down to Granville Market and back (on foot). We had to stop for a beer on the way home.
Go, Westjet!!!
I spent four days in Vancouver in early June, just hanging out with my brother and wandering around the city (well, wandering around the Granville Market). I managed to spend a few minutes with Emlene on the day I arrived and then she was off for a one-week holiday with her sister in the U.S.
I saw a little bit of "the boy" (nephew Roddy), but people his age seem to really come alive after we, the older folks, are thinking about going to bed. However, I did get to hear him practising on the piano, playing and singing his own material. The boy is good. He plays base in two bands, but I love to listen to his own creations.
My friend Pam was at a job fair at UBC the same week, so she stayed with us for the Saturday night and left at some godforsaken time on Sunday morning. I dragged her down to Granville Market and back (on foot). We had to stop for a beer on the way home.
Go, Westjet!!!
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