PLACES - Ontario

Merrickville – Travel Notes

Highways taken : 401, 35 and 117 At the Merrickville area took hiways 28, 6, 15 Playlist that accompanied us : Apo Hiking Society, Boyfriends, Marc Anthony, Carly Simon Places we passed by : The Marmora Sculpture Garden. Closed. Norwood, Perth and Smith Falls. Driver did not make any stop. Read more…

By emarene, ago
PLACES - Quebec

Quebec City with Friends

Visiting Quebec on the Labor Day weekend was another one of those spontaneous short trips we recently had. This time the Gonzales couple joined us. Where We Stayed : Quality Hotel in Montreal and Howard Johnson in Quebec Places we Detoured : Lavaltrie and Saint Sulpice along Hiway 8. Then Read more…

By emarene, ago
FOOD

Quebec: Food Tour

Try visiting 7 food places in 3 hours and you will surely not be able to recall the wine, the food nor the names of the restaurants. So if some photos are blurred or I have mixed up the French named restaurant, my apologies – it’s not all because of Read more…

By emarene, ago
PLACES - Ontario

Thornbury

After a 2 day cleaning project, we needed a rest. Off to our “comfort zone” we went – Collingwood, 2 hours north of Toronto.  It was cloudy and rainy on the way to Collingwood but it did not damper our roaming spirits.  Heavenly Café in Collingwood (our usual coffee place) Read more…

By emarene, ago