Happiness is when you come face to face with some masterpieces. Some of the few masterpieces at the National Gallery of Ontario in Ottawa. Paul Cezanne’s The Road to Auvers-sur-Oise 1873-1874 Paul Cezanne’s Forest 1902-1904 Paul Cezanne’s Meadow and Farm of Jas de Bouffan 1885-1887 Paul Gauguin’s Quarries of Le Chour Read more…
The Don Valley Brick Works (often referred to as the Evergreen Brick Works) is a former quarry and industrial site located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Don Valley Brick Works operated for nearly 100 years and provided bricks used to construct many well-known Toronto landmarks, Read more…
One of the stops during our Mediterranean cruise in 2017 was Valencia, Spain. The Museo Fallero or Fallas Museum is a must-see attraction. In there remain principally those ninots indultats that, across the times, have been saved from the flames by popular vote and, in minor scale, saved by some Fallas Queens Read more…
The Falles is a traditional celebration held in commemoration of St. Joseph in Valencia, Spain. Our tour included a visit to the Fallas Museum. Although every year all the falla are burned but one is spared and kept in the Museum. Fallas to be preserved are chosen by popular vote Read more…
Some days we go for a short ride and end up in places like Port Hope, Ontario. Just under an hour’s drive from Toronto is Port Hope, home to the Canadian Firefighters Museum. Fire hydrants of different models, years, manufacturers. Can you imagine the time when THIS was the fire Read more…