Travel Trivia
London, Ontario—Don’t Worry, Beet Juice to the Rescue!
December 1 freezing rain here in London (et al). New Horizons 20th Anniversary Concert is at 1:30pm. Residents shared this information about BEET JUICE— Roads are spread with this mixture before the storm. Chemistry at work. "When mixed with salt brine, beet juice...
Cooper’s Hawk, Dayton Ohio—a new social wine concept for me
Buy a membership, choose the wines you wish to sample and you are on your way to a very social evening. We also brought the wine to our table and enjoyed the Best Crispy Brussels Sprouts to date. Winery located in Illinois and sources "juice" from all over. Several...
Overnight in Montreal—Bagels, Patisserie, Culinary Dinner and Revenue Zone Tickets
Of course, Montreal Bagels are famous. We stopped at 2 bakeries, Real Bagels and St. Viateur ( https://www.stviateurbagel.com). Quite a production scene. Huge pile of dough, cut into long ropes, shaped, dipped into honey water, baked in wood burning huge oven, then...
Views of Ottawa—Canadian Museum of History, etc.
Lots to do in Ottawa including tours of Senate and House of Commons (in temporary digs during 10 year restoration of Parliament buildings). Great walking town, wide sidewalks, Sparks St. promenade (no cars), public art and great food. Oops, no changing of the guard...
Charming Michigan Walking Town Full of Surprises
Plymouth Michigan is my latest favorite. Warm October evening, residents walking around town square observing hay bale sculptures, folk eating at outdoor restaurant areas and the biggest surprise was a grocery store housed in a former historical post office building....
Exploring Grocery Stores Wherever I go- Michigan
Enjoyable small northern Michigan small towns—Boyne City, Harbor Springs, and Petosky
Fall festival in Boyne City, Book Festival in Harbor Springs and excellent shopping and walking in Petosky!!! BTW, we just adore the public library in Boyne City.http://www.boynelibrary.org/
Concord—Capital of NH and location of US first presidential primaries
Delightful sunny day to walk the wide sidewalks of Concord New Hampshire and scope out a dinner place. Chose The Barley House (https://concord.thebarleyhouse.com)where I enjoyed the Chicken Pot Pie with plenty of veggies and Roy devoured "the best" Roasted Brussels...
NH, White River Junction—Hotel Coolidge
Thank you Hotel Coolidge for recognizing that a room for 2 people needs 2 comfortable chairs.https://www.hotelcoolidge.com Unique Turkish-Mediterrean restaurant—darn missed the Turkish breakfast cuz we had to get on the road. Great walking town, Center for Cartoon...
Hanover, NH- 5 months on the road and getting tired of hotel breakfast eggs
Lots of flavor, 45 seconds in microwave! www.veggiesmadegreat.com/