Travel Trivia
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/
How do you know when you are in the Adirondacks?
Summer Whitehouse in 1926 for President Coolidge. Comfy rustic setting. Great meeting place for friends from various NY locations. Lots of fun cooking and eating together. Playing pool and bowling in the 2 "wooden" lanes. Kayak or canoes provided....
HIghlight— Lecture by Frances Mayes, author
www.francesmayesbooks.com/ Most have heard of Under the Tuscan Sun, the book or the movie. Hearing her in person was sensational—down-to-earth, comedic outlook on adventures, casual style, and a "word nerd". Lecture was sponsored by Cardinal at North Hills, a senior...