So, I have another two days to tell about. Yesterday was our trip west. We started at Gananoque in the Thousand Islands and, as usual, left later than we planned. We'll have to do something about that trend. We drove directly to Toronto to meet Seymour and Doris at Mother Tuckers restaurant near the airport. We had a lovely meal and a wonderful time with Seymour & Doris. Dad called us on Skype but we could barely hear him with all the noise around. Anyway, we transferred two big suitcases to Seymour's car, said our goodbyes and headed off to the airport with a lot less luggage than we'd been lugging around before. What a relief! We got lost in the airport a bit. If you think Ben Gurion is confusing you should try Pearson! Imagine ... read more

The nation's capital. Ottawa is, in our opinion, the prettiest city we've visited so far in Canada. It's small, so everything is within walking distance, very convenient. We started, of course, with the Changing of the Guard. It's supposed to start at 10:00 am on the dot, but it actually started early! We were lucky to be there early to catch a good spot.Here's our video of the ceremony: I went to stand i line for tour tickets of the parliament, so I missed a good part of the ceremony, but I did see enough. It was very impressive! At least I got the tickets! The tours are free, but the available spots are limited. We went to see the locks on the Rideau Canal before our first tour. We saw the locks in action, which ... read more

Yes, I know you've all been waiting for an update since yesterday. I promised I'd tryto keep the blog updated and you must admit I did pretty OK so far, right? So. Montreal. We left Quebec city yesterday. It was still a little overcast but the rain had mostly stopped, finally. We stopped along the way at Trois-Rivieres for some shopping and a break before getting to Montreal. Our time in Montreal started in the Jewish neighborhood (well, predominantly Jewish. Neighborhoods here tend to be very mixed) at the famous Schwartz's Deli for a sandwich. One sandwich is served here - roast beef with mustard on plain white bread - and people line up along the street just to get in. It's packed inside. Wall to wall with folks munching their roast beef sandwiches! We took ... read more

Today we had a long drive from our hotel in Brossard, just outside of Montreal, to Quebec City. We took our time getting organized in the morning and went on our way. We stopped just outside of town at the Mont Saint Bruno national park for a walk in the woods. What a lovely park! We had a very nice walk, saw squirrels, chipmunks, and even a few deer! We came across a grassy beach on the pond with some chaise lounges and a playground. We wandered around, the kids had fun on the trampoline, until someone kicked us out - it was private property... We continued our walk back to the car and had sandwiches before commencing our journey. It's a long and boring drive to Quebec, about two and a half hours of flat ... read more

Well, another rainy day. Almost makes me think we're in England. We had a breakfast of scrambled eggs sans salt, toast, pancakes & waffles at the hotel. Comfort Inn in Syracuse is ok, but no more than that. We drove north towards the small town of Dexter, to try to find Dexter's Marsh, home to wildlife, fowl & fish, but all we found were boat launching points for the fishermen and Harbor Battlefield park. So we continued to the Bonaparte Caves, where Napoleon's brother and his family supposedly hid out after Napoleon was kicked out. We didn't find that either. But somewhere along the way we rescued a baby snapping turtle that was trying to cross the road. Note to self: double check the directions for out-of-the-way places. On the road again, through the rainy Adirondacks. ... read more