Blogs from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

Lorsque je pose les pieds hors du lit, ce matin, je ne peux ignoré qu' hier je me suis surpassé a marcher. Mon bombe miracle de Biseptine a bien fonctionnée sur les ampoules. Mais apres une bonne douche bien chaude, presque, prêt a recommencer. Pour quitter Toronto, je passe par le quartier de Yorkville qui effectivement est un beau quartier, et surtout bien animé. Mais impossible de se garer. je traverse également le quartier, ou nous avons diné dimanche soir, chez le Grec, tout a fait par hasard. Sur cette grande avenue, il y a de tres belles églises, toutes plus belles les unes que les autres, mais la aussi se garer releve de miracle. Et même une mosquée. C' est vrai que j' avais pas mal de Gris. Sur le gps je progamme, Brighton, je ... read more

Hello everybody, Leaving on Monday for 26 days in China. I'll post pictures, etc. as often as I can. I won't bore you with personal stuff--do you really care what I ate for breakfast?--just info about China that I found interesting and think that you will find interesting as well. Enjoy! Donna... read more

While visiting my cousin Susan, and her husband Guy, in Kingston, Ontario, she gave me a history lesson of our family (which was right up her alley as a retired history teacher!) My great grandfather (x 7) was Captain Michael Grass, who was considered instrumental in establishing the City of Kingston and a Father of Upper Canada. Originally from Germany, he spent some time in both Philadelphia & New York. He served in the 60th regiment during the Seven Years War, served as an officer in the Tryon County Militia, and also served in the New York City Militia as a first Lieutenant. As a Loyalist, he was commissioned to bring a small group of families to settle along the shores of Lake Ontario in 1784. He settled on a parcel of land himself, which is ... read more

Well, we made it to Kingston in two days! As the title suggests, it didn't come at no cost though, our butts are really sore. Guess that's what we get for the shameful amount of training we did, but hey, after getting to Kingston in two days, who's complaining? We started today off right: we had peanut butter and honey sandwiches in our room before leaving this morning. Then we started our day off right: we're heading east, and the hotel was on the south side of the street. Then we started our day off right: with a McDonalds (second) breakfast in Trenton, about an hour or so into our journey. The morning was fantastic, the kilometres were just flying by, and we were zooming through the relatively flat terrain at an average speed of well ... read more

Can it really be the beginning of another new year. I suppose it must be since the numbers have rolled over to 2011! We had a terrific Christmas...three of them actually by the time it was said and done. New Years Eve was spent with friends aboard a neighbours boat. Good food and better company marked the arrival of 2011. The temps were above freezing and we all went outside to enjoy the city fireworks around 9 pm. A much nicer and larger display than Kingston manages for Canada Day. We all stood in the park and had our own private boaters fireworks at midnight. You can fill in the blanks to figure out what they consisted of. AS they year ended we said Good-bye to our favorite security guard. Harold retired last night, and last ... read more