Kiley in Canada

New York, New York!

USA | Wednesday, 17 Sep 2008 | Views [716]

New York, New York! The city that never sleeps... unfortunately we had to, so that made for two and a half jam packed days. Our weekend began at 2am Saturday morning, yes – that’s right 2AM! After an hour and a half trip to Buffalo (including a stopover ... Read more >

Gallery: New York

USA | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Beer Fest Weekend...

CANADA | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008 | Views [689]

Well, last weekend was an eventful one... After a short 4 day week and being reunited with my long lost brother who has been hiding out in Elora, our weekend began on Thursday night. I got to have my first visit to the Fairmont Royal York hotel where ... Read more >

Gallery: Beer Fest Weekend

CANADA | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

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The last six weeks... in a nutshell...

CANADA | Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Views [714]

So it’s been a long six weeks since i last updated this blog... and a lot has happened since then... The last week of June and first week of July Dad and David were here visiting – and Dave is still here! It was great having them here, ... Read more >

Gallery: Wasaga

CANADA | Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Dad'n'Dave

CANADA | Friday, 25 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Storm

CANADA | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery

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REM and Rain

CANADA | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008 | Views [527]

Last Sunday I went to the Molson Ampitheatre for the first time to see REM. We had chosen lawn seating a few weeks ago in the hope that the weather would be fine. Of course the morning forecast was predicting rain. But we weren't deterred. Armed with ... Read more >

Tiptoe through the Tulips...

CANADA | Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | Views [508] | Comments [1]

Last weekend was the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa, which was also a long weekend for Victoria Day. So Eric and I went up for the weekend to check it out and some other sights around the nation’s capital. The origins of the Tulip ... Read more >

Gallery: Ottawa

CANADA | Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Tulips
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Maple Tapping

CANADA | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [586]

So I did get to go to a Sugar Bush/Maple Syup festival on Sunday. It was at the Purple Woods Conservation Area east of the city. The bush area basically looked like a area of deciduous trees, but when you get up close each one has a tap and then a tube ... Read more >

Gallery: Maple Tapping

CANADA | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

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First day of Spring!

CANADA | Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Views [831]

Yesterday was officially the first day of spring in Canada, but you wouldn’t know it! The temperature yesterday was -1, and with the wind chill factor it felt like -8. Not exactly the spring weather I’m used to. Summer will eventually get here, but ... Read more >