Category Archives: On the Bus!!

End tour. Finis. Tours like this are made even better by the people you meet. We have made a number of new friends and enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The Tour Director, Jason Pawchuk, was an organisere par excellence; anticipating problems and … Continue reading →

WOW  WOW WOW…another day of mind blowing American nostagia …where do I begin? Well, we woke up, showered, dressed, breakfast then boarded the bus for the city tour, local guide, we headed off to The White House, they had already … Continue reading →

Today I think I felt “something” like what it is like to be an American. We started the day visiting the National Constitution Center ((er not re) just beside the Liberty Bell) and watched a very moving presentation, with live narration, about the history … Continue reading →

Philadelphia is a lovely city, not too tall, and the architecture is superb. We travelled down from Boston  .  The morning was pretty wet but we were travelling along a highway, so little impact on us. We are amazed at … Continue reading →

Misty morning, packed and ready to go to Philly. It’s not really raining, more like a falling mist … sounds like rain doesn’t it 🙂 Brekkie in about 20 minutes, here’s Mrs. Always Right to say a few words. Himself … Continue reading →

It’s actually two layers of sponge with cream in the middle 🙂 We found that out this evening as we tucked into a three course dinner at the Parker House (our hotel); french onion soup, sirloin and then dessert, yum! … Continue reading →

Back from a full day out, we’re now much more edumacated and poorer! Dinner now, update soon 🙂 Ooroo!

Remember the old nursery rhyme…a crooked little man is replaced by a crooked little couple and the crooked little house is replaced by a crooked little hotel room in the oldest continuously operating hotel in America, The Omni (hotel chain, not … Continue reading →

They speak funny here 🙂 We’ve *just* arrived in Boston and are heading out the door for a walking tour that includes a drink in the Cheers Bar (remember the TV series?). I’ll report in more detail soon. Oh, herself … Continue reading →

Lobster dinner done …but the highlight was the Blueberry Pie ….yummo..reorganising bags to accommodate today’s purchases….tomorrow Boston bound …… there’s a bit of windy weather here in Bar Harbor….. inside the room! Thanks Wayne!

Bar Harbor does not have a “u” in it, contrary to my earlier post, damn yanks 🙂 This has to be the prettiest place we’ve seen so far, and it’s one place we’d both love to come back to for … Continue reading →

The views  yesterday were sooooo good , you just have to keep using the same old words…spectacular, fantastic, sensational etc ….the Autumn colour went on and on, plains and hills after hills, reds, yellows, golds, tangerine,  rust, claret, and sometimes speckled amongst, the … Continue reading →

It’s 9.45pm here, there was a line up for dinner tonight. Lorraine is tired and is already asleep. I’ve downloaded the days photos and have been going through them. Yesterday was a tour around Quebec then some free time in … Continue reading →

Sorry guys no internet, no blog …that just about sums it up ….we had no internet yesterday so we are currently downloading the photos in order to do the next blog…it will review yesterday and tell you about today’s GLORIOUS … Continue reading →

Woke to another grey, rainy day. And the problem is? Nothing! We’re still having a fantastic time, this morning it was off to the Montreal Museum for breakfast. Cereal and fruit (wait for it … I ate mine! The fruit … Continue reading →

Yep, we’re in Montreal. We started in Ottawa at 8am, drove up to Parliament and looked around at the old buildings, statues and assorted histerical historical monuments. Bloody cold wind blowing! Some of the statues were quite interesting: the Queen … Continue reading →

Phew, what a long day! We’ve only just got into our room, 9pm is a late finish, but again, we had fun 🙂 Nice breakfast, then onto the bus and fought our way through Toronto’s morning traffic snarls. Along the … Continue reading →

This post is farewell to Toronto and the great 9 days we spent in and around the city. When you include Niagra in the mix, that time doesn’t seem enough. Totally, thoroughly recommend Toronto to anyone thinking of starting a … Continue reading →

Big day!! Up early and downstairs for the first hotel brekkie since we’ve been here. It was nice just to have cereal and toast and a cuppa. First stop: CN Tower. Great ride up and great view … then it was … Continue reading →