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A day of stairs
A rainier day in Toronto – time for more indoor adventures. I chose a castle and a shoe museum not realizing that a day of stairs was in the offing. Google Maps is now my true and constant companion. But Google Maps, sadly, does not share every detail of a trip including what might be…
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Art of two kinds and a pitchers’ duel
A rainy day in Toronto – great time for indoor exploration. Time to hit one of the Top 10 Toronto’s recommendations – the Art Gallery of Ontario. I was expecting to be impressed mostly by the art within. Instead I was captivated by the gallery itself. With liberal use of Douglas Fir and various technological…
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A bit of a culture crawl through Toronto and NYC
I was born in Toronto many MANY years ago, but have never spent any time there as an adult. Now the time has come to unearth my inner Torontonian, and what better way than to start with the top 10 things to do in the city? That, and lots of neighbourhood walks, two plays and…
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One last post: Shooting Dublin with a pro
I spent my last day in Ireland in Dublin, a day I tacked on to my tour so I could catch a direct flight home and avoid Heathrow. What better to do than hook up again with the wonderful Darren McLoughlin of Panoramic Ireland who showed me places I would never have otherwise seen. This…
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Passing the passage tombs
Who knew there were 5,200 year old passage tombs in Ireland? And that the original architects were from Anatolia, Turkey? And that the architects of passage tombs found on the other side of the country were first cousins of these architects? DNA analysis is helping to uncover the mysteries of these neolithic age structures.
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A day steeped in history
Londonderry (if you’re Protestant) or Derry (if you’re Catholic) is the only city in Ireland with its wall fully in tact. The wall was built in the early 17th century to protect the English and Scottish settlers sent to populate Ireland under James I. It is about 1.6 km (if you’re Canadian) or 1 mile…
