We don’t have a particular plan for the day. We noticed some trains from our hotel window so we head to see them, they are part of the Toronto Railway Museum, located in an old Round house, we also note there is a brewery here.. we note that for later We make our way to the harbour and take in the waterfront before heading back towards the city in search of the Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips square. City hall…
Jet lag getting the better of us we wake up early. First port of call a morning swim. Its cold today the weather is not set to get above 12 degrees Our plan for today is to head to Mont Royal, a free for all park with some impressive views of the city. A quick google suggests the easiest way for us to get to the park is via bus, however getting a ticket seems difficult so we consult with…
Saturday is mostly spent travelling, so we arrive in Montreal to a rather cold, wet and dark evening. We arrive at the hotel around 21:30 and don’t see much of Montreal on the way. The only hints that we are somewhere different is the presence of French on road signs and the airport. We note that we should try to remember our GCSE French. A quick check-in we find the pool is open until 10:30 pm, even though it is…
Another place we are recommended when we mentioned we are going to Cape Cod Chatham so we head there. It’s much nicer than its UK namesake. We spend some times wandering round the various shops including Ducks in the Window a whole shop devoted to rubber ducks. There is a Christopher, Eric, Adrian and Brooke duck but no Victoria 😞. We end in an Old Fashioned Variety store.. which Chris describes like a pound shop before heading North to the…
We didn’t have that many breakfasts in Boston, but of the ones we go to did we enjoyed Mike’s the most, so we head back their before we depart from Boston. We say Goodbye to Boston as we head to pick up our our rental car, a black Ford Fusion Titanium. Boston airport seems one of the easier airports to drive from, it helps that Chris is now so skilled in the art of American driving that we are able…
Its now 17:40 Chicago time, having left the Luxor and the others back in Vegas around 9am. Just another 12 hours to go until we land back on British soil once again. The past 24hrs we have tried to say good bye to Vegas and the family the best we can. Most of us managed to sample one of Vegas’ famous buffets. I mange 3 plates, from Italian to Mexican and finishing with Chinese. I think Vic, Lee and Mum…
We take a well earned rest for everyone’s first full day in Vegas and spend a morning baking in the Sun, pool (and pyramid) side. Lunch is served in style at Hooters. Where we devour 50 chicken wings, well most of them, some got boxed for a much needed late night snack later. A glizty Vegas style show follows, down at the Wynn. Showtunes from all the ages are performed with a live orchestra. We end the night back…
Our day begins at a leisurely pace, enjoying the Vegas sun by the pool. Before we know it, we are reunited with Julie, Lee and Mum, as we welcome their slightly less relaxed selves to Vegas. We are soon checking out the views of the Luxor from each others room, admiring the Sphinx that sits outside Julie and Lees room, as Auntie Janet arrives to take Mum out for the night. A few hours later and the rest of us…
Travelling at the speed of light. That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit. Although I still don’t know what they are on about when they say its 76 degrees. Last time we blogged we were in San Francisco. We are now in Las Vegas, completing our 1086 mile journey of the West Coast. Today I’ve driven 8 hrs, criss crossing through Califronia and Nevada. Since the last blog we have traveled to Yosemite. Walked for a whole day. And climed…
Wanting to ensure we completed our must do in San Francisco list we rise early and head to to the historic cable car stop on Market and Powell. Beating the queues we enjoy the ride through the various neighbourhoods including China Town untill its final stop near fisherman’s wharf. Tummy’s rumbling we spot a sign for Pats Cafe so head in for breakfast. Chris is pleased as they offer Corned Beef Hash one of his American Breakfast Favourites. After a…