Originally written July 23, 2009… really. Or at least, mostly. I might have touched it up. But I really did start it in July… It just never got posted, because I’m an incompetent blogger.
Back home after a week of travel. Some thoughts:
NYC – love the big-city walk-or-transit-everywhere life. Loved it in London, loved it in NYC. Amazing how a mile walk there is somehow no big deal to me, but walking a mile into town at home? I don’t even consider it. Strange.
Bar Harbor, Maine – Again, love the walkability of the city. The views are gorgeous. Even the drive from New York to Maine was beautiful. I knew the Midwest was flat, but wow… Whale watching was awesome. Great breakfast at an out-of-the-way cafe. Very much, however, a tourist town. Which was fine. Since we were.
Rockwood, Maine (and Greenville, Maine) – Pretty pretty pretty. Tiny. Also, pretty.
Quebec, Canada – Brief drive-through. Everything is in French. Buying gas with an “international” credit card sucks. Unless you speak French. Or French-Canadian. Or whatever they call their version. We took the long way to the highway, thanks to some odd navigating by our GPS device. It turned out all right because we saw some very nice smaller towns that had a very European look to them. Lovely rolling green hills and farms.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Also briefly visited. While we had grand plans to venture into the city, we were a bit sick of the car and ended up staying in our very Modern hotel (The Sandman Signature Hotel. How can you not love the name?) and having a fantastic meal at the in-house restaurant: Moxie’s Classic Grill. I highly recommend the Mosaic Dip appetizer. As long as you like goat cheese. Which I do.
After a nail-biting, coronary-inducing victory for my Spartans, I was planning on a relaxing lazy Saturday. And it’s mostly been that. Got some laundry done, watched some random bits of other football games, that kind of thing.