Archive for November, 2008

Ed & Lois’s 20th Wedding Anniversary Celebrations

Ed & Lois at Lake Louise Canada
On this trip we had a few special occasions to celebrate. Sasha’s 10th birthday

Ed, Lois & Snowmen at Lake Louise
in September, Ed’s 41st birthday in October and Ed and Lois’ 20th wedding anniversary on November 26.  Thanks to the well wishers who pointed out that it is “quite [...]

White Rock and Vancouver

Pier White Rock Vancouver
Saying farewell to NY, we flew out of La Guardia and into Vancouver.  Well, if the airport was anything to go by, this was going to be a gorgeous place.  Beautiful wood carvings greeted us in the terminal, there was even an internal waterfall.
James and Arlene, our friends from White Rock, British [...]

Sitting on Apple in the Big Apple

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Ed in Time Square New York
Ed had been to New York before, but for Lois and Sasha it was our first time in the Big Apple, NYC.
We landed at Newark Airport and had our finger and retinal scans before making our way to our hotel, Milford Plaza in the theatre district.   Great spot, just around [...]

Recharge in Prague

Lois & Sasha in Old Town Square in Prague
We arrived in Prague from Salzburg. Having travelled by trains in France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Austria, it was  a “blast from the past” to be in an old Czech train with a bench seat compartment, bouncing along the track.
The apartment we had booked was fabulous, in [...]