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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
BCoF:So this is your opportunity to really make 30 day bloggers envious. Talk about the experiences by reading the reviews and then make it personal.  Montreal Barbie: Barbie isn't my favorite toy, person, or entity. This was very much like I expected. Walking into the Barbie expo was a sparkling experience. Something Barbie would expect on a regular basis. Chandlers, floors polished to a sheen. I was wearing tennis shoes in a no slip effort. The outfits were complete with purses, and jewelry. Any model would be excited to wear these outfits, only they were the garments of dolls. The runway display complete with Barbie and Ken type dolls as an audience is  . Many of the outfits were fit for a fairy princess. All the different styles were there. Shopping dress, sportswear, evening attire, elegant gowns for elegant parties, masquerade balls, and costumes from other countries. The designer had fun with this gig. Even the photographer was a mover with 1,621 photographs. I have to say as a parent I made some different dresses for Barbie type dolls, but mostly, Barbie lost arms or legs at times or her head. One barbie downfall is she didn't fit in the doll house. Never mind there were small figures of raccoons, bears, and other mammals selling at that time that did fit. One time the dog chewed her up. Her life on the farm was rather harrowing. She is definitely better off in Montreal. I bet the expo was a success and the store sold a lot of Barbies as well as ken and other members of the doll family. THE END |
| Well, we're ending our month long adventure in Montreal. Another early morning just over 2 hour flight to Montreal. I got everyone a room at the Four Seasons. Today is our last day of continent hopping. So let's go out in style. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g155032-d16722291-Reviews-Four_Seasons_... I've offered 3 museum choices, feel free to pick whatever interests you. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g155032-d155193-Reviews-Insectariu... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g155032-d6784342-Reviews-Museum_of... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g155032-d11716180-Reviews-Barbie_E... We're meeting up after lunch at 2:00 pm to do a private walking tour. https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g155032-d12561325-Old_Montre... Dinner is at the Famous Tandem. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g155032-d2709343-Reviews-Restauran... The BCoF bloggers went on a different adventure so over dinner you need to tell them what they've missed and go back to one of their blog entries and tell them what you liked.  Montreal The two hour flight to Canada was not to bad. A restful flight looking down at clouds. The Four Seasons Hotel is grand. It has all the luxury a tourist could want. I think I would like to stick close to Sandra Lyn during our walking tour. She may know lots of things a native would be able to tell us. I viewed the Insectitorium Museum. It was a special place. I liked the exhibits and viewing the many different displays of insects was enlightening. I also checked in on the Olympic Park Scavenger Hunt. I always did like scavenger hunts. This one uses the hunt as a way to show tourists some of Montreal. Some of the places on the hunt include Botanical Gardens, a monument to the 375th anniversary on Montreal, Chateau Dufresne, and the planetarium. After lunch we took that tour of old Montreal. Like many large cities Montreal has its' old and new parts. I guess the Olympic Park is one of the new parts. The Tandem was a surprise. I ordered the salmon. There serving many smaller portions is fun because you get to sample different flavors. I wondered if being able to bring your own wine is unique or I'm just ignorant about fine dining? Our tour is over. Time to go back home. Once again I come away with more knowledge about other countries than I had before. ![Merit Badge in Travel
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