The Canadian Tulip Festival was established to celebrate the historic Royal gift of tulips from the Dutch to Canadians immediately following the Second World War as a symbol of international friendship. The Festival preserves the…
Random Photos: Bridgetown to Halifax
Introducing the birds and the bees going to the dogs and finding their religion. Read More
Budapest at Night
The Sparkling Danube Budapest at night is breathtaking. The panoramic image below shows pretty much my journeys through Budapest on the Pest and Buda sides of the Danube. If Europe is a place you will…
The 1989 Pan-European Picnic Memorial Site
Before The Wall Fell... There Was A Picnic The Pan-European Picnic was a peace demonstration held on the Austrian-Hungarian border near Sopron, Hungary on 19 August 1989, the day before the Hungarian holiday commemorating Stephen…
Sopron in August
Sopron I arrived in Sopron via train from Budapest and met up with my dear Auntie; the last time we had visited together was in the 90s when we had the opportunity to connect in…
Balaton: A Great Place To Take A Piss
A Day on the Water As it was the last day of the season, crowds were bearable and we did enjoy an excellent meal with fresh herbs grown on site. Paprika for everyone and yes…
Balaton Day 2: The Castle of Szigliget
Várhegy (Castle Hill) The ruins of this medieval fortress stand atop the 239m Várhegy hill from the shores of Balaton. Recently restored, the castle looks out on a panorama of Lake Balaton toward the Tapolca…
Lake Balaton: Day 1 Evening
All My Wine Is Gone After getting our luggage and accommodations sorted before dinner, we discovered a beautiful terrace bar called FrissTerasz and enjoyed an excellent Hungarian rosé wine by Skizo and then set off…
Lake Balaton: Drive and Day 1
Road Trip to Balaton! We set out for Balaton in the morning with no plan other than to get some food, wine and go for a soak in the lake. All this and more was…
Random Photos of Budapest
And the feet keep walking... Read More
Budapest Jewish Quarter and Margit Hid
Getting Sore Feet Another day of beautiful weather to enjoy walking around Buda and a stroll across Margit Hid (Margaret Bridge). I started the day in the Jewish Quarter and wandered through the "party zone"…
Walkabout: Pest to Buda
Sore Feet in Budapest Day 3 in Hungary and went walkabout. Should you get the chance to visit Budapest you will find the city to be a wonderful place to walk around the various districts.…
Pest Farger Coffee Shop to Freedom and Hero…
Farger Kave My cousin is the proud owner of a wonderful coffee shop in downtown Budapest with his little dog Frappe. Read More
Budapest: The Basilica
Finding My Religion August 20, 2017... Hungary's national holiday. The Basilica is located in downtown Budapest (again District 5) and was open to the public. I was surprised that while service was going on we…
Budapest District 5 Parliament Building Area
Hogy Vagy from Beautiful Budapest! Don't I sound like a travelogue? Arrived in Budapest from Halifax on Friday, August 19... temperatures were in the low 30s and sunny. Enjoyed a great lobster dinner Friday evening…
Whales Are Flatulent Little Assholes
Humpback Whales on the Bay of Fundy Went for a drive to Freeport, Nova Scotia to try my luck at watching whales and testing my sea legs on the Bay of Fundy. We connected with a…
USS Dwight D. Eisenhauer Halifax Harbour
I Need a Bigger Boat The US Navy and the Queen Mary II visits Halifax over the Canada Day weekend in honour of Canada's 150th anniversary. Read More
Hunts Point & Summerville Beach Nova Scotia
Beer, Fire and Planked Salmon Got an invite to head just past Liverpool Nova Scotia to Hunts point for a planked salmon feed at my buddies "campsite". Queue a 38' foot trailer with all amenities…
Halifax Public Gardens: Spring 2017
Big Aperture Day at the Halifax Public Gardens Having an appointment on Quinpool Road today, I grabbed my camera and took a walk downtown. I set my F as low as it could go to…