September 11th & 12th On Friday we hired a car to go and explore Niagara falls. On the way we stopped off in the picturesque village of Niagara on the Lake where we had some delicious cakes to tide us over until lunch. This is a historic little town, full of independant stores and which is famous for its annual celebration of the work of the Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw. ...
10th September 2009 With a really good nights sleep under our belt (probably something to do with missing out the night before) we wandered down past exhibition place to lakeshore, the area along the banks of the lake which has been landscaped with parks and paths. We arrived at the music garden which was inspired by Bach’s suites for the unaccompanied cello. A park which represents the six musical movements in the piece with six garden areas. Really pleasant just to sit back and enjoy with tidy lawns and blooming flowers. ...