Dinner at Ritzy Palace Chinese Cuisine

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Ritzy Palace Chinese Cuisine located at 7301 Woodbine Ave in Markham

February 17, 2018:  Little did I know that Ritzy Palace Chinese Cuisine is actually a sister restaurant of Grandeur Palace!  Ritzy Palace Chinese Cuisine opened up sometime last year at Woodbine and Denison where a previous Chinese restaurant, Spring Villa Chinese Cuisine, used to be.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: I’d Rather Be…

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Screenshot, Toronto. March 2018

Blogging!!  I still have a lot of backlog blog posts I want to clear out from my list and yet sometimes when I get a chance to catch up, I end up resting and letting it pile up again.  I can’t wait to blog and clear out my entries. 😀

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Safeway Tours 2018: Day 3 ~ Dog Sledding in Quebec, Kingston, The Big Apple

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Ending the third day of the trip in Kingston, Ontario

February 14, 2018:  On this final day of the tour across Ontario and Quebec, we began the day finally with some continental breakfast courtesy of the hotel!  The first two days didn’t include breakfast.  I like Comfort Inn’s continental breakfasts since they provide the essentials and their essentials are decent too.  Continue reading

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Safeway Tours 2018: Day 2 ~ Montreal, Quebec City

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First time visiting an ice hotel!

February 13, 2018:  The second day of the tour involved a lot of stops!  First, after a little bit of breakfast in our own hotel room, we set off to Saint Joseph’s Oratory (3800 Queen Mary Rd, Montreal, QC) in Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec.  This “is Canada’s largest church and claims to have one of the largest domes in the world.”   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Story

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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. February 2018

This week, ask me why I am standing in the middle of nowhere (a frozen lake) in the snow all bundled up with a misty cloudy sky at night.  Ask me why I was there and what led me there.   Ask me what time of the day this was and why I was still awake when many others were tucked in safely in a warm place at home.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of This World

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In the airspace between Calgary and Toronto. February 2018

As I took the plane back home from Calgary and Yellowknife this weekend, I saw this view on my red eye flight.  The airplane (rocket) could be something that takes us literally out of this world while those grooved clouds remind me of the Continue reading

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Hotel Review: Comfort Inn & Suites in Quebec

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Comfort Inn & Suites located at 1394 Route des Rivières in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec

February 13, 2018:  We stayed at the Comfort Inn & Suites in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec.  This was close to a few restaurants and a supermarket too but as it was near the highway, it was still a bit in the middle of nowhere.

The hotel was a bit small as most Comfort Inns are.  The lobby was nice with a metal soldier as a display.   Continue reading

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Spanish Dinner at Restaurant Copas in Quebec City

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Copas located at 595 Grande Allée E in Quebec City

February 13, 2018:  For dinner, we were dropped off at the Grande Allée E area street while the other tourmates went to eat at the neighbouring French restaurant.  We only had less than an hour and a half for dinner before getting back on the bus to go to the hotel.  There was actually a number of restaurants to choose from on the street.   Continue reading

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Pho at Appetit Restaurant Asiatique

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Appetit Restaurant Asiatique located at 7373 boul Langelier C-11, St. Leonard in Quebec

February 13, 2018:  For lunch, we went to Appétit Restaurant Asiatique which served Vietnamese and Thai food. We walked in right at 11 a.m. for an early lunch and they had just opened too.

For this reason, we were the first customer of the day.  I had to make sure and ask the staff if they would be able to get us out by 11:45 a.m.  The staff checked with the chef who said okay.  Continue reading

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