Month: September 2015

Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara River from Youngstown, New York, US. It is the only town in Canada that has a Lord Mayor.

Lots of places along the way to buy fresh locally grown fruit, as you can see by Sara’s experience with the peach, it is very tasty, juicy and wholesome, definitely get the thumbs up from us and the man was extremely pleasant to buy from. The original plan was to pick our own fruit but we were unlucky on this trip as it was too late in the day.

The crystal clear water was actually quite warm and very still and as the sun slowly set the water was very calming to be near.  After sunset, we took a very causal stroll around the many independent shops unfortunately, most of them were closed or closing as we got there but nonetheless was really interesting to see the variety that is present in such a small area.  If you are visiting Niagara Falls, I would strongly recommend a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, very beautiful, less hustle and bustle and a very romantic place to be!

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Niagara Falls…part 3

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After the Falls we went to Hershey’s, the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America.  Hershey is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and an American icon for its chocolate bar.

Then onto Baskin Robins.  Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops.  It was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California.  The company is known for its “31 flavors” slogan, with the idea that a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month. The company has introduced more than 1,000 flavors since 1945.

Then onto the park behind the house before we go home…makes the visit worthwhile even more for the crazy trio!  

http://www.hersheys.com

http://www.baskinrobbins.ca

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Niagara Falls…part 1

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These are photos from the famous Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls which is about a 10 minute walk (without stopping at any attraction) from top to bottom, where you then reach the sights of the American Falls.  There is plenty of things to do and eat here and particularly for children this is a blast, unless you unleash your inner child, patience will have to be on the menu as kids want to do everything…at the same time and then repeat as if they had never done it in the first place!

http://www.cliftonhill.com
              

Tomatoe picking in Niagara Falls…Mmmm

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Arrived in Niagara for a short three day trip.  Niagara is a region which is located in southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.  Niagara has a total population of over 427,000.

Nour’s eldest sister Baria lives in Niagara Falls and her house number is 6919, I am sure you would never find numbers to houses in four digits in the UK, it’s crazy as there are no where near that many houses in the neighbourhood never mind the the road, it’s as if they just keep counting!

It was over a two hour journey from Toronto and the kids were fed up, the heat and the traffic.  When we arrived, they liked the house, buzzed off their cousins cool ride driven by Nour and attacked the variety of tomatoes growing in her back garden like little Cornish Seagulls with no hesitation at all…they were happy, very happy!  Can’t wait to visit the famous Falls again tomorrow and  hopefully have time during our short visit this time to visit Niagara on the Lake, a place we first visited during our honeymoon in 2002.
 

  
   
    
    
 

Maryam’s birthday get togethers…

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Yes, I know what you are thinking, Mubeen has written in plural, but I am right, usually there would be one birthday celebration, one get together, you know what I mean as that is what normally happens…but oh no, not in the world of Maryam and no before you ask, neither of the the parents had any control over this! 

You see, as parents, especially when it comes to birthdays, you need to be careful, very careful when you mention to your beloved child what may happen to celebrate the auspicious occasion of their miraculous birth, if you slip up, what happens is that you end up having those events you said may happen, any parent knows what I am talking about, but anyone who knows Maryam knows exactly what I am talking about.

As you are all very busy I will only present to you a couple of the gatherings of the week we had for Maryam!

May God bless this beautulful, innocent, caring, loving gift that He has blessed us with, love you Maryam with all that I am…you are my world, I love you because we have a groovy kind of love!