Its been a week since the last update, sorry 'bout that. I have learnt that 'bout is a key Canadian word. It sounds like bowt. Anyway we have been really really busy getting a house!!! The process itself was quite alarming in that its not done in what has become our overly aggressive English way instead its dealt with in a more genteel way, now whether that is because we had a couple from the 1800's helping us I cant be sure, but in any event the end result was great! The house is about 20 feet from the lakeshore - its an older house on the outside, but inside its been completely gutted and everything is brand new and we are the first people in there. We have to meet the lady that owns the property this weekend. But I understand why she wants to make sure we are not the sort of people nobody would want in there!
Also since I last wrote Tasha and I have brought a City Pass which lets us have access to the top 5 sites, we went up the CN tower on Friday and ate at the restaurant which was brilliant. There is a glass floor that really messes with your head BIG TIME! its ridiculous really but you are convinced that you will be the first person to drop through it! They now also have the ability to strap yourself to the narrowest bar outside and go and walk around the OUTSIDE of the building! I don't think so!!! Rather bizarrely they have the choice of a Thaihitan film or a jungle ride, seriously what on earth has that got to do with the CN tower. In any event the ride is only suitable if you are under 10 but the film is 3D which is about surfing! I cant help feeling the Canadians could have done with some help from the Brits on this front.
Saturday we went back to look around the area where we have brought the house its in an area called Bronte in Oakville and its lovely although it was minus 20 we walked around the lakeshore and discovered we were next to the marina, the community as its called here also looks very nice aswell.
Sunday we did Mike's long held dream of being able to leave the house and drive to skiing, he was tickled pink that we could do this. The resort was excellent and the most brilliant place for new/not confident skiers. There was no pushing/shoving like you get in queues in Europe everyone is very polite and takes turns and as a result the queues move much quicker than anywhere I've been before. The runs are also really wide. In the village there is a chocolate factory (a must) and all sorts of nice shops and places to eat etc. They have one hut where you buy what looks like a hot pancake covered in Nutella...Hello!!!! Tasha was able to wear her new boots she brought in Dubai, yes I did say Dubai and Mike and her were off all over the place.
Yesterday long suffering Tasha came with me to see Casa Loma which was a huge castle built by and industrialist, he looked like Father Christmas's younger brother and was always giving parties. It was quite a sad story of how the Canadian government of the day destroyed him, but basically this guy was responsible for bringing electricity to Canada and at one point owned 25% of Canada, can you imagine.
Today being Valentines day I thought I had better let Tasha have a museum reprieve for a day and we r going to see a romantic film this afternoon. Mike is taking me to a restaurant called Crush and Tasha is refusing to come along, saying she will look like a sad gooseberry :( I think she's nuts imagine turning down a lovely meal??? Something I cant compute in my head!!!
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