Yes - our top universities are, as you say, bargains when you consider the cost of highly-ranked schools in the US. That's why we have an increasing number of US students. Welcome to Canada, eh? 
Yes again. We have the Burlington Skyway, as you described and not many miles away is the St. Catharines Skyway, that offers a similar view. Windy up there -take the big Buick and leave the Morris Minor at home!
Please -don't throw stones in our water. It would confuse the authorities. They'd be wrangling forever about whether the stones were a Federal or Provincial problem - and nothing would get done for weeks!
I like Niagara-on-the-Lake too. I visited it pretty nearly every weekend when I lived close by. It used to be such a small place - but it's getting 'way built-up now. At least it's being done by people with lots of money -- so it doesn't look too bad. Recreational shopping used to be great there - I still have things I bought from artists and antique dealers there 30 or 35 years ago. Last time I was there, the selection seemed to have fallen off and most of the really interesting small-time merchants had left. Too many t-shirts and mass-market stuff in the mix, for my liking. It's probably because the rents, once merely high, are now astronomical! Still, a beautiful place and great town for a Sunday stroll. I've seen great jazz and theatre there, too!
Back then, the restaurants in Niagara-on-the-Lake were mostly ho-hum, pretentious and high-priced. They spared no expense on the dÃcor, though! I have no idea how they are, now. I got 'way better food in Lewiston NY - I remember Cirillo's, the Riverside and Vince's among the best. Never a bad meal! And the entertainment! B.B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles -- and once a trio of world-famous jazz guitarists - Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd and Barney Kessel - on the same stage at Art Park. (Did I mention I'm a guitar freak?) Average admission cost 30 years ago - $5. My son was there, recently. In 30 years, it's gone up to a whopping $8!
Yes once again - we do have a lot of parks and natural/preserved areas. I've always appreciated that. I think that's because I enjoyed the same thing as a boy, in England. The small borough at the northern tip of London where I was raised has a population of about 250,000 - but fully one-third of it is green space. Thanks to the Internet, I have hundreds of pictures of the parks and green places where I played as a youngster.
You've evoked some very pleasant memories for me. Thanks!
Johann
Yes again. We have the Burlington Skyway, as you described and not many miles away is the St. Catharines Skyway, that offers a similar view. Windy up there -take the big Buick and leave the Morris Minor at home!
Please -don't throw stones in our water. It would confuse the authorities. They'd be wrangling forever about whether the stones were a Federal or Provincial problem - and nothing would get done for weeks!
I like Niagara-on-the-Lake too. I visited it pretty nearly every weekend when I lived close by. It used to be such a small place - but it's getting 'way built-up now. At least it's being done by people with lots of money -- so it doesn't look too bad. Recreational shopping used to be great there - I still have things I bought from artists and antique dealers there 30 or 35 years ago. Last time I was there, the selection seemed to have fallen off and most of the really interesting small-time merchants had left. Too many t-shirts and mass-market stuff in the mix, for my liking. It's probably because the rents, once merely high, are now astronomical! Still, a beautiful place and great town for a Sunday stroll. I've seen great jazz and theatre there, too!
Back then, the restaurants in Niagara-on-the-Lake were mostly ho-hum, pretentious and high-priced. They spared no expense on the dÃcor, though! I have no idea how they are, now. I got 'way better food in Lewiston NY - I remember Cirillo's, the Riverside and Vince's among the best. Never a bad meal! And the entertainment! B.B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles -- and once a trio of world-famous jazz guitarists - Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd and Barney Kessel - on the same stage at Art Park. (Did I mention I'm a guitar freak?) Average admission cost 30 years ago - $5. My son was there, recently. In 30 years, it's gone up to a whopping $8!
Yes once again - we do have a lot of parks and natural/preserved areas. I've always appreciated that. I think that's because I enjoyed the same thing as a boy, in England. The small borough at the northern tip of London where I was raised has a population of about 250,000 - but fully one-third of it is green space. Thanks to the Internet, I have hundreds of pictures of the parks and green places where I played as a youngster.
You've evoked some very pleasant memories for me. Thanks!
Johann
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