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Halloween 2015
Here at home this year's Halloween was a lot of fun. It was Alice's second year in trick or treating and she couldn't be more energized to start on Saturday night, when all the street kids go out and go home and get candy. Diana was just getting the kids home and wasn't scared by costumes or anything. Our Halloween decoration this year was simple, but I already bought the utensils to work the pumpkins next year. Here in Canada, Halloween is not only treated as a somber event, especially among younger children. Most of the kids go costumed as characters and not needed zombies, witches and monsters, which I…
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Madrid – Spain | Script Day 2
For those who missed our tour itinerary on the 1st day, you can read here. SCRIPT 2ND DAY Puerta of Alcalá Parque de el Retiro Crystal Palace Reina Sofia Museum Prado Museum Plaza Santa Ana, California Plaza Puerta del Sol Chocolateria San Gines Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales On the second day, a little more rested, we left a little earlier and enjoy the beautiful day. After I separated the photos from that day, I realized how much we walked. We visited many things, but in some of them just outside, to know the region and the building / construction itself. We didn’t think art museums matched our little 4-year-old…
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10 attractions in Ottawa for Halloween
This year, Halloween will fall on a Saturday (yay!) and there's plenty that can be done here in Ottawa at this upturnedly special season. Here are some of them: Halloween 2012 with Little Alice – LOVE 1.Haunted Walk of Ottawa: These tours take place all year round, but with the cold and longer nights, it seems like the ideal time of year for the tour, where macabre stories are told by professional storytellers. You'll walk through interesting places in downtown Ottawa, hearing about ghosts and other curious and macabre things… uiii. Cost: CAD $14.75 (adults), CAD $12.75 (students), CAD $10.75 (10-14 years old) and free for children under 10. 2.Saunders Farm:…
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Madrid – Spain | Script Day 1
Starting today our posts reporting our trip to Spain and already explaining that I will divide in many days to be able to explain well the sights and photos, ah, the photos, somany of them. Madrid was a beautiful city to visit and day 1 was full of interesting places. The first post of the series was how to travel around Spain with children – you can read here. Spanish flag in Plaza de Colón We landed at Madrid airport around 8 am local time, but it would be 3:00 p.m. We arrived tired, the girls already awake, with all day ahead. We couldn’t get there and just relax on…
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Canadian elections 2015
Today is election day in Canada and as (recent) citizens we voted for the first time in this country. It is offered the option to vote before the date too (2 weeks ago), what is called here "advanced polls", and that's what we did to avoid possible queues. Here in Canada, voting is not mandatory and can only be done by Canadian citizens over the age of 18 (permanent residents not included). If you are registered to vote, you receive a voter's information card with your number and place of voting. And the vote is not electronic, it's all on paper! Modernities (#sóquenão) of the first world! I'm no expert…
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Thanksgiving Tour: Parc Omega
We’ve been wanting to visit Parc Omega for a long time, about an hour from Ottawa. The park is in the Montebello – Quebec region and is an area famous for its large Fairmont Le Château Montebello (we passed there in 2010). We decided to go this Thanksgiving weekend, taking advantage that the temperatures are still mild and the days are still not so short. To start the tour, we had lunch at a local restaurant in Montebello with excellent reviews, Délice Champêtre. There we tasted a handmade hamburger with local Quebec cheese, the traditional poutine and a sandwich with smoked pork, all approved! Québécois Poutine Parc Omega offers…
