A day out for the girls and a day in for the boys was the order of today. Small asked for a croissant breakfast as Aunty A was here, though Huffle was wary of a chocolate spread fuelled pair of small boys to deal with all day.
Huffle and the boys drove AA and I to our local town where we got the bus to Downtown Toronto. The reason for our lift was because we were visiting the Steam Whistle Brewery and we knew you got a free bottle of beer plus a couple of samples on the way round, and the thought of visiting that old Judge again was not a friendly thought.
Small had a call from his friend Mac and he went and played there all day. Smallest and Huffle played Carcasonne, lots of snow games outside, Space Game and then they watched Vintage Videos of the kids when they were very small. Smallest thought it was very funny.
The girls at the station
AA and I had a lovely chat on the bus and then walked from the Bus Station to St Lawrence Market. We got to sample a gorgeous Brie, a spicy sausage, a pepperoni, pasta and a lovely sauce and some salsa. There were cakes bought for home and some fresh fruit for tomorrow's pancake breakfast. We had a good peruse around the market and purchased some Chocolate Mint fudge, which we nibbled on our walk to the Distillery District.
It was cold outside but very warm everywhere inside. We started with a coffee (not a very good coffee) and a sit and chat - we are very good at chatting.
Downtown skyline
We visited our favourite shops, bought a few things, took a few photos and then went and had lunch. After lunch we walked to the brewery which was right over the other side of town. It was cold still and very slushy on the ground.
Is that the CN Tower poking out of our heads?
We got into the brewery and looked at the tour times. The girl behind the counter told us all the tours were fully booked for the day. Ooohhhhhhhhhhh! We were disappointed but at least we can do it another time. We got a free sample of beer which was nice, took a few more photos, watched people and decided on our next bus home.
We texted Huffle to let him know when we would be home and walked to the bus station.
The bus had really dirty windows so we couldn't see much. When it was time to get off the bus driver shouted out the name of the stop and we got up (we couldn't find the bell) and assumed he would know we wanted to get off at the next stop. Just in case he didn't, I said 'PING'. He looked round and said "did you want to get off?" ER YES! "Well you should ring the bell then!" BUT WE COULDN'T FIND THE BELL! Anyway, there was a man behind us and he didn't ring the bell either!
Huffle and Smallest were there waiting for us. We rang Mac's mum and told her we were on our way to pick up Small. We got him and all came home. Small had had a lovely time. Huffle and Smallest had had a lovely time. AA and I had had a lovely time too.
The boys watched TV. The grown ups had a meal thrown together and AA and I made a Beef Soup for Huffle for another day.
Once the boys were in bed we sat and played Scrabble and watched television while I soaked my feet in Epsom Salts. OUCH very hurty foot today.
* we walked into one of my favourite shops in the Distillery District and it smelled really sweet. I said "what does this shop smell of?" Aunty A said "Hippies!" Very funny. Very naughty!
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1 comment:
Sounds like a good day out how disappointing that the tours were full, however your bus journey made me laugh so much I had to tell Craig about it as he was looking at me funny! Little things eh!
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