I'm back

I was on vacation for a few days in Ottawa for a friend's wedding. My wife and I stopped overnight outside of Gananoque and then went on a 1000 Islands boat cruise around Heart Island to see Boldt Castle. It's a grand place (or should I say palace?)

It's a rather sad story as George C. Boldt, who ran the Waldorf Astoria hotel, was building the castle for his wife and she passed away before it's completion. Mr. Boldt was devastated when is wife passed and construction of the castle and grounds was halted and the buildings sat vacant for many years. Such love and devotion that his wife was his entire life.

I wish that kind of love and devotion on my friends who were married this weekend. The wedding was great, and the brides parents opened up their home for everyone during the celebrations. They're heading off to Greece today for their honeymoon to relax on the beaches of the Mediterranean and visit some of the ancient historical sites of the classical world.

While in Ottawa we visited the National Civilization Museum and saw the Petra: Lost City of Stone exhibit. It was a main city on the trade routes in classical times. While in Ottawa we also visited the National Gallery of Canada and saw the Emily Carr exhibit. She really went through a lot of phases with her art.

So, it was a nice trip, though not really a relaxing one as we were on the go all the time.