Saturday, May 04, 2013
We left for Niagara on the Lake around 11 and as we had some time, when we got into New York we got off the interstate and headed towards the Lake for lunch. This trip pretty much runs along Lake Erie, so we thought we should at least have a look at it. I directed us onto a little beach road and we drove along, looking at still boarded up summer cottages, some pretty run town little towns till we came to Dunkirk, NY. It is defintiely a summer cottage place,. And the day was lovely , there was much activity with boats getting put in for the weekend. There was not much open for lunch but we did find a Greek restaurant which stays open all year. When asked by the waitress where we were headed we reported Niagara on the Lake... she said ah the casino.... Guess she was not a theatre goer..
And a couple of hours later found us through the Nexus pass bridge in Niagara falls, and settled into a lovely bed and breakfast on Lake Ontario. Shaw Theatre Festival, whose home is in NOTL, is just starting for the summer season, and the shows are in preview. There was a play by Somerset Maughm called Our Betters, playing that night, but it started at 8 pm and has two intermissions. I did not think we would stay awake for that,(!) we opted for our favourite spot.. The Angel Inn, for some supper and an early night.
The are some of you reading this that have never been to Niagara on the Lake. Suffice to say it could not be more different from Niagara Falls(both the US and Canadian Cities) The first settlement here was in 1781 (the first in Savannah was 1751) and it still retains much of its colonial charm. It is however, much better to visit in the spring or late fall when the town is not quite so over run with tourists.
We were amazed to discover at breakfast the next morning that our b and b The Old Stone House has 6 bedrooms in use.. we were twelve for breakfast.. and we had not heard a thing. It is the quietest band b we have even been to. It is a wonderful town for walking and we did a good long walk in the early morning before we tackled the most amazing breakfast.
Then it was off to see our favourite musical Guys and Dolls.. A very good production indeed with a superb Adelaide(always my favourite all time part) and great cast all round. As many of you know we have seen by our count this show in various countries at least a dozen times. This show holds up very well and be hopefully a big summer hit for the Shaw Festival.
And by 4 pm we were home . 7880 k
One last post to come.
And a couple of hours later found us through the Nexus pass bridge in Niagara falls, and settled into a lovely bed and breakfast on Lake Ontario. Shaw Theatre Festival, whose home is in NOTL, is just starting for the summer season, and the shows are in preview. There was a play by Somerset Maughm called Our Betters, playing that night, but it started at 8 pm and has two intermissions. I did not think we would stay awake for that,(!) we opted for our favourite spot.. The Angel Inn, for some supper and an early night.
The are some of you reading this that have never been to Niagara on the Lake. Suffice to say it could not be more different from Niagara Falls(both the US and Canadian Cities) The first settlement here was in 1781 (the first in Savannah was 1751) and it still retains much of its colonial charm. It is however, much better to visit in the spring or late fall when the town is not quite so over run with tourists.
We were amazed to discover at breakfast the next morning that our b and b The Old Stone House has 6 bedrooms in use.. we were twelve for breakfast.. and we had not heard a thing. It is the quietest band b we have even been to. It is a wonderful town for walking and we did a good long walk in the early morning before we tackled the most amazing breakfast.
Then it was off to see our favourite musical Guys and Dolls.. A very good production indeed with a superb Adelaide(always my favourite all time part) and great cast all round. As many of you know we have seen by our count this show in various countries at least a dozen times. This show holds up very well and be hopefully a big summer hit for the Shaw Festival.
And by 4 pm we were home . 7880 k
One last post to come.
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