On August 14th, John’s cousin Waltraud, and her husband Sonny, arrived for a four-day visit. They had left their home in Pforzheim, Germany and flew to Seattle and spent the past two weeks on the west coast driving through much of British Columbia and Alberta. Last September,while visiting Germany, John and Margaret-Ann spent several days with Waltraud and Sonny.
John, with the “German Eagle” T-shirt meets Waltraud and Sonny at the airport.
Time for a group picture on the deck with Roger (Erika’s husband), Sonny, Erika (John’s sister), Waltraud and Margaret-Ann.
Sonny and Waltraud leaving Brampton to tour Toronto with John and Margaret-Ann.
Walking through Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud pose in front of the tall ship Kajama.
Sonny between Margaret-Ann and Waltraud at Harbourfront Centre.
Our double-decker, Hop-On-Hop-Off, bus.
Waltraud and Sonny riding on the second level of the tour bus.
The group finds some interesting chairs at The Distillery District.
Looking up from the base of Toronto’s CN Tower.
Looking down from the CN Tower observation deck, west toward Toronto’s Humber Bay.
The group tries to decide where to have lunch at Harbourfront Centre.
Toronto’s skyline viewed from a tour boat in the harbour.
Waltraud and Sonny at the entrance to Toronto’s Pioneer Village.
Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud at the hotel in Pioneer Village.
Sonny and Waltraud at the shoemaker’s shop in Pioneer Village.
Waltraud and Sonny on the way to Roblin’s Mill at Pioneer Village.
John and Waltraud at Roblin’s Mill.
It was an excellent, but much too short adventure, with Waltraud and Sonny. They will have to return one day, if only for Sonny to finally buy that Canadian Seagull guitar he’s been longing for. However, before that, Margaret-Ann and John look forward to meeting Waltraud and Sonny again in the fall of 2011 when next they visit Germany. Auf Wiedersehen!
