Thursday, August 19, 2010

Waltraud and Sonny in Toronto

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 meets Sonny and Waltraud at the Toronto airport. August 14, 2010John, with the “German Eagle” T-shirt meets Waltraud and Sonny at the airport.

 Roger, Sonny, Erika, Waltraud and Margaret-Ann on the deck at 28 MacDougall Drive in Brampton. August 14, 2010Time for a group picture on the deck with Roger (Erika’s husband), Sonny, Erika (John’s sister), Waltraud and Margaret-Ann.

 Sonny and Waltraud in front of 28 MacDougall Drive, Brampton. August 15, 2010Sonny and Waltraud leaving Brampton to tour Toronto with John and Margaret-Ann.

 Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud in front of the tall ship Kajama at Toronto's Harbourfront. August 15, 2010Walking through Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud pose in front of the tall ship Kajama.

 Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. August 15, 2010Sonny between Margaret-Ann and Waltraud at Harbourfront Centre.

 The double decker Our double-decker, Hop-On-Hop-Off, bus.

 

Sonny and Waltraud on top of the double decker tour bus in Toronto (Sonny chuckles as Waltraud tells him that it is not possible to buy a guitar on this trip). August 15, 2010Waltraud and Sonny riding on the second level of the tour bus.

 Waltraud, Sonny and Margaret-Ann with some interesting chairs in Toronto's Distillery District. August 15, 2010The group finds some interesting chairs at The Distillery District.

  Toronto's CN Tower. August 16, 2010Looking up from the base of Toronto’s CN Tower.

 Looking west from Toronto's CN Tower observation deck to the Humber Bay. August 16,, 2010Looking down from the CN Tower observation deck, west toward Toronto’s Humber Bay.

 Margaret-Ann, Sonny, Erika and Waltraud decide where to eat lunch at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. August 16, 2010.The group tries to decide where to have lunch at Harbourfront Centre.

 From the tour boat looking at Toronto's skyline. August 16, 2010Toronto’s skyline viewed from a tour boat in the harbour.

 Waltraud and Sonny at the entrance to Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village. August 17, 2010Waltraud and Sonny at the entrance to Toronto’s Pioneer Village.

 Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud on the porch of the Half Way House at Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village. August 17, 2010Margaret-Ann, Sonny and Waltraud at the hotel in Pioneer Village.

 Sonny and Waltraud at the shoemaker's shop at Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village. August 17, 2010Sonny and Waltraud at the shoemaker’s shop in Pioneer Village.

 Waltraud and Sonny at Roblin's Mill at Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village. August 17, 2010Waltraud and Sonny on the way to Roblin’s Mill at Pioneer Village.

 John and Waltraud at Roblin's Mill  at Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village. August 17, 2010John 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!

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