Finally, we’ve had some decent weather. We had a long spell of gray and/or rainy days, with a short stretch of ridiculously hot, sunny days thrown in. For the last few days, we’ve had nice, sunny days that haven’t been scorching.
We took advantage of the weather on Saturday to go for a bike ride as a family. First we rode to the university’s new recreation center, so Peter could see where he’ll be taking his swimming lessons. Then we went to Don’s office so he could get a file off his computer; while we were there, we rode the elevator up to the top of the building (9th floor) to see the view. After that, we rode along the bike trail to downtown and went to the market for the first time. What an overwhelming experience! Everywhere you turn, there are so many things to see. You can get food of all kinds: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, British (fish and chips), Italian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Kenyan/Jamaican, pizza, and some sort of Eastern European that we couldn’t quite identify. There are at least two bakeries, a pasta specialty store, a spice/bulk food store, a natural foods store, and some non-food stores as well (selling artsy things). We had some Thai food for lunch, then browsed a bit and bought some foccacia buns before Peter got worn out and grumpy. We will definitely be back. It is so cool to live within biking distance of so many neat destinations in the city!
Here’s a picture of the flowers I planted on Canada Day.
