Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Vancouver and area. We found these ones in South Surrey in March 2016 while we were on a family trip during March Break. As a resident of Toronto, have to say I was a little jealous of their cherry blossom trees. Not only do they bloom earlier than us, they have many more trees than we do in Toronto, at least, it seemed that way. We saw trees everywhere we looked from Vancouver to Abbotsford.
Vancouver celebrates the Sakura trees and even has a Cherry Blossom Festival. In 2016, it runs from March 24 to April 17th.
For more information about the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival including a map of cherry tree locations, visit here. The map helped us find the trees pictured above.
Muizenberg Beach Victorian bathing huts at dusk. Muizenberg beach is a popular surfing and family beach. There are several restaurants and surfboard lesson and rental shops.
One of my favourite drives into the city and spot to view the CN Tower. Also, a partial view of the Rogers Centre (white roof). It was formerly named Skydome, I think I’ll always think of it as that. The Rogers Centre is home to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and until last year, the Toronto Argonauts football team. It was opened in 1989 and has a fully retractable roof and hotel attached to it with many rooms overlooking the field.
My boys had a picnic under the sunny blue skies at Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa last month on our visit to Cape Town, South Africa and loved it. So much room to run and play and activities to do.
My husband & I loved the tea and coffee blending experiences, the wine, the bubbly, all 3 courses of the harvest lunch prepared by talented Chef Ryan, the farm to table food idea, the long table with everyone eating together and all the activities for the kids (child minding was a bonus).
family. Have to say the duck parade with 800 runner ducks was something special and unique and we are happy we got to experience it. It was one of the highlights of our family trip to South Africa. We’re back home in Canada and are still talking about our time at Vergenoegd. A full story about our experience is coming soon.
Note: We visited Vergenoegd Wine Estate by invitation from Destinate and Vergenoegd Wine Estate. As always, all opinions are my own.
My youngest son taking a photo of Rocco the resident goose at Vergenoegd Wine Estate before his picnic lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful setting under the trees, the atmosphere, the harvest lunch and the wine. The boys got to have a picnic, coloured and played on the grass. What a wonderful
Note: We visited Vergenoegd Wine Estate while on a family trip to Cape Town, South Africa on invitation by Destinate and Vergenoegd Wine Estate. As always, all opinions are my own.
Inside the Fort complex in Orchha, India. This complex is on a hilltop overlooking the Betwa river. To access it you cross a multiple arched bridge with 14 arches built in granite stones. The fort houses several historical palaces and temples, one of which is the 17th
century Raja Mahal palace. Orchha is a town in the Madhya Pradesh state of India and had the distinction of being the capital of one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms of Central India.
