Well, Lynn wants to start the blog with what we did this morning but I wanted to start the way we ended the day with the Niagara New Vintage Wine Festival. OMG was it nice!!
So I guess we will start at the beginning of the day.
We were witness to a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Christ Anglican Church's bells. We were so blessed to be part of the history of this area. The man who built the house of our B&B, also purchased the carillon bells for the church. They have not tolled for five years, but in commemoration of the War of 1812 Bicentennial,they rang today. Mayors of Niagara, New York and Ontario spoke today.
The Mayor of Niagara, New York made special mention of the many connections between these two countries. It is the longest peacefully defended border in the world. It was very moving. Larry and I sang the "Star Spangled Banner' and "O, Canada".
After spending several hours with our hosts Carol and Gary we also met the members of the Doran family whose great great grandfather built the home we are staying in. The town historian was also here and made for a very informative afternoon.
We then got ready for the Niagara New Vintage Festival. It was at the vineyard of the 2011 Grape King Mr Hughes. What an evening!!!!!!! In the middle of a huge grape vineyard was music, 32 wineries, and 8 chefs.
It was like driving between 32 different wineries and being able to have wine tasting at each winery and going back and having as many tastings as you like. WOW that is a lot of wine!!
And then in between you were able to taste absolutely delicious foods prepared by top notch chefs.
We had beef, lamb, pork, salmon, chicken, deserts, and oh yeah a lot of wine. Simply fabulous.
There was a great band playing and Lynn and I had an absolutely perfect and fun evening TOGETHER! Wow are we lucky.
They had these great big balloons that had lights in them along the way, Really neat. AND you should have seen the port a potties. They were simply amazing!
After 4 hours of just a great time (together) all we needed to do was to make the 30 minute drive back to our B and B. And yes we did and to all a good night.
The Mayor of Niagara, New York made special mention of the many connections between these two countries. It is the longest peacefully defended border in the world. It was very moving. Larry and I sang the "Star Spangled Banner' and "O, Canada".
After spending several hours with our hosts Carol and Gary we also met the members of the Doran family whose great great grandfather built the home we are staying in. The town historian was also here and made for a very informative afternoon.
We then got ready for the Niagara New Vintage Festival. It was at the vineyard of the 2011 Grape King Mr Hughes. What an evening!!!!!!! In the middle of a huge grape vineyard was music, 32 wineries, and 8 chefs.
It was like driving between 32 different wineries and being able to have wine tasting at each winery and going back and having as many tastings as you like. WOW that is a lot of wine!!
And then in between you were able to taste absolutely delicious foods prepared by top notch chefs.
We had beef, lamb, pork, salmon, chicken, deserts, and oh yeah a lot of wine. Simply fabulous.
There was a great band playing and Lynn and I had an absolutely perfect and fun evening TOGETHER! Wow are we lucky.
They had these great big balloons that had lights in them along the way, Really neat. AND you should have seen the port a potties. They were simply amazing!
After 4 hours of just a great time (together) all we needed to do was to make the 30 minute drive back to our B and B. And yes we did and to all a good night.
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