by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Aug 16, 2014 | America, Culture, History, Nature, State and National Parks
Have you ever wondered how they carved the monument at Mount Rushmore out of solid granite? Were you picturing a sculptor like Michelangelo, a solitary figure dangling perilously from a scaffold chipping away with a hammer and chisel? What a surprise to find out that...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Nov 22, 2013 | Canada, Culture, History
Everyone has heard of Cape Breton. Entire books have been written about the famed Bay of Fundy and its crazy tides. The South Shore’s Lighthouse Trail is well traveled and well known. Wineries galore punctuate the Annapolis Valley. So imagine our surprise when...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Nov 15, 2013 | Campgrounds, Canada, Culture, History
I usually do my trip planning on a day by day basis. So it was while driving on the Eastern Shore and perusing the local guide-book that I noticed an antique car show along our route on the exact dates that we would be passing through. Manny and I love walking down...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Oct 25, 2013 | Canada, Cuisine, Entertainment, History
Manny is one lucky guy. (And not just because he is married to me!) For the last several years, we have ensured that his birthdays have been particularly memorable. We celebrated his 60th enjoying the house blends in a coffee shop in Amsterdam… 
For his 63rd,...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Oct 18, 2013 | Architecture, Canada, Culture, History
I never thought much about Adirondack chairs. I suppose because I never really saw many of them. (Although lately I’ve noticed unattractive dark green plastic ones on the front lawns of neighbors’ houses.) The “real” wooden ones were never part...
by Manny & Roz de Lizarriturri | Sep 20, 2013 | Architecture, Canada, History
Why are we fascinated by lighthouses? Are we awed by their size and power or is it their solitude we seek? Do we admire them for the lives they have saved or are we inspired by the untold secrets they hold? We had plenty of time to ponder these questions as we...
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