"Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." - George Bernard Shaw -
We spent a really fun day in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls yesterday. We started our adventure with lunch at an outdoor cafe on the lovely main street in Niagara-on-the-Lake. A cheese plate and some hummus and tempinade accompanied by a first rate mojito, made for the perfect pre-theatre lunch. Then it was off to the Shaw Festival to see Born Yesterday, a play written by Garson Kanin in 1945. The play is a comedy about political corruption in the United States shortly after the end of World War II. It is very witty but also written with compelling characters and insights that are as poignant today as they were in 1945. The acting was brilliant and the Festival Theatre served a great ice wine martini at intermission. All in all a really fun afternoon.
After a little shopping we were off to Niagara Falls. We had a nice room with a whirlpool tub, a comfy king size bed and a view of the falls in the Marriott. Neither of us met with any success in the casino and we had a pretty lousy dinner in a restaurant in the casino complex. But still, we had fun. The light show on the falls was lovely to watch when we returned to our room. We enjoyed a leisurely morning before heading back to Toronto via Niagara-on-the-Lake where we again stopped to enjoy a late breakfast and a little more shopping. Before hitting the highway we stopped to buy local Niagara peaches and apricots.
As the last weekday, this feels a bit like the end of our stay-cation. But the weekend holds lots of activity for us including golf for Merv, a bat-mitva and an afternoon with friends at their cottage. The week has been a great success. We've had a taste of life as empty-nesters and we've had a lot of fun.
I am enjoying reading your blog posts. Joe forwarded me the link. It sounds like life is going well. I am sorry we didn't get together when I was in town last and hopefully I will have the opportunity again.
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