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Pho Ahn Vu Waterloo
I tried a special dish—beef rib noodle soup. It came with two big bowls packed with tender beef ribs. I’ve never seen anything like this at other pho restaurants before.
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Castle Kilbride
This historic mansion was built in 1877 by James Livingston, a successful flax and linseed oil manufacturer. Today, Castle Kilbride serves as an event venue and museum.
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305 Lost Buildings of Canada
I received a special gift from my niece. It introduces 305 architectural treasures across Canada that have disappeared due to fire, neglect, redevelopment, disasters, or changing public values. Interesting and collectible!
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Homer Watson House & Gallery
Homer Watson Boulevard is a major north–south road in south Kitchener. It was named to honour Homer Ransford Watson, a renowned Canadian artist from Doon. We visited the house where he lived and worked. Homer Watson was a Canadian landscape…
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Cobblestone Public House
To celebrate New Year’s Eve, we headed to Paris. The server led us to a table overlooking the river. The snow falling on the water looked like a beautiful work of art. I ordered “THE NACHOS,” which they described as…
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Pebbles Family Buffet
At the end of the year, we had planned to go to Gravenhurst, but we had to give up the idea because too much snow had fallen over a few days. Instead, we decided to visit a Mennonite family buffet…
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St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica
The building was completed in 1848. It became an important spiritual and cultural centre for Catholic immigrants, especially Irish Catholics, in the 19th century Toronto. The original tower and spire were replaced in 2015.
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Confederation Life Building
The building was completed in 1892 and served as the headquarters of the Confederation Life Insurance Company until 1955.
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Hudson’s Bay Flagship Store
The building was constructed as the flagship store for Simpson’s in 1896. In 1991, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) acquired the Simpson’s chain, and the building was converted into The Bay’s flagship store.
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Maritime Life Building
Built in 1910, the building was originally designed for the Bank of Montreal.
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Massey Hall
Architectural Archives, KPMB, National Historic Site, Neoclassical, Ontario, Richardsonian Romanesque, TorontoMassey Hall opened in 1894 as a gift to the city from industrialist Hart Massey in memory of his son Charles.
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Christmas Eve
We have been staying at our daughter’s home in Toronto. While taking a plate out of the dishwasher, my wife cut her finger. The wound was quite deep. We went to St. Michael’s Hospital, where she received eight stitches. We…
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Metropolitan United Church
The building was completed in 1872. The church was originally Metropolitan Methodist Church, but it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. In the 19th century, it was the largest Methodist church in Canada.
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Canada Life Building
The building was completed in 1931 and served as the company’s new head office.
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Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall was built in 1829 and reconstructed in 1859 for the Law Society of Upper Canada(now Ontario), the governing body of lawyers in the province. The building was named after William Osgoode, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada.
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The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern
Jiin took us to an old restaurant famous for traditional German smoked pork hocks for lunch to celebrate her first salary. Generous portions of German comfort food with a very old-school country tavern feel! The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern…
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Christkindl Market
Christmas markets in Germany were traditionally held in front of churches. The reformation of the church in the 16th century brought changes to the Christmas markets. Nikolaus was replaced by the Christkindl (Christchild) as the gift giver and the Nikolaus…
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40 Albert St, Waterloo (Former Waterloo Carnegie Library)
It was built in 1905 with a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation as Waterloo’s first free public library.
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Bernard Haldan Houses
The Bernard Haldan Houses, built in the Second Empire style in 1878, are a pair of semi-detached homes featuring a mansard roof, ornate dormers, full-height bay windows on the front elevation, quoins, and band courses. They are now incorporated into…
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Toronto Public Library – Yorkville Branch
The Yorkville Branch is the oldest remaining building in the Toronto Public Library system. It was built in 1907 with a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.
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Manulife Financial Headquarter – South Tower
Manulife relocated its headquarters from Toronto’s traditional financial district to this location in 1925. The building was designed in the Beaux‑Arts style by Sproatt & Rolph, featuring a grand colonnade of six fluted columns at the front.
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St. Paul’s Bloor Street (St. Paul’s Anglican Church)
One of the two remaining churches designed by E. J. Lennox.
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Emmanuel United Church
The sanctuary was built in 1905, and its original woodwork remains timelessly elegant.
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Rustic Christmas Tree
I got the Christmas tree at the MCC thrift store. I liked that it was rustic and handmade. I put it on the window frame in the living room.
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EcoCafe
EcoCafe is located in the heritage building of the former Snider Flour Milling Co Limited. Elias Weber Bingeman Snider purchased the St. Jacobs mill in 1870 and introduced at the first in Canada roller milling technology, revolutionizing flour production by…
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