Here are some more sites from our journey. First some shots from Tom on our first day on Signal Hill.
Cabot Tower. Built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of NFLD. It is also pretty much the spot where Marconi received the first trans- Atlantic wireless transmission. And they sell good candy. All important facts to know.
We also had a quick tour of the downtown including Water St. Which is quite logically on the water. This huge no smoking sign gave us a giggle. I guess it leaves no room for an excuse.
This is the war memorial right next to the Crow's Nest. Check the purple store in the back ground! It's a prelude to my up coming post just for the houses.
On Sunday morning Mike took us to the opening day of the farmers market. It's still pretty early in the season so there weren't many outdoor stands. There were however fresh waffles...
And fancy cupcakes. Mine was orange crush icing and Tom's lemon- blueberry. A- MAZE-ING.
So a huge reason that we went to St. John's in June when it's much cooler and not in August when it's shorts and outdoor swimming weather was because of icebergs. I have always wanted to see them. Lucky for us there is such a thing as icebergtracker.com and it seems everyone just knows where they are. A friend of my aunt's had a big chunk of one the size of a carry- on suitcase in her freezer. And lucky for us she took an axe to it and broke off a 5 pound chunk. My very own personal iceberg.
Vicky figured out the best way to get a decent sized piece off. And I experimented by putting it in various drinks and melting it to see what it tastes like. It's cold, and watery. I got the best results when I put some in my tea. The hot water melted it fast enough that it fizzed like rice crispies, thanks to all the trapped oxygen. So cool!
It was pretty chilly the whole week we visited, with a couple spots of sun. This sudden cold weather, brought on by icebergs, stopped the bees from coming out. But the apple trees were in full bloom. So we helped with the gardening by becoming pollinating fairies. Dusting the apple blossoms in hope that we could produce future fruit.
Even more pictures to come!
Mike and I as we started our walk around the top of the hill.
Cabot Tower. Built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of NFLD. It is also pretty much the spot where Marconi received the first trans- Atlantic wireless transmission. And they sell good candy. All important facts to know.
The narrows/ entrance to St. John's Harbour.
We also had a quick tour of the downtown including Water St. Which is quite logically on the water. This huge no smoking sign gave us a giggle. I guess it leaves no room for an excuse.
This is the war memorial right next to the Crow's Nest. Check the purple store in the back ground! It's a prelude to my up coming post just for the houses.
On Sunday morning Mike took us to the opening day of the farmers market. It's still pretty early in the season so there weren't many outdoor stands. There were however fresh waffles...
And fancy cupcakes. Mine was orange crush icing and Tom's lemon- blueberry. A- MAZE-ING.
So a huge reason that we went to St. John's in June when it's much cooler and not in August when it's shorts and outdoor swimming weather was because of icebergs. I have always wanted to see them. Lucky for us there is such a thing as icebergtracker.com and it seems everyone just knows where they are. A friend of my aunt's had a big chunk of one the size of a carry- on suitcase in her freezer. And lucky for us she took an axe to it and broke off a 5 pound chunk. My very own personal iceberg.
My next goal was to try some ice.
Vicky figured out the best way to get a decent sized piece off. And I experimented by putting it in various drinks and melting it to see what it tastes like. It's cold, and watery. I got the best results when I put some in my tea. The hot water melted it fast enough that it fizzed like rice crispies, thanks to all the trapped oxygen. So cool!
It was pretty chilly the whole week we visited, with a couple spots of sun. This sudden cold weather, brought on by icebergs, stopped the bees from coming out. But the apple trees were in full bloom. So we helped with the gardening by becoming pollinating fairies. Dusting the apple blossoms in hope that we could produce future fruit.
Even more pictures to come!
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