thunder storms in July

The wheather conditions ins Toronto are different in comparison to Hamburg.

We experience stronger changes and if a thunder storm comes up....wow....!!!!!!

Last week Kai took a great shot during a 3hour thunder storm at night....I would say I never saw long lasting flashes like this...

The picture on the left was taken by me...what can I say, it DIDN´T rain that evening. 10 minutes after this shot the sky was clear....

So, we can live with such conditions...:-)

The Beaches - International Jazz Festival

StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival original event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul sounds that Canada has to offer. Upwards of 50 bands entertain you along a closed 2 km stretch of Queen Street East! It's an annual 3-afternoon into evening pilgrammage for close to a million folks who come out to groove to the music and soak in the ambience.

And so Kai and me did...It´s not really comparable to events in Hamburg... we never attend in events like this ...with so many bands, who were playing directly on the street without a stage. (like the street musicians who are asking for money usually do it) The quality of the band was surprisingly good!!!

Strawberry Daiquiri

Friday evening, the guys are sitting and playing "play station III", I am not interested in and decided to publish some news.....

Oh, they stop playing...ahhhhh, Kai wants to make a strawberry daiquiri....but we just have fresh strawberries, ice (as usual in the fridge) and ....white bacardi rum.....

Our new bought baby "super crusher" will do its job!!!!

But you don´t want to know how loud it is...(especial in the early morning when Kai makes his Smoothie) Here you will see, how strawberry daiquiri without lime juice and sugar can be replaced... Cheers (20 Minutes later I was drunk!)

Toronto Skyline from "Polson Pier"

On Wednesday (15 July 08) Kai, Christian and I checked out the Ponson Pier - 5 Minutes by car from our flat. It was a sunny day, temperatures around 28 degrees, so we decided to have something to eat and drink at the Cavana Restaurant. It was a standard offer for dinner...chicken wings, salads...snacks....But the view....I can tell you....fantastic!!!! Have a look ! (later on the CN Tower was lighted as usual in different colors, what you don´t see on the picture!)

Kite-Surfing, 13 July, 2008

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sunny weekend at the beach

Hi there!

It was really a fantastic weekend. On Saturday we left for "the beaches" 10 minutes far from here by car at around 12pm. But if you think there was any parking space left....no way!!! So we had to change plans and went to the "cherry beach" (as you can see on the left) which is only 5 minutes by car...usually thats the "Kitesurfing" beach, but there was no wind, so we enjoyed our "housestrand" for a few hours. Afterwards we passed an Asian food market by accident, we both love asian food, so we diceded to have sushi for dinner...on a day like this it was great, and I have to say...it was an asian paradise!

On Sunday we had plans to leave Toronto to the north up to WASAGA BEACH-the largest freshwater beach in the world. It was the best place one could be on a Sunday, air by 28 degrees, water by 23...! It´s a must!

Yes, we really enjoyed the weekend!!

Cu

CANADA DAY

Most communities across the country are hosting organized celebrations for Canada Day (celebrate the anniversary of the confederation), usually outdoor public events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts.

I prefered relaxing on our terasse and later that day I enjoyed a Reggae concert for free - 5 Minutes far from our home. Great! Kai is in Alabama... But...it s not as far as Germany ;-))


Cu