Hello, all –
If anyone attending the retirees’ lunch would like to sign a group card
for Basil, I will try to find a suitable one (no commercial message) and
bring it along.
Nadine advises that rime may be limited for this, especially between
1 p.m. and the end of the program, but it does seem worth doing.
1 p.m. and the end of the program, but it does seem worth doing.
Looking forward to seeing you there – Elsie
Hello, Elsie and All:
By all means, do bring along a well-being card for Basil.
I and many others will want to sign it and pass along our best wishes to him.
Basil was instrumental for so many of us beeing involved in the UBC Library .
As usual, I have no idea what Basil's health issues are , but I would like to convey my best wishes to him.
I think the card should be placed ahead of all other programs and signed by as many of us as possible.
thank you for thinking of this.
Sincerely, Paul Thiele
!Good morning from Adelaide, Beckster! Literally just made myself my own latte with nifty Nespresso machine at Tina's/Trevor's. Flamin' and Sarge are off to the gym with Trevor shortly. I plan to swim at Tea Tree Gully pool later. Fab 50 metre swimming complex with a number of smaller pools for swim lessons, etc. Hardly anybody else there when I have been swimming so feel like The Millionaires with my own personal lifeguard! Fondestos and Cheers to you and Kid Chelene, Patrizzio!
Cheers Pat.
Had Dinner with the Darrows this previous Thursday. It was Roger the Dodger's 51st birthday. Big Den was telling stories of you after I mentioned your current travels with my parents.
All are well on the east coast. Two weeks tomorrow I leave for the home front. Should be a great trip. Princess Megan will join me in Montreal for the trip. We should arrive back n BC in close proximity to your return. Will have the diaries prepared. -PV
> Hello from France,
>
> On Thursday morning we left Arras and headed north to Vimy
> Vimy was an imposing, austere, and even eerie monument.
> The site is maintained by the Canadian government,
> and the tour guides are all Canadian university students.
> We saw the monument, and the tunnels used to take the
> soldiers to the front line trenches.
>
> Our next stop was Ypres. Ypres (or Ieper) is an old Belgian city
> with a huge WW I memorial gate for falle
> British Empire soldiers. Every night at 20:00 thhey have a last
> post ceremony - they have done this daily since WW I.
>
> After the ceremony, we went for supper at a Belgian pub, then
> headed back to the hotel for some wine, etc.
> We finished the day with a 2010 Col de la Remiere Coteaux
> du Languedoc (Yummy) and some Calvados.
>
> Friday was a lot of driving through picturesque French countryside.
> We made it to Rouen around 1:30 and saw the magnificent old (1170)
> cathederal and the medieval half-timbered buildingds.
> Lots of gargoyles in this town.
>
> Booked into our hotel in Ouistreham, and then went to Juno Beach.
> Walked around a bit and then went back to the hotel for dinner.
> Lonely Planet considered La Mare O Poissons to be the only place in Ouistreham
> worth eating at. I had scallops as an appetizer (Jo-Anne had prawns) and we
> both had a roasted fish as a main. Dessert was apple in pastry with
> Calvados and home-made ice cream. All in all, it was a fabulous meal.
> Don and Ruyun had the same main, but Ruyun had oysters as an appetizer
> and a chocolate cake dessert.
>
> Completely sated, we retired to our room for a post-prandial Calvados and
> a glass of Chateau Champs de Lucas 2009 Bordeaux..
>
> Saturday started with breakfast at the hotel, and after packing up, we
> headed back to Juno Beach to see the museum. It is a very worthwhile
> stop.
>
> After the museum, we went to Bayeaux, where we walked around the cathedral.
> We had a quick lunch stop, and then saw the famous Bayeaux tapestry.
> It is amazing!!! A nearly 1000 year old piece of cloth in near perfect
> condition - and it is nearly 70 metres long!!!!
>
> We left Bayeaux and went to Mont St. Michel - an always amazing sight.
> We looked around the old town and the abbey, and then looked for a place
> to eat. Then it was pup-out time.
>
> Today we headed to Chartres via an old medieval city called Fargeau (?).
> This place should be more known than it is, as it is well worth a visit.
>
> We reaches Chartres, and after checking into our hotel, (and having some wine -
> a La Tour Coste 2009 Chateauneuf-du-Pape) went to the
> magnificent cathedral. We stayed for evening vespers, and the crossed
> the square to get food.
>
> Tomorrow we are on to Fontainbleau.
>
> -Colin
Hello Kids!
Wonderful to hear from ryou and hear about your most fascinating travels in France. Sarge is more than envious as he wanted to visit the Vimy and Juno Beach when we were in Paris in 2010 but hadn't the time.
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