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This is a nice picnic spot in Oakville, Ontario about a 40 km away from Toronto. The village is a preserved 16th Century village fenced and guarded by a maze, to keep away wild animals.
Beside the village is the Crawford lake, with a scenic wooden pathway around it. The scenery around it is breathtaking and if you are lucky enough as we were, you may glimpse a turtle or two in the water.
Here are more pictures of Crawford Lake.
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Saturday, August 09, 2008
The Niagra: Magestically she stands guard across two nations. Her fury is fierce but spellbinding.
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Wednesday, June 20, 2007
This is a winery, right next to the Niagra. The tour and tourguide were excellent, weell worth the $5(Canadian). The wines were great. The tour was infromative too.
I learnt that it is not always the color of the grape that determines the color of the wine. It is a question of seperating the pulp in the grape from the skin. For white wine making, care must be taken that the pulp is separated from both the skin and the seeds. If seeds get crushed and mixed in the wine, the wine could be bitter. However, it is OK for crushed seeds to be included while making read wines as they do incorporate a slight bitter taste.
We also learnt a lot of wine tasting tips. One was to use the first sip of wine as a mouthwash to mask the taste of anything eaten before the tasting. It is the second sip that counts.
We were told to look at out glass with a pure white background to ensure that our wines were not cloudy. If the wine is cloudy, use a coffee filter to filter the wine.
Another tip was to hold on to our nose and then to swallow the wine. Doing so raises our tasting ability to test subtle flavors in the wine. We also tried some iced wine. They are wines made from grapes that are frozen and are sweeter than typical wines.
All in all, this was an awesome experience.
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Also taken from the CN tower, but this time while standing on a glass and dizziy looking at the tiny objects below. I live to tell the tale.
The guide said that the glass could handle the weight of 40 Hippos. This is just a theory and has never been tested.
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Wednesday, June 20, 2007
High atop the CN towers we dined. These are views of Toronto below, taken as the restaurant revolved around us. If you happen to be there, try the lamb dish. It was awesome.
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Posted by Rajiv Ramaratnam at Wednesday, June 20, 2007
