Ana and Mike's Wedding

Just got back from a trip to Toronto, Canada. This time we were up in the great north for a family wedding. Specifically, Ana and Mike's wedding.

Our trip was great, and the wedding was very nice. I'm particularly happy that it was planned for the summertime, as my last trip to Canada in December was a little rough. Canadian winter is a bit too cold for my continued survival. Visiting in the summer is definitely the way to go.

Another cool thing about this trip is that I used High Dynamic Range photography (HDR) for some of my shots. Combining multiple exposures gives you more detail, and hopefully I will get better at it with some more practice.

We flew in a SMALL aircraft. Yes, the Cockpit Door is Open

Flying over Chicago!

You Can Rest Easy Knowing Jetway Technology Remains Solidly OUT of Canadian Hands

So That's Why My Luggage Never Arrives...

I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore...

Home is Ouest

Castle Balen (in HDR)

The Entryway to The House is Cool (in HDR)

After my last trip to Canada, I got a lot of grief from everyone in Arizona about not taking photos of the inside of the new house. So this time I took a few to keep everyone pacified.

Inside the Front Door (in HDR)

The Main Stairway (in HDR)

My Arch Nemesis... The Sun Room!

Family Room

Kitchen

Sprawling Back Yard (in HDR)

Rambo Pulls Guard Duty

More Rambo

Gas is $1.36 a liter. That's $5.24 a gallon in America-Speak. (Note They Had to Paste a '1' to the Gas Station Sign Since It Doesn't Go That High.)

Getting Ready for the Wedding

Mike is Getting Ready Too

It's a Groom!

And He has a Posse

The Croatian Church

Inside the Church

The Bride and Her Parents

Ceremony in Progress

Time to Make It Official

This is My New Friend, Boris (On the Right).
Boris Is a Dentist in Slovenia

Sweet Ride!

The Reception Was In a Cool Old Train Station

It Was Pretty Neat Inside

The Old Tracks Ran Under the Grand Ballroom

M.C. Mary Strikes Her Best Hillary Pose

The Ladies Celebrate

And So Do The Guys

Well, that's it for this trip. Hope you enjoyed the photos!

White Christmas

Mary and I flew up to the great white north of Canada to visit family for Christmas this year. The house they've been building is pretty much done, and it's pretty darn nice. It was good seeing all the family as well, we don't get to see them enough.

Didn't get to take quite as many pictures as I had hoped as the cold got to me and I was pretty sick for a good part of our trip. Good to be back in a dry warm climate now though, I guess I'm just not built for the cold.

Air Canada lost my luggage. Looks like I'll be Stinky for a while

House is all done!

Rambo Guards the House. Rambo does not like Company

Fancy!

Mary Rests at Home

...before a Traditional Christmas Game of 'Find the Leak in the Roof'

Back Yard. I think a Winter Lawn would be Tough to Grow Here

Toronto! Yes, that's the CN Tower, the Tallest Building in the World, completely Disappearing into the Fog

They Love their Hockey Here... a lot

Welcome to Our Fully Automated Public Parking Facility... NO PUBLIC PARKING

Can you feel my Nose? I Think it Froze Off

CN Tower Hiding in the Foggy Sky

Falling Ice... from the CN Tower... at Terminal Velocity... are You for Real!?!

No Trains Yet

Guess We'll wait at the Station!

AAHH! Dodge the Subway!!!

That's All for Now, I'm Spending My Evening in the Amuse-O-Matic Centre!

Had a great trip and everyone was friendly as usual. I think we'll have to plan some summer trips from now on though. This desert dweller can't take sub-zero temperatures like the rest of the family can.

Northern Exposure

Took a short trip up to the Toronto/Oakville part of Canada to visit with my wife's family. They're building a gigantic home up there and I snapped a few quick photos to document the construction process.

Looking up the driveway to the front of the home

You can see how tall the entry stairs are in relation to Mary standing in front of them

Upstairs, looking back towards the entry way

A panoramic shot of the entry of the home
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A panoramic shot out the back window, looking onto the enormous lot
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A vertical panorama looking through the first floor and up into the ceiling dome and skylight

Until next time, take care!

I Left My Heart In... Canada?

Went to Toronto, Canada to visit my girlfriend, Mary. Had a grand old time. Saw the CN Tower and Niagara Falls. Sad I had to leave so soon, but we'll get back together before too long.

Toronto is definitely the largest city I've ever been in

The CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the world

And the floors inside are glass! Can you see my knees shaking?!

Mountie-Moose!

Nothing says 'hot date' like... Glow In The Dark Mini-Golf! (She missed! Ha!)

Uh-oh! Car Foul! At least the parking structure she hit didn't come crashing down...

The Ever Beautiful Mary poses in front of Niagara Falls

That's one handsome (and cold!) dude...

Avert your eyes! The beautiful couple in all our grandeur

That was one heck of a date! It's not often you get jet-lag afterwards... We'll have to get together again soon!