On a pleasant spring Saturday morning, we dropped Vincent at Noah's Ark and set off for a weekend adventure in London-town. We took the quiet and scenic backroads, stopping first to visit Dave at his nursing home for a nice lunch, two puzzles, and part of a spring-training Jays game.
Heading on to London, we checked in to the Guest House on the Mount, an old nunnery situated at the forks of the Thames and near Western campus. After securing our room, we headed downtown....after driving very slowly through several blocks of emerald-clad students bearing mysterious vessels of green liquid. The St. Patrick's Day festivities were in full swing in the Broughdale district.
Once downtown, we parked the car and walked up to scope out Covent Garden Market. After wandering the aisles and alleys, we walked uptown a few blocks for a nice dinner at Spaghetti Eddy's, home of the quaint ambience and generous portion. We walked off our dinner and conveyed our ample leftovers back to the car, their garlic-infused contents sure to improve the general aroma of the Bronco's interior.
After a nice coffee at the board game cafe across from the venue, we trekked back uptown and east a few blocks for a few pints of Tennent's at The Scots Corner. This authentic pub experience sent us straight back to last year's trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh, complete with passionate football fans cheering on West Ham to upset Man City and stave off relegation.
It was time for the main event. We walked back to Canada Life Place, formerly Bud Gardens and The JLC, where we had tickets to the Rock Orchestra. With front row balcony seats, we settled in for two awesome sets of classic rock and 90's grunge performed by a killer orchestra with a gothic backdrop. With 5 strings, 4 horns, 2 drummers and 3 vocalists - 1 extremely energetic and 2 extremely operatic - they rocked their way through a wicked setlist including (among others) Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Metallica, GNR, Linkin Park, the Cranberries and Evanescence.
It was a great show, and we would highly recommend if they are touring in your vicinity.
After the show, we headed back to The Mount for a quiet night. A light snowfall made the morning trek to a nearby Starbucks a little more interesting, though the prying wind was truly the eye-watering part. After waking up, we met John and Julie for a nice lunch at the Union Pub in Komoka on our way home to warmer climes. A very windy Monday morning even saw me climbing down into the DEEP ditch to retrieve our garbage bin, as Jane "helped" - i.e. took pictures of my struggles!
What a memorable weekend!
Covent Garden Market
Spaghetti Eddy's
Pints at the Scots Corner
Rock Orchestra!
Fishing the garbage bin out of the ditch
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