O Canada!

We had a blast visiting our friends in Canada a few weeks ago. I have to say, it was a really relaxing vacation. We enjoyed ourselves immensely! Covered a big part of Canada - stop over for a few hours in Toronto then road trip from Saskatchewan to Alberta to British Columbia and back again! Whew! But with views like these, it was worth it :)

Snow capped mountains - lovely!
We saw a lot of wildlife, mostly deer and elk but also a couple of brown bears!
View from one of our rental cottages.
Breathtaking! I think this was in Radium.
Still in Radium.
The nicest Canadians you will ever meet :)
On our way to go somewhere.
Lake Louise was still frozen :(
On the Banff gondola. It still snowed there despite it being springtime already. I only brought one coat so most of my pictures look like I'm wearing the same outfit... Anyways, if you've noticed that I got a little rounder it's coz we are expecting a little one! We are so excited :) So my posts will probably be a bit more baby-centric when I do update my blog.

Our Camping Weekend And Tent Review

So a few weeks ago we were stressing over what tent to get for our camping trip. Finally settled on a Wenzel Big Bear tent due to the price [got it for only $80 due to an online promo] and the size [roof is 6 feet tall and we wanted a tent we could stand in comfortably].

The website said that it was good for 7 people which is hard to believe because you obviously still have to put your stuff in it. I'd say it's a stretch, but it may fit 4 adults perfectly, it has room for two queen size airbeds with space to spare.
Just to show you what the inside looks like. Very comfortable and spacious for the two of us.
The only caveat was that it rained on our last night for the whole night. Almost every tent there regardless of brand or size had water seeping in through the seams. So I'd say we fared pretty well considering it didn't flood inside our tent :)
Me and the husband with our small really packed car. We had a lot of fun camping even though there's not really much to do but eat, clean up, sleep, hang out. And eat ice cream :)
Combination of Death by Chocolate + Mint Chocolate Chip.
Nothing beats gourmet ice cream on a hot day!

PhotoHunt: Painted

This week's PhotoHunt theme is painted. I thought of sharing this whimsically painted apartment building called Hundertwasserhouse in Vienna. The Austrian artist who designed this building also has similar brightly colored structures scattered across Europe but so far, I've only been to this one.

The photo below was taken at the New York Botanical Garden. I've always admired people who could paint and draw, it's just not one of my talents. I was not sure if the artist meant for his painting to be sold or if he was just painting for himself. But I think he's doing a pretty good job...

Snapshots From Baluarte

Are we in the lost world?

Not quite. It's just a big fake dinosaur at Baluarte.

Scary-looking reptile.

Butterfly garden.

Butterfly perched on Ella's hand.
Big cat taking a nap.
Miniature horses.
Friendly ostrich strutting her stuff.
Feeding baby goats.
Multi-colored birds. 

Bird-feeding.
They like sunflower seeds.
Greedy bird.
Whoops! Didn't catch the moment...
That was a lot of fun. And it was free :)

Scenes From Ilocos Norte

St Paul Cathedral.

Bell tower.

Horses.
Yours truly.
Kalesa.
Souvenir shops along Calle Crisologo.
Jemn and Ashley.
Wooden door.
Interesting details. 
Old world charm.
Vintage jeeps.
Native crafts.
Long stretch of white sand beach.
Windmills.
Jemn.

Images From Fort Ilocandia

The courtyard.
Hallway.
Bedroom with balcony overlooking the pool.
Ella.
Gea.
Jemuel on the ATV.
Bougainvilleas found throughout the resort.
See what I mean?
Near the lagoon.
Late afternoon lighting.
Fooling around. 
Waiting for the sun to set...
Breathtaking. 
Jemn's silhouette.