Skywatch Friday = Dairy Farms and Cows In Vermont

Skywatch Friday = Dairy Farms and Cows In Vermont

Under Blue Skies and Puffy Clouds


The Quebec and Northern Vermont farms had huge long red barns.

Most also had around three tall silos next to the huge barn.

They looked like a Norman Rockwell painting.

The city of Burlington, Vermont on Lake Champlain has gone to the cows with all these fiberglass cow sculptures that the local artists have decorated. This cow had a psychedelic look. This cow featured Native Americans,
The banners on the pedestrian main street proclaimed that the cows had come home.

This cow definitely looked like the Vermont countryside.

Clever how the hens are under the cow's udder.

Here she is----my favorite Vermont cow in all her glory!

Maybe Burlington, Vermont features cows because Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream started in the state of Vermont.

Another view of the downtown pedestrian street.

Here's two views of Lake Champlain from the docks at downtown Burlington.

Lake Champlain is the sixth largest U.S. lake. The five great lakes are larger.

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What To Eat In Canada

What To Eat In Canada

For breakfast how about eggs Benedict?
For main meal how about steak, salad and French fries?

For a light meal how about an onion/anchovy pizza?

For one dessert how about rich chocolate pie with Grand Marnier chocolate sauce?

For second dessert how about creme brule?

For a light lunch how about creme of asparagus soup?

For a hearty big Canadian breakfast how about a ham stuffed omelet, fruit and toasted French bread?

And for the third dessert how about a small chocolate souffle

or a chocolate covered French crepe?

Care to try spicy watermelon soup?

Look at this:

Thai style fish and sticky rice.

Look what we found in Ottawa: Obama Cookies!

I bet you wouldn't find them in Russia, Ohio.

My favorite French food is a chocolate croissant with a cafe au lait

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Part VII

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Part VII

Guided Tour of Chateau Frontenac Hotel

The busy main lobby

This photo shows some of the green copper roof of the hotel and
a courtyard that has the hotel chef's herb garden.
Edible nasturniums in bloom

Bee hives for Chateau Frontenac Hotel honey
A typical bedroom

The guide explained how the various sections of the hotel was built.

The high middle section was built after most of the outer walls were built.

And the last section built was done recently and consisted of an indoor pool and spa.

This was to keep the hotel's five star rating.

The famous rose salon that Winston Churchill used during World War II.

A crystal chandelier in the Rose Salon

Churchill and FDR

The mezzanine

Original 1930's furniture

The grand ballroom with crystal chandeliers.

Each chandelier now worth over $45,000.

Last window is actually a door to bring cars and large objects into the ballroom.

Orchestra pit on the balcony of the grand ballroom

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Part VI

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Part VI

Tour of Basilica of Notre Dame

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Part VI

Tour of Notre - Dame Basilica

This beautiful white, gold and blue basilica was built by an American.

All the gold at the high alter is gold leaf over wood.
The alter itself is modeled after the Vatican in Rome with its center dome.
The ornate design reminded me of the Palace of Versailles outside Paris.
This is a view of the massive organ upstairs at the back of the church.
Here is a view of the ceiling. Again this reminded me of Versailles.

This is the basement under the main church. This is where bishops and cardinals are buried.

This was our witty tour guide who gave a great tour in both French and English.

Yes, this is what you think it is skulls and bones. The church has a long history and at one point

parishners were buried under the church pew that they bought and used every Sunday. Then there was a fire and all the bodies buried under those pews became all mixed up. So they placed them together in a certain part of the basement. The bones of over 900 people are down there all in a jumble. This reminded me of a tour of Rome's catacombs. Creepy.

This is how they display the casket of a prominent cardinal and bishop before the final interment.