Urban Safari to Toronto - Urban Peasants

This weekend everyone felt the need to get away for  a change.  We have some friends near Toronto we had'nt seen for a while and a good friend was playing live music.  So off we went right after school on Friday.

We chose a hotel with a pool and waterslide--just for fun.  The Hilton Garden Inn in Vaughn was a good choice.  (17T 0618265, 4849882)

On the first night, Sharon and the kids settled into the hotel and I headed down town to see Joe Kelly play in his band the Urban Peasants.  This was a cool experience for me.  I really enjoy seeing Joe and his friends playing.  Anyone playing their own music is a treat.  They were playing at a place called Mitzi's Sister (17T 0625833, 4833071) located at 1551 Queens St. W.

 
I got to sit and drink beers with the band while they picked out some songs for the night.

I really enjoy listening to live music.

Here's a brief sample of the Urban Peasants.

On Saturday we visited with John and Marlene and their two kids David and Ashley.  (17T 0604425, 4869324).  We invaded and they let us stay for dinner.  Fun good people.  Later in the evening I snuck out for a cool picture of the moon.

Early Sunday, John and I headed out for breakfast with John, David and Ashley.  I'm not big on complaining but the breakfast choice was terrible.  Sorry John--good food but jeepers.

We ate at a place called Sunshine Grill (17T 0617421, 4853861).

I couldn't resist capturing the sound of the place.  We ended the morning with a trip to Bass Pro.  A busy place with lots of outdoor stuff.

A moose and snow--it felt like home.

The kids liked the fish.

The drive home was easy.  The traffic slowed to normal north of Orillia and we settled into a quiet ride home.  Glad to be home.  Just in time for a little NFL.  Great ending to the Jets game, bad ending to the Baltimore game.