As I turned around from the previous picture I snapped this one of the Prince of Wales Hotel in which you can get a cozy, nicely decorated room for about $400 ... carriage ride is extra.
The flowers and hanging baskets were spectacular and hard to capture because they are everywhere. Here is just a typical street view as we walked along ... it's about 80 degrees and fairly humid.
The Shaw Cafe which is typical of the main street dining places. We looked at the menu here and not being impressed by the items or the price we moved on ...
first to the Irish Harp Pub for our first night there and then to the Olde Angel Inn for the next two nights. Pub crawl .... sure! But for the prices the main restaurants wanted and for their standard fare, we opted for cheaper, and decidedly European munchies. The Angel Inn below was in use from the late 1700s and many a pint of ale has been consumed here, especially during the attacks by the American "enemy" soldiers during the War of 1812.
Jo-Anne had the meat pie of course and I had the bangers and mash; all of which was excellent, especially when washed down with a couple pints of Harp Ale.
As this is Ontario's primary and most popular wine growing region, there are dozens of wineries for sampling and purchasing of the grape juice. We hit a few of the places and some of them reminded us of the California Napa productions ... big bucks and schmultzy presentations. This was the Chateau des Charmes ... neat building but the wine wasn't so pretty.
And at the other end of excellent wine was the Peller Estates. Excellent wine, tasting instruction, and the grounds.
