Boston, MA 2009

Trinity Church on Copley Square. Sunday mass was going on, and I'm not religious so I didn't have a chance to step inside. But the outside is impressive. My good deed of the day was helping a mom with two kids cross the street to attend mass.

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Great place for sunday brunches.

Harbourfront with live music. You can take a ferry from here to Salem, Cape Cod or other tourist spots nearby.

Good ol' Hah-Vahd. My good friend and former Ph.D. colleague is currently doing his post-doctoral studies here. I am so proud of him! I couldn't go through with it. After 7 years of graduate school, I was done. So I got a job instead. I don't regret my decision though. It sure beats being a poor student/post-doc!

Happy New Year!

I have just been so lazy lately. I know I should be posting more often, but I am having computer issues right now (i.e. I need a new one). Anyway, more photos of Boston coming up....

Cape Cod, Labour Day Weekend

Still posting some back logs. I was in Boston during the Labour Day weekend, visiting an old colleague of mine at Harvard. We rented a car for the weekend and drove to scenic Cape Cod. The weather was sunny and beautiful throughout. We signed up for the amphibious Duck Tour around the area, and every time we passed by fellow tourists, we had to shout "Quack, quack, quack!" That was loads of fun.

We had some gelato, visited some small shops and did some wine tasting along the main tourist strip. The best part was having some authentic clam chowder at a nearby seafood restaurant at the end of the day.

Barrens at Bay

The cottage.....
And the residents......

This slice of heaven was so good for my soul. Thank you, Stephen and Gary, for sharing your Eden with us.

Guysborough, Nova Scotia July 2009

All in a day's work. After spending hours splashing around in the Atlantic ocean....

Climbing rocks.....

Playing catch and belly flopping in every body of water she could find.....

We rented a one-bedroom oceanfront cottage in Guysborough, Nova Scotia for our first family trip. Tia was pretty excited. Although it was a long roadtrip, she was incredibly well-behaved the entire time. She met a lot of new friends, dogs and otherwise, and had a blast. Not even the weather could put a damper to her spirits, and mine. To watch her discover new things everyday brings me immense happiness. It reminds me that I too should live in the moment. Live life with gusto.

Tia's paw prints on the beach.

Notable Pooches of Woofstock 2009

These two teacups were just absolutely adorable!

Sporting the latest in goggle fashion....

Too cute!

These two chic chiens were the belles of the ball...

Meet Ozzy (I think this was his name). A highly trained police dog from Czech Republic.

At first I thought this sweetie was a toy, and then she moved!

This pretty little thing has the eyes of her husky lineage. Tres unique....

There were definitely some stand-outs during this event and I apologize if I was not able to capture your pooch......I was limited by where Tia dragged me to so I am sure I missed quite a bit.

Woofstock 2009

This was Tia's first Woofstock event and her first time in downtown Toronto. We didn't know what to expect but she just did what she did best.....being herself!