We visit Mennonite Country and the "boys" leave!!

On the Friday of our return home I took Wouter and Zu to Kitchener Waterloo to the Mennonite area. There is a favourite drive of mine through the areas where the old and new order Mennonite farms are. This circuit on unpaved roads is lovely and we saw plenty of buggies and horse drawn carriages on the road and farms with children playing in their traditional dress as well as farmers ploughing their fields with old ploughs drawn by horses - a real picture of the past. The picture below is from the web as I did not take any - notice the long dresses of the women and the men wear hats usually straw in the summer. The children usually have their hair in braids.

Here is a market scene with the men in straw hats.



The picture below is of a typical Mennonite horse and carriage -




















The "boys" left the next day after a relaxing morning catching their breath. We ended up going to Sherway Gardens Mall (our friend Barbie Doll had suggested it) and Zu bought a couple more gifts and we ate a very nice Asian Fusion meal at The Pickle Barrel restaurant. I saw them off at the Air France area around 9:00 p.m. and now the house is very quiet. It was a lovely holiday, lots of fun, laughter and shared memories. Next year I'm told it's my turn to come to Amsterdam - always a delight- and to view Wouter and Zu's newly finished basement- so stay tuned!!