This week we took a trip to Queen's University¹ for Andrew's convocation ceremony. Here are lots of pictures of the new electrical engineering grad with various permutations of proud parents and grandparents. 1. The one in Kingston, Canada.
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Burnin’ down the house
Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine) is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized. It is sometimes informally considered as marking the beginning of the summer season in Canada. Victoria day is [...]
BAM
Its was a long weekend here in Argentina, because its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice) in honour of the many thousands of people who disappeared during military rule in the 70's and 80's. Ceri quipped that it's odd that they chose the day the [...]
Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Today is the 24th of May, and its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice), to honour the victims of the Dirty War during the military dictatorship in the 70's. More on that later. But first, we went to the Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad [...]
Why?
For anyone who wonders why we chose to spend a month in Argentina, here's a list. Over the past few years, I didn't use my allotted vacation days (I know, "Stupid"), and my accumulated carry-over was up to 17 days. Then the bank brought in a new "use 'em or lose 'em" policy, and I [...]
