The Traveling Barstows

Today we started the day with some Montreal-style bagels from a local bagel shop.  They differ from the traditional NY-style bagels in that ...

Day Three started the same as Day Two:  A trip to Le Fromentier for some delicious pastries.   After breakfast we packed a lunch and ...

We started today with some amazing baked goods from a bakery right here in the Plateau called Le Fromentier.  It is one of the top-rated bak...

Yesterday we arrived in Montreal for a few days of holiday time.  We drove in from New York after dropping one of our kids off at camp in th...

After a very long day of travel (US Air, your seats are ridiculously close together and your flight attendants are not so nice, but God ble...

We took a day trip out of Rome to the seaside village of Ostia Antica yesterday.  Ostia was the first and primary port city for the Roman ci...

We got a late start yesterday morning after having some difficulty locating either ( a ) a supermarket or ( b ) a decent breakfast place.  W...