Week 12 - Play, The Clock and great Memories

After the last adventure filled with photos, I didn't even remember to pull out my camera for my next little adventure. This week some of my girlfriends and I went out in the Byward Market area for a girls' night out. First up was Play Food and Wine where we shared a number of delicious small plates. Wine and conversation flowed.

The National Gallery of Canada has had a special exhibit by Christian Marclay called "The Clock". A very unique exhibit in many ways. Unlike most art at the National Gallery, this is video art. It is a 24 hour film consisting of clips from movies and TV, showing clocks with every minute of the day displayed. Sounds very odd, yet ...

Thursday nights the exhibit is open all night. After dinner we walked over to the gallery and lined up. About 45 minutes later we went in and found a place to sit on the floor and watched for @ an hour. (A busy time of day obviously!) It was fascinating! Definitely worth going back and checking out another time of day.

After leaving the Gallery, we ventured back to Memories and shared an overflowing Blueberry Crumble Pie and tasty German Chocolate Coconut Cake.

Thanks to Loraine, Deborah and Nicole for sharing this lovely spring adventure with me!

Week 7 - New Wine and Food Venue

The plan was to go to Dow's Lake (where the skating part of the Rideau Canal ends) and see what was on the ice and maybe, just maybe try skating. Unfortunately, the weather warmed up and the canal was closed. 

drive-by cellphone photo of Dow's Lake with no skaters...

Near Dow's Lake is Ottawa's Little Italy - aka Preston Street - where there are numerous restaurant and bars. And not all are Italian either! So instead of going to Dow's Lake we drove a bit further - into Little Italy.

drive-by and out of focus entry onto Preston Street and into Little Italy

I rarely come into this area, though I now know I must visit more frequently! Driving through the area recently, I noticed a place called the Moonroom. Well - the name intrigued me (anything with the Moon in it usually does!) and I had stopped by once before but it was too crowded to enter. This time, it was quiet and it turned out to be a perfect spot to chat and catch up with a good friend. I enjoyed the electronic lounge music in the background and the delicious "Heavyweight" wine as well as the fun appetizer plates. 

The Moonroom - an enjoyable little find.

Definitely worth another visit! Thanks to Diana for joining me in exploring!