The Ontario Parliament

　　At the end of the trip, I visited the Ontario Parliament. This Romanesque building was standing in the Queen's Park and was built in 1893 according to my travel guide. Its brown wall was very beautiful in harmony with the surrounding greenery. In spite of its location downtown, I found several squirrels in the park, which would imply the ecological sensibility of Canadian people. I'd like to have seen inside the building, but to my regret, it was late for the official sightseeing tour. I found the statue of John A. MacDonald in the park too. It was because I came across him again that I wrote "too". I remembered I had seen his statue also in Charlottetown. According to the description beside that statue, I knew he had been the first Prime Minister of Canada.
　　I had supper at a Mediterranean restaurant near my hotel because I hadn't had Mediterranean cuisine before, so I just tried it. The cuisine in the poster put up on the window facing the street looked really nice, but I was sorry to have chosen the restaurant. It might be acceptable for local people. However, I didn't like it.
　　Coming back to my hotel, checking the weather report on T.V., I packed my possessions up. The next day's weather would be fine and I fell asleep with ease.

(Vocabulary)
Romanesque  ロマネスク様式の
greenery 青葉, 緑の草木
ecological sensibility  環境意識の鋭さ
put up a poster  ポスターをはる
with ease  容易に, 簡単に, たやすく

Comments

[KUMO]

Yes, I enjoyed wandering around the university. It was a beautiful place!

[Trevor]

It looks like it was a beautiful day in Toronto when you were visiting. While I was working on my PhD at the University of Toronto I would cycle past the Legislature everyday. Were you also able to see the University of Toronto Campus?

I just discovered your blog. Thank you for the posts, and the "vocabulary".