It has been a while since I’ve visited you blog as it has been a crazy and busy last two weeks. I will post some pictures soon from my trip to Detroit and Windsor. But in the mean time here are a couple of shots of the VIA train that I took to Windsor. I love trains! I wish that trains were more of an accessible and frequently used means of transportation here in Canada.
spring greenery train side view
When we visited Buffalo to see the Albright Knox Art Gallery we figured our trip to Buffalo wouldn’t be complete without sampling some authentic buffalo wings. After some extensive research pre-trip we had already crossed Duff’s and Anchor bar off the list. Instead we headed to Gabriel’s Gate in Allentown to try their beer, wings and beef on weck.
It had a cozy warm interior that was filled with regulars, cheap pints ($3.75!) & real good wings
We split 2 orders of wings; one cajun, and the other bbq, as well as a beef on weck. The wings were crispy, not greasy, with lots of meaty goodness.
This was my very first beef on weck, which is apparently a classic Buffalo culinary delicacy. Sliced beef on a soft doughy bun that’s topped with caraway seeds, and massive flakes of salt, served with a nice side of spicy horseradish. Gabriel’s Gate did an OK job (I thought the beef was over cooked). On my next Buffalo visit I want to try the weck at Schwabl’s.
*Gabriel’s Gate, 145 Allen St. Buffalo, NY
Homes of Allentown. All the houses had brightly painted wood panel siding. It reminded me a little of the colourful homes of Saint John’s, Newfoundland. We didn’t do too much neighbourhood exploration on this trip but I think that another trip to Buffalo will be in store, and maybe we’ll try and bring along our bicycles for some fancy free summer time cross border cycling.
A day trip to explore Buffalo was perfect for a grey spring Sunday. Since moving to Hamilton we’d done a lot of talk about wanting to visit the Albright Knox Art Gallery, and on one of those dull in between winter and spring days, when it’s too cold to be outside but spring enough that you want to be somewhere besides hibernating, a short drive across the border to Buffalo to check out some contemporary art did just the trick.
*Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY