On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:09:20 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>My wife and I slipped away for a four day mini vacation to visit our son
>at his training course near Montreal and the three of us went to Ottawa
>to visit his cousins. We at in a place in Ottawa called the Murray
>Street Diner that had been featured in an episode of You Gotta Eat Here.
> The food was great, but it was pretty price. He and I had
>Potacos...... "tacos" made from latkes and filled with pulled pork and
>served with sour cream and a great salsa. They were really good, but at
>$16.95 for one potaco it seemed a little steep.
>
>We took two days for the return, taking a scenic tour from Ottawa back
>to Riguad and drove along the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand
>Islands. That is a part of the province I had always bypassed in our
>hurry to get back and forth to Montreal. What a gem that was. We stayed
>for the night in Gananoque, walked down to the waterfront and then along
>the main street where we looked for a place to eat. We were intrigued
>by a place called the Maple Leaf, whose name would lead you to believe
>it was just a greasy spoon diner, but which was actually a Czech
>restaurant. We both had one of the specials of the day,goulash. It came
>with a choice of leek soup or borscht. My wife is not a fan of borscht
>so she had the leek soup. She tried some of my borscht and was quite
>impressed.
>

I love it up there. Last time I was there we had the kids with us and
we all have a terrific time in Gananoque. Truly a beautiful area.

Boron