This page presents a series of links to various presentations, mostly our travels and events. Just click on an item to view.
France UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In November 2007 we visited France for pleasure and to visit our daughter. We stayed in the 6ième arrondissement close to the Palais Luxembourg doing the sites and dining well. Then it was on to Nantes to visit our daughter who was studying at l'Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Audencia, Nantes. Our latest trip to Paris was cancelled by the pandemic but we will return.
Côte d'Ivoire UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In July 2014 and March 2015, Bibi took solo trips to Abidjan the capital of Côte d'Ivoire to visit a friend who was serving there as a Canadian diplomat. Highlights included trips to the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro and a seashore resort in San Pedro.
In Memoriam - Cpl Nathan Cirillo 1989 - 2014
October 25, 2014 we joined a sombre crowd at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to pay our respects to Corporal Nathan Cirillo. A Canadian soldier and reservist on ceremonial sentry duty he was fatally shot by a man who then stormed the Parliament Buildings and was himself shot dead.
Lithuania UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In October 2015, our daughter, Alba Tiley, accompanied by two friends, visited Vilnius the capital of Lithuania for a conference of the Young Global Shapers. At our request we asked them to try and track down and photograph three former properties of Bibi's Plater ancestors.
La visite de Marietta
In September 2015 a cousin of Bibi's, Marietta, visited us from France. She stayed with us for two weeks as we squired her around the nations capital. We did the normal museums, churches historic sites and made a day-trip to Montréal.
Kuwait
In February 2016 Bibi had the opportunity to visit Kuwait to visit a friend who was serving there as a Canadian diplomat. It was hot, very hot. The many dichotomous abstractions in this oil-rich state, between ultra-modern buildings and charming Arab-influenced homes and men in Western garb and traditional dishdala with gutra and igal.
Alba & Jan, Favignana
On 10 September, 2016 our daughter Alba Maria Kalina married Jan Truijens-Martinez in an idyllic setting in Favignana, Sicily, Italy. It was like a barbeque party in our Ottawa backyard there were so many family and friends from all over. Bravo Alba and Jan.
The Italian Tour
After Alba & Jan's wedding in September 2016 we visited Rome and Venice. It is a beautiful country with so much history and culture. Venice is a bitter/sweet experience due to the overabundance of tourists.
Dancing In Amsterdam
Alba & Jan's daughter was born 1 July 2017 and whereas they visited us when Belén was five weeks old it was December 2017 when we returned to Amsterdam to see our first grandchild again. We had bought a Jolly Jumper for Alba in 1986 and so we bought one for Belén in 2017,
France UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In November 2007 we visited France for pleasure and to visit our daughter. We stayed in the 6ième arrondissement close to the Palais Luxembourg doing the sites and dining well. Then it was on to Nantes to visit our daughter who was studying at l'Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Audencia, Nantes. Our latest trip to Paris was cancelled by the pandemic but we will return.
