Townsman, 1992-01, Page 38accepted. $$
Harry Ten Shilling, 9 Huron Rd.,
Shakespeare offers an elegant country
setting in the old "Union Hotel" for
lunches and teas with real Devon
cream from England. Specializing in
hot and cold light lunches including
steak and kidney pie, and quiche.
Open Tuesday to Sunday until Christ-
mas. Licenced. Reservations required.
Visa, M/C, AmEx. $
Hotel Bedford: 92 The Square,
Goderich. Long a fixture of the
Goderich scene the Bedford offers a
spacious Victorian dining room with a
diverse a la carte menu featuring
seafood, steak and fresh lake fish.
Open noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8
p.m. weeknights (weekends to 9 p.m.)
Licenced. Reservations not necessary.
Visa, M/C, AmEx, EnR. $$ 524-7337.
La Brassine: Kitchigami Camp Rd.,
Hwy. 21, south of Goderich. A private
dining room in a quiet, secluded
antique -filled, turn -of -the -century farm-
house. It's open 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Unli-
cenced. Reservations required. Visa,
M/C. $$$ 524-6300.
The Little Inn of Bayfield: Main St.,
Bayfield. Has become almost symbolic
of the country charm of the village.
The dining room offers meals made
with fresh local produce and fish from
nearby Lake Huron and fresh baking.
Breakfast is served from 8 a.m. to 10
a.m., lunch from noon to 2:30 p.m. and
dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sun-
day brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Licenced. Reservations preferred.
Major cards accepted. $$$ 565-2611.
Peach's by the Park: 343 Durham
Market, Kincardine. Located in an ele-
gant old house and has a formal and
traditional setting. French cuisine is on
the menu with fresh seafood and
Iamb. Open Tuesday to Saturday
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch, 6
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for dinner and Satur-
day from noon to 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
to 11 p.m. Licenced. Reservations
required. Visa, M/C, AmEx. $$ 396-
8866.
Queen's Inn, Stratford: 161 Ontario
St., Stratford offers French cuisine in
this recently -remodelled landmark.
Open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Licenced. Reservations recom-
mended. Visa, M/C, AmEx. $$ 271-
1400.
The Red Pump Restaurant: Main
Street, Bayfield. Situated in one of the
village's old homes and offers an ele-
gant, romantic atmosphere. The menu
features French and continental spe-
cialties. During the fall the restaurant
is open Thursday to Sunday for lunch
from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and for dinner
from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Licenced .
Reservations required. Visa, M/C,
AmEx. $$ 565-2576.
Robindale's: 80 Hamilton St.,
Goderich is located in a renovated Vic-
torian home. Steak and seafood are
the specialties. Open Tuesday to Sun-
day from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner,
Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for
lunch. Licenced. Reservations
required. Visa, M/C. $$ 524-4171.
Stratford's Olde English Parlour:
101 Wellington St. In an elegant old
English decor, you can enjoy British
cuisine that includes everything from
steak and seafood to light snacks.
Open from 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Sunday and Monday; Tuesday to
Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and
Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 12
a.m. Licenced. Reservations recom-
mended. All major credit cards accept-
ed. $$
Sun Room Restaurant: 55 George
St., Stratford offers Thai oriental cui-
sine as well as steaks, seafood, chick-
en and some vegetarian dishes in
light, airy surroundings. Open for lunch
from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday to
Friday; dinner from 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
to Saturday; Sunday brunch, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. (closed in January).
Licenced. Reservations recommend-
ed. Visa, M/C, AmEx. $$
The Waterlot: 17 Huron St. (behind
the Royal Bank), New Hamburg. Enjoy
a casual elegance in an 1840's house
on the mill pond. It's open Tuesday to
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 (ish) for lunch
and 5 p.m. onward for dinner.
Licenced. All major cards accepted. $$
Westover Inn: 300 Thomas St., St.
Marys. Features regional cuisine with
a country flair. The setting is warm and
friendly. Hours are Thuesday to Satur-
day 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday and
Monday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations
preferred. Visa, M/C, AmEx., EnR. $$$
284-2977.
Woolfy's Restaurant: 127 Downie
St., Stratford. Offering international
cuisine in casual surroundings this
restaurant has been called one of the
best in Stratford by the New York
Times. Menu selections include origi-
nal dishes, including pastas and cur-
ries. Open Tuesday to Sunday from
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunches and
from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday for dinners, and
until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
38 TOWNSMAN/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1992
Around the world
to find true love
BY ADRIAN VOS
Today it is not unusual for a couple
to meet and marry an antipodian,
someone born somewhere down
under. But 44 years ago this was
extremely unusual. But it's what I did.
From 1945 until 1947 I was radio
officer on board a merchant ship. In
that function I was sent to Indonesia,
then still the Dutch East Indies, to
transport goods between the islands of
that vast archipelago. But in early
1947 I grew bored with my job and
requested a transfer. That request
changed my life, for on the ship back
to Holland were some attractive girls
which I, as a bachelor, couldn't resist
courting.
Virtually all passengers on the ship,
the Sibayak, were repatriates who had
spent more than three years in
Japanese prisons, either jails or con-
verted convents and schools, sur-
rounded by high fences — males in
separate prisons from females. It was
the reverse of what Canada did to citi-
zens of Japanese ancestry, only many
times worse.
One day after leaving Djakarta I
saw two girls leaning over the railing
watching the waters of Strait Sunda
with the infamous Mount Krakatoa in
the distance. One of them was blonde.
After all the black haired Indonesians
it was refreshing to see bright blonde
tresses once again. I leaned over
beside her and began, what was likely
an inane conversation. To impress
them I wore my tropical uniform
which, I later found out, backfired.
These girls had seen only uniformed
men in the prison guards for the last
three years and wanted nothing more
than to forget them. They soon turned
away from me. But I persisted and a
romance blossomed between Toni and
I.
When we arrived in Rotterdam her
aunts declared it likely a shipboard
romance and that she wouldn't see me
anymore. How wrong they were. We
have been married since 1948 and
produced three children.
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