Well, I should have posted about this way back in September, but life has continued to be busy – so here it is, three months later… an overview of our honeymoon in Toronto, Canada!
We were married on Saturday, September 10, and after a nice family and friend brunch on Sunday morning, we hopped in the car and headed to the good ‘ol Canadian border. Of course, we got caught up in customs and had to sit in the immigrations office for a whole hour. That was sweet. It also turns out highways in Canada are freaking helicopter patrolled!?! WTF? So we didn’t speed on the way to Toronto. So we arrived at our adorable B&B a little later than expected.
The owner, Geoffrey, was lovely though and welcomed us warmly. He also gave us an awesome late night dinner suggestion – House on Parliament. Adam got a burger and I got a beef and mushroom pie and a tasty Spearhead Hawaiian Style Pale Ale!
Day 1: Exploring the City
Our first full day! We headed out to the Lawrence Market to catch the City Sight Seeing tour bus. Not a bad deal, by the way. Thirty bucks for a guided ~two hour tour around the city and a bonus boat tour of the Toronto islands!! We stepped off the bus for lunch around Dundas Square and picked up some Magic cards at the pretty serious card shop that we passed by. Stopped for some tea and coffee and then grabbed the next bus that passed by!
Finally, it was time for the boat tour! This was one of my favorite parts of the trip – a nice relaxing boat ride around the islands. Spectacular views, great weather, and my new husband! <3
Day 2: Casa Loma & the Royal Ontario Museum
Day 2 was rather pleasant. We headed out to Casa Loma after breakfast and explored the castle and gardens. Lots of cool old stuff all over the place! After a few hours of exploration here, we headed downtown to grab some lunch and then to the Royal Ontario Museum.
The museum was pretty sweet – some of the cool stuff: the crystal room, the gem room, DINOSAURS!!, taxidermy, and all sorts of art.
Day 3: Niagara Falls
This was probably my favorite day. The falls were beautifal and mind-blowingly awesome. Of course, we had to take the Maid of the Mist out to the bottom of the falls – which was crazy!!
After a few hours, we hopped in the car and took the scenic wine-trail drive up to Niagara-on-the-Falls. We grabbed a great lunch and then strolled along the streets and did a bit of souvenier shopping, grabbed some coffee and tea, and then headed out to the lake. Soooo relaxing :)
Day 4: Science Center, CN Tower, Chinatown
Well the Science Center turned out to be pretty weak. I only took one photo while we were there. The place was practically empty, maybe because the school year had just started and it was too early for field trips. Everything was really old, a lot of the interactive displays were broken. They clearly haven’t gotten much funding in the last 20 years. Oh, and food options = zip.
So we headed back downtown to the CN Tower and took the elevator to the top for some awesome views. And afterwards it was off to Chinatown for an amazing dinner.
Day 5: Toronto Zoo
The zoo was pretty awesome, and not crowded at all, which was good except that it meant that none of the food stands were open. So we kinda starved ourselves through lunch. But there were a lot of cool animals out and the indoor animal environments were pretty cool since all the animals could move around us freely.
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And that was just about it!! Lots of good sights and scenes, tasty treats and drinks, relaxation and great company.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the week, and below that is the complete photo book I made to remember the week by. Hope you enjoy checking them out!
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