The idea was to spend some intense, well-planned & organized days in Niagara Falls, Canada and relax in Toronto – basically minimal to no plans. And we had g.r.ea.t weather for our time in Canada! There was supposed to be a number of days with rain, but literally it only rained the day we left. So what did we do? We walked, ate, drank and repeat for several days.
The fun thing about countries that don’t celebrate the US Thanksgiving holiday……….they are already prepping for Christmas! Toronto was no exception. Our first night we first ran into this holiday moose. Well not literally…
Holiday decorations were popping up around the town with a number of city planters turning into bits of holiday color.
Loved seeing the dried lotus pods in these planters.
No visit would be complete without a shot of their space needle, the CN Tower. We didn’t go up but got a quick shot as we walked past. As you can see, we had wonderful blue skies during our visit.
We were on our way to the Toronto harbor, part of Lake Ontario and I tried to get Adrienne out on a canoe or kayak – no such luck.
We were fairly close to a top-rated Toronto Chocolate company, SOMA Chocolatemaker, and we stopped for a taste and WOW – it was some of the best chocolate that I’ve tasted. I could have bought one of everything they had! My backpack was several pounds heavier after leaving – just saying.
No trip would be complete without stopping at a Tim Hortons. What is a Tim Hortons?
Founded in 1964 by Canadian hockey player, Tim Horton and a partner, it is now a multi-national coffee house and restaurant – Canada’s largest quick-service place. They have +5400 restaurants in 15 countries and are based in Toronto.
That was a quick overview of our initial exposure to the city but more is coming. Stay tuned.
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