Wonderland.
We left for Toronto at around 3:30 on Friday the ninth. 
Our plan was to get down there Friday night, sleep, get up early Saturday and then spend the day in Wonderland. I love rollercoasters like you wouldn't believe. Our group was comprised of my Mom, Dad, my brother Chris, Christine, Remi and myself. Remi is a friend to my parents and Christine. I'm still getting to know the guy. Anyways, Remi was kind enough to provide the drive down for Christine and I. We just had to pay gas. Let me tell you. I hate not being the driver.
On the way in to the hotel we passed the ATI Toronto headquarters and the geek in me couldn't resist taking a photo. It happens to be on the same street as the hotel we stayed in. It was called Staybridge Suites. I think it's a horrible name but the rooms were okay. They server their function well.
Unfortunately my dad and I were tandem snoring the first night and it drove Remi mad. Sorry Remi.
The rooms came with a complimentary breakfast buffet. It was pretty good. I would venture to call it a continental breakfast with eggs and bacon.
Saturday.
It's important to note that Christine is afraid of heights and yet went on the Top Gun ride anyways. She is seen here with my Dad looking pretty calm on the outside... I'm sure inside she hated me for making her go on the ride only to not sit with her. I'm a jerk I know. My mom and I wanted to be in the first car so we ended up waiting a while longer to get on the ride.
After about eight hours of theme parking we decide to call it quits. We were all tired of the lines. We did have the energy for one last ride on the Top Gun coaster. Great ride, but like most rides it needs to be about twice as long and three times as high.
That night Christine, Remi and I went for a swim and then went to bed. I was pretty damned tired.
I like Toronto and it's surrounding areas. They seem to be developing a lot of the land and the are we were in seemed to be festooned with new malls and housing developments. We weren't really in Toronto, we were just outside. We were close enough for me to just call it Toronto.
On the way back home Christine asked me to take a photo of the big apple. It's a landmark that I have seen every time I went camping when I was growing up. I guess I'm just used to seeing it so I was a little reluctant to snap the shot. In hindsight it is pretty significant. Anyone doing the trip from Ottawa to Toronto has seen this giant apple at least once. I think it's significant because it's the only memorable landmark between the two capitals. Unless you want to count the urine soaked bathrooms in the pit stops along the highway.
Our plan was to get down there Friday night, sleep, get up early Saturday and then spend the day in Wonderland. I love rollercoasters like you wouldn't believe. Our group was comprised of my Mom, Dad, my brother Chris, Christine, Remi and myself. Remi is a friend to my parents and Christine. I'm still getting to know the guy. Anyways, Remi was kind enough to provide the drive down for Christine and I. We just had to pay gas. Let me tell you. I hate not being the driver.
On the way in to the hotel we passed the ATI Toronto headquarters and the geek in me couldn't resist taking a photo. It happens to be on the same street as the hotel we stayed in. It was called Staybridge Suites. I think it's a horrible name but the rooms were okay. They server their function well.
Unfortunately my dad and I were tandem snoring the first night and it drove Remi mad. Sorry Remi.The rooms came with a complimentary breakfast buffet. It was pretty good. I would venture to call it a continental breakfast with eggs and bacon.
Saturday.
It's important to note that Christine is afraid of heights and yet went on the Top Gun ride anyways. She is seen here with my Dad looking pretty calm on the outside... I'm sure inside she hated me for making her go on the ride only to not sit with her. I'm a jerk I know. My mom and I wanted to be in the first car so we ended up waiting a while longer to get on the ride.
After about eight hours of theme parking we decide to call it quits. We were all tired of the lines. We did have the energy for one last ride on the Top Gun coaster. Great ride, but like most rides it needs to be about twice as long and three times as high.
That night Christine, Remi and I went for a swim and then went to bed. I was pretty damned tired.
I like Toronto and it's surrounding areas. They seem to be developing a lot of the land and the are we were in seemed to be festooned with new malls and housing developments. We weren't really in Toronto, we were just outside. We were close enough for me to just call it Toronto.
On the way back home Christine asked me to take a photo of the big apple. It's a landmark that I have seen every time I went camping when I was growing up. I guess I'm just used to seeing it so I was a little reluctant to snap the shot. In hindsight it is pretty significant. Anyone doing the trip from Ottawa to Toronto has seen this giant apple at least once. I think it's significant because it's the only memorable landmark between the two capitals. Unless you want to count the urine soaked bathrooms in the pit stops along the highway.
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