We just got back from our family vacation. In our continued effort to visit every major league baseball stadium, we took a long trip to Toronto. Kelley and I loaded the car and packed the kids. Our trip took us a day going through Indiana, Michigan and then finally arriving in Ontario. The kids were very well behaved and we had a lot of fun on the car ride.
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| Loaded and ready to go |
Our first stop in Toronto was High Park where the kids could play and go through the free zoo. After a long trip, stretching their legs was well needed.
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| Playing at High Park |
We then went to the Hockey Hall of Fame. This place was great. Lots of great displays plus an interactive area where kids can try to shoot and defend goals. Emma tried shooting goals and made one (a feat some adults could not do).
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| Us with the Stanley Cup |
We had a chance to drive around Toronto a little and saw some of the famous features of the city such as the CN Tower and Casa Loma.
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| CN Tower |
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| Casa Loma |
The next morning we took a trip to the Toronto Islands. You need to take a ferry there and it was the first boat trip for the girls. Once there, we played and relaxed at the beach during the day. Evelyn loved throwing sand and dumping it in her hair.
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| Taking a boat ride to the Toronto Islands |
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| Evelyn is a big fan of sand |
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| Coming back from the islands. Evelyn was tired |
After the islands, we walked the harbor then got some dinner.
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| Emma playing along the harbor |
The next morning was about going up the CN Tower and seeing the baseball game. The CN Tower observation deck was amazing. You could see all of Toronto from it. Part of it is inside, outside, and even has a glass floor (yikes). Our girls had no problem hanging out on the glass floor. One tourist said, "If that little girl can do it, I can." Evelyn especially liked being the daredevil.
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| Emma checking out the city |
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| Evelyn has no fear |
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| Sitting on the glass floor |
We spent a long, hot day in the city then got tickets (14th row, 3rd base, looking at CN Tower) to the ballgame. Having done our homework, we got a great deal on the seats. It was a long day but the girls did very well at the game.
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| The Rogers Centre - Home of the Blue Jays |
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| View from our seats |
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| Long, hot day but still having fun |
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| Evelyn prefers her mascots from a distance |
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| This is the time of night where Evelyn begins losing it if she is not sleeping. Good thing it was the 9th inning. |
Our final day of vacation was spent in Niagara Falls. We walked the Canadian side of the falls then took the famous Maid of the Mist ride under the falls. The girls seemed to like this a lot. We then crossed to the USA. Going through New York state and then Pennsylvania, we crossed into Ohio and spent the night in Cleveland. We did Cleveland's famous West End Market in the morning and headed home.
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| At the Falls |
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| The Falls |
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| Boarding the Maid of the Mist |
As I write this, we are unpacked with laundry clean and folded. It was a great vacation but great to be home.
