Notes on Niagara

25 04 2008

Syracuse, NY

Today we left Toronto and headed over to Syracuse, NY on our way to Boston. Along the way we did our touristic duty and visited Niagara Falls. I believe my grandparents either wedded or honeymooned there so I considered it a matter of tradition as well. Here are my thoughts and tips on Niagara. Read the rest of this entry »





Blame Canada

25 04 2008

Toronto, ON

We really have to stop traveling in the middle of spring. Pretty much every place we visit has great weather, so each city presents itself like a child on its best behavior and we are the suckers thinking that its adorable and cute and that we want one; completely ignorant to the fact that ninety percent of the time it’s crying, screaming, pooping, and demanding food. I know that Toronto can be ridiculously hot during the summer and freezer cold during the winter. I mean they even have an underground mall running throughout the downtown so that people can get from place to place without going outside. The valet told us that this winter got down to -20 degrees and this is Canada, so that has to be celcius. But unfortunately it’s a perfect 70 degrees right now and the city is beyond charming. The buildings are this crazy mix of old school architecture (gothic, victorian, roman, etc) planted right next to brand new, shiny glass sky scrapers. Forty percent of the population is from another country so they have tons of international districts like Chinatown, Greektown, and Little India. You could be walking through Chinatown and then take a right hand turn and your faced with some sort of crazy punk district hocking vintage wear. Read the rest of this entry »