Monday, July 12, 2010

Toronto!!

Sorry that this post is very overdue as we've been home for over a month already but it is definitely worth posting about.
Josh and I were finally able to make a trip out east to visit Jason and Darcie in Toronto! We sent Liam off to Grandpa and Grandma Weglo's in Vernon for the week (thanks mom and dad!) and flew to Toronto. We got to see and do SO much thanks to our wonderful tour guides, Jason and Darcie. Thanks guys for letting us stay with you and showing us around the beautiful city. And for letting us have the better bathroom :)
We flew in Thursday night and this is how our weekend went:

Friday:

Friday morning we got a chance to see where Darcie goes to school and where Jason works. Darcie is in her 4th year to become a chiropractor at CMCC and since she had clinic that morning, we were able to get a tour.

After the grand tour of the school, Jason had a chance to show us where he worked. I never got any pictures but it was great to finally see in person what Jason does. Now it's a little easier to explain to people :)

Then we headed into the city.


Our first stop was the CBC building. They had this huge FIFA World Cup soccer ball in the entrance. Liam would have loved it :)


Our next Stop: The Hockey Hall of Fame






The rest of the afternoon was spent walking around downtown trying to take in all the sites. We were hoping to maybe see the "Cash Cab" but no luck. Maybe next time :)

At the base of the CN Tower.

Subway Station







On our way to pick up Darcie from school, Jason also took us to see the "rich people" houses. They were incredible! I didn't take any pictures though cause that would be a little creepy :)

That evening we headed to an amazing Teppanyaki restaurant for supper. This is where they grill everything right in front of you. The food was amazing!



Saturday:

Saturday we decided to make the 2 hour drive to Niagra Falls. Josh and I had never been before and it was definitely a highlight of our trip!




We had a chance to eat lunch with the falls right behind us. The picture is quite dark, but this was probably one of my favorite parts of the trip. Enjoying lunch on the patio of a good restaurant with NIAGRA FALLS!! right behind us :)


After lunch we went shopping in town. This was outside of the Hershey store. I think it was meant more for kids. Josh's head was a little too big :)


Saturday night we headed over to Jason and Darcie's friends house and played games for the evening. Lots of laughs and lots of fun and it was great to meet some of their friends!


Sunday:

Sunday we headed into the city again to catch a Blue Jays game. We made sure we went to a game against the Yankees. We got great seats and were only 8 rows up from the field. We took in the whole experience by getting a footlong hot dog (well Josh did) and popcorn.



Monday:

Our first stop Monday morning was a little area of Toronto called Unionville. It was such a beautiful little community with little shops and historic houses and restaurants.



For lunch we headed to another area in Toronto called the Danforth. This is known as the Greek part of Toronto. We had a great meal at a little Greek restaurant.


Our great Tour Guides!

Thanks again guys for letting us come visit you. We loved Toronto!

7 comments:

Ryan said...

Wow, that looked like an amazing trip. Especially (for me) the hockey hall of fame!

Sarah said...

What a fun trip! Too bad I didn't know you were coming this way, I would have made the 2-hour trip to come say hi! Glad you enjoyed the visit:)

Amanda Klassen said...

You guys sure got to see some amazing sites! Looked like a lot of fun!

Brad and Sarah Rempel said...

WOW....you sure got to see alot in the short time that you were there. Looks like you had a great time....I"m going to have to convince Brad to go...he just doesn't want to be in the big city. But i KNOW he wants to see the Hall of Fame. Great pictures, it's nice to do a holiday without kids sometimes eh?

Terri said...

Looks like it was a great trip, packed with lots of fun and site seeing! Thanks for all the great pictures!

Jesseca and the Constable said...

oh wow, looks busy and fun!! I love your necklace on the first day too! :)

(and I think its ok to be creepy and take pictures of nice houses.. heheh)

Jason Weglo said...

we loved you guys being able to come and visit!! I really liked that restaurant with Niagara Falls behind us too Laura! I'm glad you guys had a good time. We did too!
Jason