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Great finish to the Canadian portion of your trip! I loved all of your pictures from Niagara Falls, as they reminded me of my trips there. Last time I went, the boat was called Maid of the Mist on both the US and Canadian sides. I wonder why the Canadian side switched to Hornblower cruises? Off to catch up in the WDW forum now!
I think I read about 40 pages to catch up on your trip. You visited many of my favorite places. I love your Niagara Falls experience, because I love it there. I have spent hours on the American side taking photos in all types of weather.
Your story about the fellow with flowers made me chuckle. I would fly into Buffalo airport every 3 weeks, from Newark, $19.00 on People's Express, to visit my then boyfriend. He met me at the arrival gate one night and proposed to me. 32 years later and still happy.
Great finish to the Canadian portion of your trip! I loved all of your pictures from Niagara Falls, as they reminded me of my trips there. Last time I went, the boat was called Maid of the Mist on both the US and Canadian sides. I wonder why the Canadian side switched to Hornblower cruises? Off to catch up in the WDW forum now!
As far as I know, they're two different companies. I always thought the Maid of the Mist did both sides, but when I first started researching for this trip (possibly late 2014?) I discovered that was no longer the case.
I think I read about 40 pages to catch up on your trip.
Kudos to you - that's a lot of reading!
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You visited many of my favorite places. I love your Niagara Falls experience, because I love it there. I have spent hours on the American side taking photos in all types of weather.
I can understand that. It's such a beautiful place.
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Your story about the fellow with flowers made me chuckle. I would fly into Buffalo airport every 3 weeks, from Newark, $19.00 on People's Express, to visit my then boyfriend. He met me at the arrival gate one night and proposed to me. 32 years later and still happy.
As far as I know, they're two different companies. I always thought the Maid of the Mist did both sides, but when I first started researching for this trip (possibly late 2014?) I discovered that was no longer the case.
That is correct. Maid of the Mist used to do both sides. A few years ago there was a split and now they are owned by two different companies.
It was such a pleasure to catch up on this TR! It was like a stroll down memory lane. Even for the parts I wasn't with you, it brought back fond memories of my own trip to Toronoto & Niagara Falls. I've still got a ways to go to catch up, so I'm heading over to the next part.
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I loved reading your Trip report .I lived around the corner from Casa Loma for a year and walked through the gardens often but never went in the house.It made me want to go now was back in Toronto last summer but only for a day visited the CN Tower again after long time loved taking kids up there we took a train from Niagara Falls for the day as i remember how awful Toronto traffic is. I hope to go again this summer to all the places you went but not Montreal as we have seen most of it.I love Toronto lived there a bout 5 years on and off.
I lived around the corner from Casa Loma for a year and walked through the gardens often but never went in the house.It made me want to go now was back in Toronto last summer but only for a day visited the CN Tower again after long time loved taking kids up there we took a train from Niagara Falls for the day as i remember how awful Toronto traffic is. I hope to go again this summer to all the places you went but not Montreal as we have seen most of it.I love Toronto lived there a bout 5 years on and off.
Oh wow - how lovely to have lived there, although my goodness, I don't envy you with that traffic. As you probably gathered from this trip report, we loved Casa Loma - beautiful place.
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Oh wow - how lovely to have lived there, although my goodness, I don't envy you with that traffic. As you probably gathered from this trip report, we loved Casa Loma - beautiful place.
Cheryl i love all your trip reports you always fit so much in .Rosedale which is where Casa Loma is located was wonderful to live in very expensive i lived in 2 lawyers basement apartment they were like parents to me.Would you recommend hotel Hilton in Toronto? it looks wonderful.
Cheryl i love all your trip reports you always fit so much in .
Aw thanks!
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Rosedale which is where Casa Loma is located was wonderful to live in very expensive i lived in 2 lawyers basement apartment they were like parents to me.Would you recommend hotel Hilton in Toronto? it looks wonderful.
It was the Hilton Garden Inn in Peter Street and it was lovely, very well located. Although we ended up driving to most places, it would have been just as easy to walk or (I think) get public transport - as we didn't do the latter, it's a bit hard for me to say for certain, but we were very happy with it.
It was the Hilton Garden Inn in Peter Street and it was lovely, very well located. Although we ended up driving to most places, it would have been just as easy to walk or (I think) get public transport - as we didn't do the latter, it's a bit hard for me to say for certain, but we were very happy with it.
T.TC which means Toronto Transit Commision is wonderful very fast reasonable price there is a Subway stop near Casa Loma and street cars go all over plus good bus system .I prefer to park the car and walk or use public transport as i have a big vehicle sometimes not easy to park.I think we will stay here at Hilton or hotel near by its a good location.
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