Canada, Days 1-3
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He began Christina's and my long ersehnnter vacation in Eastern Canada. The extent permitted by the availability of the Internet and my Schreibfreudigkeit, I will try here to summarize the most important stages and events of our journey to a kind of diary. So hopefully it will be worth watching purely every few days again.
Day 1, Sunday 14.09.2008: Arrival Toronto
pleasant moments after a flight via London Heathrow, we have ended up with about 1 hour delay in Toronto. After Christina had enabled her Work & Travel Visa, we have our rental car, a Dodge Caliber, being received. The cart is so far right in order, from the outside appears much larger than it really is from within. Our luggage, I have the morning in Germany was much easier to get clean in my golf as in this battle ship. The route from the airport to our hotel for the first three nights proved thanks Navi brought along with maps of USA & Canada (thanks Tanki!) Simply gratifying. The weather was very sultry way, close to 30 degrees, evening and night heavy thunderstorms.
Day 2, Monday 15.09.2008: Sightseeing Toronto
Thanks to jet lag we were up early and were able to temporarily clean the car in the city. Through the storm in the night we had much more pleasant 18 degrees, sun and a few harmless clouds. First, it went up the CN Tower, the second-tallest building in the world with 553.33 m. The highest observation platform is located at 447m in the 147th Floor. Von dort aus hat It offers fabulous views of the city and Lake Ontario with its offshore islands. If all goes well I can return home's create a 360 degree panoramic view of the genius. The tower has incidentally also a glass floor, where you can look straight down so directly - that had its charm! After that we getingelt criss-cross the City. Especially cool was the ferry ride for $ 6.50 on the offshore islands of the city, of which one has a great view of the skyline. These are the islands a recreation area with Yachhäfen, amusement parks, small airport and more. And after only 10min. Ferry ride is one practically quite far away from the big, noisy City.
Day 3, Tuesday 16.09.2008: Niagara Falls
Ca. 130km from Toronto, that is just a stone's throw American, are the Niagara Falls. The weather was even better than before, shining sun felt at 20 + degrees. Ideal conditions. On the trip we made our Dodge worried because he was constantly warning tones sound, in the dashboard but no lights shone and he hummed to himself otherwise. Also, a check at the gas station did not know, everything was ok. After much consideration, what could it be because we finally realize that the truck actually gives off warning sounds when the speed limit of 100km / h and exceeds only slightly. You have to first get it. But at least we now know what it is and a little later we were also on target. And Niagara Falls is actually as impressive as one would imagine, difficult to put into words. Rings around the Americans and Canadians have of course all the stops in marketing drawn. Hotels, casinos, and of course lots of entertainment stuff a la Disney World and Universal studios. We only stayed on the Canadian side because they will always be more beautiful and you have seen at some point simply enough. The splashy highlight was the ride on the Maid of the Mist. This is a boat tour directly into the center of the horseshoe-shaped Canadian cases. There one has already been moistened quite well what was due to a rain cape and the crazy idea but sometimes completely latte - indescribable, you have to have! On the way back we went vorbeigedüst still in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. According to guide the most beautiful little town in all of Ontario. Since we were quite ready, however, we are only slightly passed. Is considered quite lovely, but quite touristy.
Tomorrow morning we will check out and leave Toronto. Where we do not know exactly, but probably north towards Algonquin Park P. and / or to the Georgian Bay.
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