We woke up around 7:25 am , got freshened and had our breakfast around 8:50 am. Around 9:20 am started for Toronto. It was a 5 and half hour journey on road. The most part of journey was on the highway. We had our lunch at one of the service centers around 1:30 pm. we reached our hotel Days Inn around 3:45 pm. Toronto is similar to New York in traffic, congested roads and busy life except that Toronto has street cars(Trams) which go on the road with rails in the road.
We checked in and then started for Ripley's aquarium around 4:05 pm. Even though it is closer to our hotel it took 30 mins to reach due to traffic. we saw so many varieties of fishes, large massive stingrays. We attended live Sting Ray feeding show. It was amazing the way the rays are fed and the way they eat their food. We saw so many huge sharks through the tunnel. There were so many varieties of Jellies, star fishes, octopus. The aquarium is good. Around 6:45 pm we came out of the aquarium and went to CN Tower which is adjacent to it. While walking to the Aquarium from car parking we decided to go here after that. It is the tallest tower in the area and we can get great breathtaking views of Toronto from top of it. We went through lift to the observatory deck which is of two floors. The city view was amazing in the night lights from the top. We can further go 15 floors high in the tower. We went to the top most point of the tower and it was amazing. Great experience. Around 8:43 pm we went to Nathan Philips Square which is near to the CN Tower.
It is a place where many social gatherings happen and it is in front of the City Hall of Toronto. we went to the city hall which is the Mayor's Office. The view of Toronto skyscraper buildings from the City hall is amazing. This is one of the most happening places of Toronto. Around 9:30 pm we came out of the City hall and then went to Dhaba Indian restaurant. Food was tasty. Around 10:25 pm we had our dinner and went to our car parking area. We lost our fay to find the car. we then remembered the line "When in Dark, Retracing your steps would be the best thing to do" from Harry Potter 3rd part. We did the same and were able to find our car. around 11:15 pm we started from parking and 11:30 pm reached the hotel and slept. We woke up around 7:1 am next day and had our breakfast around 8:50 am. We started to Casa Loma around 9:40 am. Reached there around 10:15 am in the morning traffic of Toronto. It was a huge castle owned by Henry Pallet. It was magnificent.
The look and feel of the castle was very good. When we entered inside we were giving the audio jockeys through which we can know the history behind various artifacts and areas within the castle. The materials used to build the castle were imported from various countries and there were many fabulous paintings, articles, antiques in the castle. Even the bathrooms built in those times is in par with today's modern world.
The guest rooms, dining rooms, the main host and lady rooms were extraordinary. There was beautiful garden outside which can be seen from the Lady's balcony. There are two towers one on each side of the castle through which Pallet can see the city. There was a movie theater on the ground floor which presented the life of Pallet. There are many secret passage ways and stairs within the castle separate for the Maids and Servants. There is an underground path from the castle which they have converted to an Haunted house museum. It will lead to the building which is 100 meters away from the castle. 12:30 pm we came out of Casa Loma. We decided to go to Niagara which was not there in our plan initially. It was 2 and half hours from Toronto.
We reached Niagara by 3:10 pm. We had lunch in Shiv Kirthi Indian Restaurant around 4:00 pm. Food was excellent. We then walked a lot to reach the Falls. Crossed so many hotels, buildings and the Skylon Tower as well. This Tower we can easily see from US Side as well. It was great feeling to be on other side of Niagara. It was amazing to see the entire horse shoe shape of the falls.We spent some time enjoying the sound and splashing of water being so cold we decided to take rest and come back later once the lights are on. we went to nearby building but it was closed. So we went back to the building(welcome center) from where we came. Around 6:35 pm while walking in the stores of the welcome center we saw a board which said Journey behind the falls.When we enquired we came to know that they will take us near to the falls and it is closed for the day and opens at 9:00 am next day. Since we don't have time to be back next day, we requested and were lucky enough to see that day.
We went so close to the falls behind the falls through tunnels. We could feel the heavy force of the falls and the vibrations throughout the tunnels. It was a great experience and we could see the lights on the falls. I am short of words to express the beauty and magnificence of the falls. we came back to the welcome center around 7:15 pm. Then went again to see the falls in colors. We took photos, enjoyed the views. Then we took wagon to reach to the level where we parked our car. From the wagon the view of the falls was amazing. We then did Go-karting. It was our first time together. We enjoyed it. Then we went to Ghost hunter ride where we were given 3D glasses and gun to shoot the zombies in the game. It was gun. We then Did the Sky wheel(Gaint Wheel). We could see Niagara falls when were are at the top position in the Sky Wheel. we did around 5 turns before we got down. We had memorable experience. What a day it was nothing was planned and turned out to be splendid. around 9:00 pm we returned to Toronto and 10:43 pm we reached our hotel and called it off for the day. All is Well.
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