Niagara Falls | Toronto Diaries

Not only have we embarked upon our first summer in Toronto, it was also the first time we had friends coming over from Amsterdam during this enjoyable season :-). (Although dog sledding and skiing were unbeatable Canadian experiences). And that meant, experiencing Toronto in a new way! The last weeks we’ve spent our free time in parks, on little beaches (blogto.com/sports_play/2011/07/the_top_five_beaches_in_toronto/), at the Toronto Islands, on patios (patios.blogto.com/) and at the pool. What a life hehe. I love summer!

And there are more great ways of enjoying this time of the year. What about watching the Torontonian baseball team playing in their stadium (and sunny weather equals an open roof: tanning at the same time… Uhhhh YES please!!). Let’s go Blue Jays, let’s go! And they play almost every day (toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=tor).

Last winter we already visited the Niagara Falls, and we’ve been in the region around Niagara-on-the-Lake before too. But visiting the winery of Peller Estate (peller.com) last week was an absolute highlight. Delicious (ice)wine, food and surroundings, WOW!

I always love to explore cities by bike. And not only the Dutchies enjoy cycling through Paris and New York, cycling is hot!! In Toronto we have Bixi bikes, a perfect way to get around for only 5 dollars a day. After this experience I even subscribed for a year, because I like the Bixi bikes more than my own city bike LOL.

During the Holiday season we had some special guests visiting us in Toronto. What do you show your family and good friends as a real Torontonian? Let’s be honest… after three months of living here we should know!

It is worth the 1.5-hour drive from Toronto to the Niagara Falls to watch these specials falls at the border of Ontario, Canada and New York State, USA. Furthermore, a trip to Canada isn’t complete without visiting an ice hockey game, the most popular sports game of the country. And despite the strike of the Toronto Maple Leafs the men enjoyed a game of the Marlies. Beer and hotdogs, YAY! For our need of culture, we visited the Royal Ontario Museum (rom.on.ca), Canada’s largest museum of world culture. Living in the same country as the Aboriginals makes it worth learning more about them and their lifestyle.

After celebrating New Years Eve with our Dutch AND Canadian friends in Czehoski (czehoski.com), one of our favourite bars in Toronto, it was time to get into our rented mini-van and go to… Haliburton! In Haliburton we resided in a resort, and blessed with snow and sunshine we discovered a new part of Canada by walking and dog sledding. WOOHOO!!