Toronto and Niagara Falls 2017

We had an amazing week in Toronto and Niagara Falls for our 2017 family summer vacation.  

Ready for take off!

Welcome to Toronto!

The Toronto Subway is great!

Toronto has cable cars!  Sweet!

Oliver and Chad.

We had a great visit to the Ripley's Aquarium -- best aquarium we've ever seen!

It had an moving walkway under a glassed ceiling.  

Wow, says Oliver!

Luke and jellyfish.

Let's go to the top of the CN tower!

What sights!

A great visit to the Royal Ontario Museum, with a special exhibit on Blue Whales.  Wow!

A real Blue Whale heart behind Amy and Luke.  Wow!

What a collection of dinosaur bones!

A real snake skin!  Yikes!

Oliver and the gem collection area.  

We also visited the Toronto Zoo -- four giant pandas there!

Ice cream break!  Oliver and Gloria.

Female and male lions!

White Rhino!

Cheetah (and Oliver)!

River hippos!

Time to head to Niagara Falls.  We were welcomed by rainbows.  

Amazing fireworks shows we could see from our hotel!

At the horseshoe falls.  Luke, Oliver and Gloria.

Journey Behind the Falls.  At the base of horseshoe falls. 

A tunnel behind horseshoe falls. Amazing!

Mini golf time!  Gloria.

Oliver -- our hole in one pro.

A fun ferris wheel!

Gloria.

Amazing lights at night.  

Time for the Hornblower boat ride under the falls!

Oliver and Luke -- keeping dry is hard to do on this ride!

Chad and Amy.  :)

What a boat ride!

Oliver at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Luke being a cool dude.  

Bowling!  Fun!

Fun water park in Niagara Falls.  One more ride!

Fun playing arcade games.  Oliver.  

Great trip to Toronto Islands.  A gondola ride in Centerville fun park.  

We found time to meet up with our fun cousin, Nandanie.  

So much fun!

Amy and Gloria on the gondala.  

Subway pros.  Oliver, Gloria and Luke.  

More arcade fun.  Luke.  

Winner!  Gloria.  

Niagara Falls bridge.  

We had a nice visit to Chad's Uncle Krishna and Aunt Babso.  An amazing Guyanese meal and lovely company.  

I'm in two countries at once!

Luke.

Oliver.

More mini golf!

Fun rides!  Luke.

Great hotel pool with super slide!

Oliver.  

Gloria.

Gloria and Chad.  Gloria loves fun rides!

The ferry boat ride.  Gloria.

Luke.

Time to return to Chicago.

What a great trip!