{"id":1230,"date":"2012-10-13T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T08:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2019-03-28T16:25:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T05:25:18","slug":"canada-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=1230","title":{"rendered":"Canada.  2012 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1240\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050967-e1406453573541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1240 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050967-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"CN Tower, Toronto, Canada.  2012\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CN Tower, Toronto, Canada. 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our time in Canada on this trip has finished as we ride southeastward on Amtrack&#8217;s Maple Leaf Express. We have been staying with Aunty Leila in St.Catharines, about 15 minutes on the freeway from Niagara. St.Catharines is a large sprawling town. Pam and I have walked an hour each morning in a different direction and it still continues on. The people are very friendly, but seem to think walking about in shorts, a bit odd.<\/p>\n<p>While Niagara Falls is the main attraction in the area, it&#8217;s an easy drive on the freeway to Toronto and we took the opportunity to spend a day there as well. The highlight being a trip up the top of the CN Tower and a great coffee and pizza near the Sky Dome.<\/p>\n<p>On our second visit to Niagara-On-The-Lake we rented a couple of very upmarket push bikes and headed off along the Niagara River. Mostly flat the cycle way follows the river for almost 10 miles to the Niagara Escarpment. Even better the tail wind picked up on our way back ! Stopping at a little roadside stall we had a great sandwich and some fruit before cruising back into town.<\/p>\n<p>One of the real highlights was dinner at the revolving Restaurant above Niagara Tower. With fabulous views of the falls in the late afternoon, catching the sunset, then the falls again at night with their colored lights. Anyway we have really enjoyed our stay, watching the squirrels run along the power lines (and everything else) much to the annoyance of Leila. It appears she has lost a pet squirrel called vermin as she constantly calls out whenever she sees one. Love Michael and Pam XXX<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1242\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050975-e1406453781404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1242 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050975-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Docklands, Canada.  2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toronto Docklands, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1243\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050991-e1406453843224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1243 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050991-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"View down from the CN Tower, Toronto.  2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View down from the CN Tower, Toronto. 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050998-e1406454408222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1244 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1050998-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"P1050998\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1233\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060005-e1406453913343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1233 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060005-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle trail from the Falls to the Lake, Niagara Falls, Canada.  2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cycle trail from the Falls to the Lake, Niagara Falls, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060011-e1406454044378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1234 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060011-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"P1060011\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060018-e1406454082678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1235 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060018-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"P1060018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1239\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060023-e1406454174491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1239 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner in the Niagara Tower, Niagara Falls, Canada.  2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner in the Niagara Tower, Niagara Falls, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1238\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060021-e1406454322388.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1238 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1060021-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Leila and a spectacular view beyond, Niagara Falls.  2012\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leila and a spectacular view beyond, Niagara Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our time in Canada on this trip has finished as we ride southeastward on Amtrack&#8217;s Maple Leaf Express. We have been staying with Aunty Leila in St.Catharines, about 15 minutes on the freeway from Niagara. St.Catharines is a large sprawling town. 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