Our little family decided to go on a mini-get-away vacation to Toronto. It didn't start off on a good note, since Reuben was quite sick and Portia and I were just getting better. Unfortunately, we weren't able to cancel since it had been prepaid and it was non refundable so off we went. We stayed at the Residence Inn Marriott in Vaughan Mills and coincidentally (okay, not so coincident) we were a hop, skip and jump from the Vaughan Mills Malls.
On Friday, we headed to Niagara Falls where Portia and Reuben both got to see the Falls for the first time. It was a perfect day and the fresh air and walking did us all some good. We took the children to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. It was a first time for all of us, and although it was a bit pricey, it was a wonderful experience. Reuben was loving every minute of it, especially the animals all around us, but Portia not so much. She's still quite sensitive to noise and didn't like the thunder and lightening that happened every 22 minutes. I must admit it was a neat experience especially with the live shark exhibit. We took a walk to the Hershey's store. It just reminded us how much we miss the Hershey's factory in Smith Falls. We walked through the Soda Shop (a 50s style soda shop) that serves ice cream sundaes like the did in the olden days. We made a pit stop at the Great Canadian Midway where some lady must have taken pity on us and gave Portia all her ticket stubs, which she cashed in for half a dozen plastic play rings. Our next stop was The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory where Portia was treated to Cotton Candy (one of her favorite candies) and Alex and I got a slice of Rocky Road Fudge.
Saturday, we headed to Little Italy. We stopped at a place called Grande Cheese where as you guessed it, there is every kind of cheese imaginable. We had dinner at a restaurant that caught Alex's eye. It's called Our Thai and we totally recommend it. It was delicious and if it wasn't for the rambunctious little man, we would have actually had a great dining experience. I finally had Bubble Tea with Tapioca balls for the first time and it was delicious.
