On Thursday morning we headed to Palmyra to visit the Smith Family Farm, Sacred Grove, temple site, Grandin Print Shop, the Hill Cumorah, and then headed up to Niagara Falls. Here are pictures from the first day:
We got to Niagara Falls with enough time to walk around what I think was part of the downtown area and ended up at Shoeless Joe's for dinner. The weather turned out nice that night, we avoided any rain that night when were were out walking around.
The next morning we ventured off to the Maiden of the Mist for our trip to the Falls. We were not as lucky with the weather in the morning as we were the previous night. There was some rain, and then add that to the "mist" from the Falls which made for some wet times. We didn't get any pictures of the two of us together when we were on the boat, but I did include one that JaNel took of me.
We made it to the hotel where we were staying for the night and then headed to the mall to get in some Canadian shopping. JaNel got some makeup that she had been looking for and I got some new Vancouver Olympic wear. It of course would not be a trip without a stop to Walmart, even in Canada, where we stopped to stock up on some Canadian chocolate.
After dropping off our goods to the hotel we headed to Toronto to look around and make a stop in Chinatown. Long story short we ended up getting lost and overshot Chinatown by about 30 minutes, but nonetheless it was a nice drive and a fun time once we got there. We didn't end up taking any pictures while we were there, but did get some of Toronto at night. Dinner was dumplings and soup at a little restaurant.
The next morning we headed back to the USA so JaNel could get back to work. Here are a few highlights of the road signs:
JaNel was driving a little fast to get the entire sign in this picture
It was really a lot of fun being back east and visiting JaNel. As with any vacation it was not nearly long enough and there was too much to see in too little time. I was a little disappointed that I was not able to see the water park due to poor planning on my part. The area and scenery is amazing out there, add to that the changing colors with the fall and I am not sure if there is a more beautiful place. It is worth a trip!
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