Toronto & Niagara Falls by the kids

On the 4th we took a flight from Bogota to Toronto, Toronto is the capital city of Ontario in Canada with 2.6 million people and an area of 630 km2. Toronto has many attractions including CN tower (the 6th tallest free-standing structure in the world), the Royal Ontario museum and Niagara falls (the falls that has the most water going over it per second). When we got there we went to Triin (one of mum’s friend) and Rodrigo’s (her partner) house, and then we went to sleep.
On the 5th we did some shopping and since we were in Canada there was snow. Me and Emma played around in the snow, we also had a small snow ball fight, it was awesome. When we got back home Triin and Rodrigo had been very kind and not put up the Christmas tree so we could do it with them, when we put it up there was a lot of lights on it, it was pretty. After that we went to sleep.
On the 6th we went to see Niagara falls, it was an hour drive from where we were. When we got there we drove through a street that had lots of cool shops and haunted houses and a museum that was about weird stuff. When we found parking we parked there and then walked a bit to get to Niagara falls, when I first saw it, it was amazing, it was so big and there was lots of mist coming up in front of it. We walked a bit more to get closer and there was lots of people everywhere and it was pretty cold but it was worth it, the water fall was even cooler up close. After a while we went back that street that had all the cool stuff and had lunch. After lunch we went to the museum that had all the weird stuff and it was interesting, after that we went back home and went to sleep.
On the 7th we went to pioneer village it is a set up that looks like the settler villages that the settlers used when they first arrived in Canada. When we got there we went in and it was awesome they had a tinsmith (someone who works on tin) and somebody who works on horse equipment (I don’t know their name). We walked around some more and we saw some animals, a school, and a water mill, it was really interesting. The people there really knew what they were talking about and I really liked it. After that we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 8th we went to an aquarium. It’s a very big aquarium with lots of stuff in it, so I was excited. When we got in the aquarium we looked around, there were a lot of fish in it and I like fish, so I spent a lot of time in there. We saw some really big Grouper and some huge sharks, there was also an axolotls. We also got to touch some stingrays in a touch pool thing, they felt really soft and slimy, there was a person in there with toys and the sting rays were playing with them, it was awesome. After that we walked a little to get to CN tower, when we got there we showed our ticket and then we went in. To get up to the top of Cn tower we needed to go up on a glass walled elevator and we all know mum doesn’t like heights, but mum did it (they didn’t look out much). When we got up there it was a really good view, but mum did really good and braved it, they walked around fine till we got to a place where they had glass floor. Mum didn’t want to go on it at first but they were really brave and they went on it (with their eyes closed), after that we walked around a bit more looking down at stuff and then we went back to the elevator and took it back down. When we got down we walked around Toronto looking at stuff, it was cool. When we were done we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 9th we went to casa loma, it’s a castle that housed the Pellatts, a very rich family who lived in the 20th century. There is a big entrance hall in the castle and a lot of little rooms everywhere, we walked around and saw that they where actually pretty nice since they were made in the 1900s. After a while we went down to the tunnels (there is some tunnels in the castle), we went down there and looked around, it was really cool they where really long it was really interesting. After that we went back out and went to an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet, when we got there I was really excited, it was going to be super yummy. We went in found a table and then ordered our food they delivered ten pieces of salmon nigiri, me and Emma had five each and then ordered ten more. Near the end of my eat-as-much-sushi-as-I-can mission Emma got sick because they ate to much and I got to eat the rest of Emma’s sushi. In total I ate 25 pieces of salmon nigiri and a few other stuff, now I can say I’ve lived. After that we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 10th we went outside and made some snowmen, it was really fun, we played around and threw some snow balls at each other. After that we went to the Royal Ontario Museum, it was super interesting, there were lots of stuff to see. We walked around a bit on the first floor and we saw one of the people who worked there had a trolley with old stuff on it, we went over there and the person said one of these things are fake three of these things are real. There was a chunk of metal that was really heavy, a piece of a bone, another piece of a bone and a fossilised bumpy thing. The fake thing was the fossilised bumpy thing, it was a 3D model of dinosaur skin that I think got sent from London. The metal thing was part of an asteroid older than the earth, so really old. After that we went up to the second floor which had animals, there were loads of them and it was really cool, there where big ones and small ones, there were skeletons and fossils. There was an area dedicated to dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals like mammoths and stuff, we looked around and saw some huge skeletons, it was fascinating. After that we kept going and saw some really old fossils and the first land plants to have evolved. There were also cells that one day evolved into humans (I saw my great great great, great times infinity ancestor). After that we went up to floor three, on the third floor there are stuff about ancient people like the Greeks and the Romans and ancient Egyptians. We went up there mainly because I wanted to see Egyptian stuff (I really like Egyptian stuff), when we got there I started looking around and saw some stuff that where 6000 years old, super cool. After that we went out of the museum and went to a Christmas market, there wasn’t many decorations, there were mainly foods, Emma got a box of donuts and I got a crepe, it was yum. After that we went to the room and went to sleep.
On the 11th we didn’t do much we only did school work and packed because we were leaving tomorrow. At the end of the day, we went to sleep.
On the 12th we got a rented car and drove all the way to Juliet in Quebec where we saw mum’s cousin Roxane and her partner Kev, When we got there we went in and had a bit of a catch up, then we went to sleep.
Andrew (10 years old)

On the 4th we took a flight from Bogota to Toronto, Toronto is the capital city in Canada with 2.6 million people and an area of 630 km2. Toronto has many attractions including CN tower (the 6th tallest free-standing structure in the world), the Royal Ontario museum and Niagara falls (the falls that has the most water going over it per second). When we got there we went to Triin (one of mum’s friend) and Rodrigo’s (her partner) house, and then we went to sleep.
On the 5th we did some shopping and since we were in Canada there was snow. Me and Emma played around in the snow, we also had a small snow ball fight, it was awesome. When we got back home Triin and Rodrigo had been very kind and not put up the Christmas tree so we could do it with them, when we put it up there was a lot of lights on it, it was pretty. After that we went to sleep.
On the 6th we went to see Niagara falls, it was an hour drive from where we were. When we got there we drove through a street that had lots of cool shops and haunted houses and a museum that was about weird stuff. When we found parking we parked there and then walked a bit to get to Niagara falls, when I first saw it, it was amazing, it was so big and there was lots of mist coming up in front of it. We walked a bit more to get closer and there was lots of people everywhere and it was pretty cold but it was worth it, the water fall was even cooler up close. After a while we went back that street that had all the cool stuff and had lunch. After lunch we went to the museum that had all the weird stuff and it was interesting, after that we went back home and went to sleep.
On the 7th we went to pioneer village it is a set up that looks like the settler villages that the settlers used when they first arrived in Canada. When we got there we went in and it was awesome they had a tinsmith (someone who works on tin) and somebody who works on horse equipment (I don’t know their name). We walked around some more and we saw some animals, a school, and a water mill, it was really interesting. The people there really knew what they were talking about and I really liked it. After that we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 8th we went to an aquarium. It’s a very big aquarium with lots of stuff in it, so I was excited. When we got in the aquarium we looked around, there were a lot of fish in it and I like fish, so I spent a lot of time in there. We saw some really big Grouper and some huge sharks, there was also an axolotls. We also got to touch some stingrays in a touch pool thing, they felt really soft and slimy, there was a person in there with toys and the sting rays were playing with them, it was awesome. After that we walked a little to get to CN tower, when we got there we showed our ticket and then we went in. To get up to the top of Cn tower we needed to go up on a glass walled elevator and we all know mum doesn’t like heights, but mum did it (they didn’t look out much). When we got up there it was a really good view, but mum did really good and braved it, they walked around fine till we got to a place where they had glass floor. Mum didn’t want to go on it at first but they were really brave and they went on it (with their eyes closed), after that we walked around a bit more looking down at stuff and then we went back to the elevator and took it back down. When we got down we walked around Toronto looking at stuff, it was cool. When we were done we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 9th we went to casa loma, it’s a castle that housed the Pellatts, a very rich family who lived in the 20th century. There is a big entrance hall in the castle and a lot of little rooms everywhere, we walked around and saw that they where actually pretty nice since they were made in the 1900s. After a while we went down to the tunnels (there is some tunnels in the castle), we went down there and looked around, it was really cool they where really long it was really interesting. After that we went back out and went to an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet, when we got there I was really excited, it was going to be super yummy. We went in found a table and then ordered our food they delivered ten pieces of salmon nigiri, me and Emma had five each and then ordered ten more. Near the end of my eat-as-much-sushi-as-I-can mission Emma got sick because they ate to much and I got to eat the rest of Emma’s sushi. In total I ate 25 pieces of salmon nigiri and a few other stuff, now I can say I’ve lived. After that we went back to the room and went to sleep.
On the 10th we went outside and made some snowmen, it was really fun, we played around and threw some snow balls at each other. After that we went to the Royal Ontario Museum, it was super interesting, there were lots of stuff to see. We walked around a bit on the first floor and we saw one of the people who worked there had a trolley with old stuff on it, we went over there and the person said one of these things are fake three of these things are real. There was a chunk of metal that was really heavy, a piece of a bone, another piece of a bone and a fossilised bumpy thing. The fake thing was the fossilised bumpy thing, it was a 3D model of dinosaur skin that I think got sent from London. The metal thing was part of an asteroid older than the earth, so really old. After that we went up to the second floor which had animals, there were loads of them and it was really cool, there where big ones and small ones, there were skeletons and fossils. There was an area dedicated to dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals like mammoths and stuff, we looked around and saw some huge skeletons, it was fascinating. After that we kept going and saw some really old fossils and the first land plants to have evolved. There were also cells that one day evolved into humans (I saw my great great great, great times infinity ancestor). After that we went up to floor three, on the third floor there are stuff about ancient people like the Greeks and the Romans and ancient Egyptians. We went up there mainly because I wanted to see Egyptian stuff (I really like Egyptian stuff), when we got there I started looking around and saw some stuff that where 6000 years old, super cool. After that we went out of the museum and went to a Christmas market, there wasn’t many decorations, there were mainly foods, Emma got a box of donuts and I got a crepe, it was yum. After that we went to the room and went to sleep.
On the 11th we didn’t do much we only did school work and packed because we were leaving tomorrow. At the end of the day, we went to sleep.
On the 12th we got a rented car and drove all the way to Juliet in Quebec where we saw mum’s cousin Roxane and her partner Kev, When we got there we went in and had a bit of a catch up, then we went to sleep.
Emma (9 years old)もっと詳しく