I AM CANADIAN, EH!
by JennysTravels
So, what do Canadians have to be proud of, eh?
1. Smarties
2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down
4. Baseball is Canadian
5. Lacrosse is Canadian
6. Hockey is Canadian
7. Basketball is Canadian
8. Apple pie is Canadian
9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers
10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts
11. In the war of 1812, started by America, Canadians pushed the Americans back... past their 'White House'. Then we burned it... and most of Washington, under the command of George Cockburn who was insane and hammered all the time. We got bored because they ran away, so we came home and partied... Go figure…
12. Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to Germany.
13. We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered or withdrew during any war to anyone. Anywhere. EVER.
14. Our civil war was fought in a bar and it lasted a little over an hour.
15. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American mercenary, who slept in and missed the whole thing... but showed up just in time to get caught.
16. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.
17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company.
18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes.
19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.
20. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year.
21. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it.
22. A Canadian invented Superman.
23. We have coloured money.
24. Our beer advertisements kick.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT!
25. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada!
26. And we don't bomb our allies.
27. oh yeah... our elections only take one day.
Honeymoon Capital of the World
by Dabs
With so many places to go in the world, I don't know why anyone would choose Niagara Falls as their honeymoon destination but apparently thousands of people are lured in by the promise of heart shaped beds and jacuzzis. Call me silly but there's nothing about a giant Frankenstein monster eating a whopper or a wax statue of Indiana Jones that screams romance at me. How Niagara Falls came by this nickname is probably a good piece of marketing over a century ago after a couple of famous people honeymooned here. The 1st recorded honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls was made by US Vice-President Aaron Burr's daughter in 1802 shortly followed by Napoleon Bonaparte's brother and his bride in 1804. The Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania also claims that they are the Honeymoon Capital of the World but I'm betting they don't have a Whopper munching monster
Taste the Fudge! Best in Ontario!!
by persiangirl
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a must see. It's just a 5-20minute drive from the falls, depending on what root you take (Highway, or around the falls). It's a old fashioned main street with many cute little shops selling everything the Falls memorabilia and old fashioned fudge to Christmas ornaments and hiking boots.
In the summer and fall you're bound to run into a wedding or two.
There are also vineyards all around that offer tours and sampling. A must see and taste for wine enthusiasts!! Red is my favourite ; )
We drove through upstate PA...
by kimberbakos
We drove through upstate PA and NY to get here, and then came home to MI through Canada.
DOUBLE DECKER TOUR BUS - We got their tour package that includes the transportation to most places of interest at your own pace (buses came by every 20 minutes) and included admission to Maid of the Mist, the Aerocar, and the Journey Behind the Falls. It was $78 US dollars/$110 Canadian for the tour and every cent was well spent. Every place that we visited was a part of the tour.
http://www.infoniagarafalls.com/
(photo is from this site)
Pizza near the tourist area
by Dabs about Zappi's Pizza
This was another recommendation that I got from Trip Advisor, we try pizza just about everywhere we visit and I didn't want to eat at a chain pizza place.
Maybe we just picked a bad time to come but the atmosphere was like Chuckie Cheese, there was a table of 8-10 kids next to us and a table of 8-12 adults behind us, the kids were actually better behaved than the adults who were talking so loud that they probably could hear them on the US side of the Falls! After the restaurant started filling up a bit, the large groups weren't nearly as annoying, I guess the other customers were absorbing their loud voices. There is also an outdoor seating area which might have been the better choice on this particular evening.
Service was extremely fast, our pizza was out in less than 15 minutes. The owner, who you can see on the video on the website listed below, was in the restaurant while we were there so he's obviously very hands on. I just wish he would have told the loud yappers to shut up :-) The pizza was pretty good, I found a coupon online (see website below) for $10.95 for a large 2 item pizza which was a great deal. With drinks our meal was less than $15CDN, a bargain for Niagara Falls.
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American Falls, Niagara Falls, CN
Still no horse in sight... what a bummer! :P
Journey Behind the Falls
From the prospect point
