Girls Trip to Toronto!

Girls just wanna have fun! Prior to this trip, I had never been to Toronto and in fact had only ever walked over the Rainbow bridge and stayed right by the Falls. My besties Brigid and Jessica and I were all able to coordinate an elusive day off work together so we got out of town!

It was about a 2hr drive from Buffalo (we accidentally took the 407 and are anxiously awaiting to see how much the toll is...) and we stayed at the Liberty Suites Hotel right outside of Toronto in North York. It was a great room with a sitting area, kitchenette, and a beautiful view from the 18th floor.

Our first evening there was chilly and rainy, but the rain cleared up during our rush hour drive into downtown and by the time we parked it was clear! Perfect for walking the city.

It was dinner time and we were getting hangry so we stopped into an Irish pub (and just happened to have a waitress from Ireland!). We shared some appetizers and drinks before hitting the streets again.

We headed for the Ripley's Aquarium and spent a couple of hours checking out the amazing tanks and exhibits. I highly recommend it! We even got to touch a shark, stingray, and horseshoe crab.

When we finished up there, it was almost 10:30pm so we started making our way back to the car. We popped into a Tim Hortons for a final cup of coffee and just happened to catch them right before closing...which resulted in us getting 2 bags full of free donuts!! We love Tim's.

The next morning we got breakfast in the lobby then got ready for the day and checked out of our room at about 11am. We headed back into downtown for a beautiful sunshiny morning of more sightseeing!

We headed for the St Lawrence Market to see the vendors and hunt for lunch. There were so many great things to see in there.

Crocodile and Kangaroo meat!

The cheese and olive bars seduced us, so we made a couple of sampler bowls with crackers and a side of turkey pot pie for our lunch! The cheese is goat cheese with thyme and honey. YUM

We walked a bit more downtown (and got Tim's again of course!) then headed back to the car to battle rush hour once again getting away from downtown. We stopped in at Ikea (which is a day trip in itself) for a couple hours of browsing, then finally headed for the US border and got back into Buffalo around 7:30pm.

Such a fun time with my girls! Lots of memories.