We left this morning shortly after 9 on a rainy morning for our 11:25 fliight.
I had checked in the day before and purcased the fee to send two bags to
Toronto, $50. Canada Air was a little backward at check in, the one agent of
course was on the phone and a family was traveling with tons of stuff. Southwest
Air it is not! Our plane got off the ground late because of the rain. The plane
was a small commuter jet but the flight was incredibly smooth all the way to
toronto. We got into Toronto almost on time. The plane was about as far from the
terminal as you can get. We walked for miles which I didn't mind. The small
plane had stairs from the cabin door onto the pavement. Very different in this
day and age. We had no trouble getting through customs, the young lady was very
nice. We answered the usual questions about why we were visiting, where we were
going and how long. We had another long walk to Enterprise rent a car to fetch
our car but the great news was we didn't have to take a shuttle somewhere to get
a car. The Enterprise lady was very friendly and also young. She had a Gold
Toyota Corolla available. We took it and then found it had crank windows. Wow, I
didn't know they still made cars like this. Libbie programmed the GPS to our
hotel in Niagra and we were off. Traffic was pretty heavy and stopped at times
on the QEW but we just went with the flow. We stopped at a Tim Hortons for lunch
where we split a turkey Panini which was excellent. After a while the traffic
cleared and we went into Niagra without any further problems. Our Hotel was the
Embassy Suites and it was wonderful. Our room on the 42nd floor is a suite with
a fantsastic view of both the American and Horseshoe falls. Our view was way
over and beyond what I expected. We really lucked out in the room assignments.
We have a suite with a hot tub, several sinks, and a living room. Very nice. We
walked down to the Horseshoe Falls after the managers reception which was
nibbles and a glass of wine. Somebody gave us their tickets so we had a second
glass of wine. Down at the Falls we bought a bus pass for $7 each and took the
Blue Line back. For dinner we went out late and walked to the Outback next door
where I had a Rickard Red beer and a half rack of ribs with fries. Libbie took a
few of the ribs since it was more than I could eat. We went to bed with the
curtains open since it was so gorgeous out. The Falls lighting was in Red, White
and Blue. I was thinking of Mom and Dad tonight. Back in 1942 they had their
honeymoon in Niagra Falls. I wondered if they came here by train or if they
drove here in my Dad's sister's car that he borrowed. I have the telegram of him
asking to borrow the car.