Summer 2013: Niagara Falls

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Seeing Niagara Falls in person was breathtaking. A lot of people have said that the views from the Canadian side is better, although I can't exactly attest to that because I haven't seen the falls from the American side. Tell me what it's like in the comments if you've been here or the American side!

We were blessed to see a full rainbow over the falls in the afternoon. Truly, it was a wonder and a sight that we would never forget.

The beautiful Horseshoe Falls and all the spectators. 

Summer 2013: Toronto

Hi!

In this post I'll be sharing more about my trip to Canada. Now on to the capital, Toronto! 

Toronto was a awesome place to be in. It lived up to its title, and was bustling with people. Although there were some traffic jams every now and then, they're definitely nothing like the ones in Jakarta :P

Here are some pictures from our trip :)

Toronto Zoo! This zoo was HUGE and had a lot of animals from various parts of the world. Though we walked out with tired feet (like we did every day during the whole trip), it was definitely worth it. A few of the animals we saw were gorillas, cool reptiles, penguins, rhinos, and a Komodo dragon. We also saw a wombat. I love marsupials! They're so fluffy I'm gonna diee!! XD There were also a few peacocks (I believe we saw three that day) that popped out in random places throughout the zoo, and it was fun to see them strutting their (sadly closed) tails, blending with the humans like it's nobody's business :D We got to see some white lions, which was a quite the rare sight :)

At the queue (yes, there is a queue) for the Giant Panda Experience. The zoo has just recently revealed to the public their two newly-arrived pandas Da Mao and Er Shun, the latter being the female. Both are on loan until 2018.

BUT. Both were sleeping! :-/ Well, pandas sleep more often than not anyway. Smaller than I thought they would be, but still adorable :3

Wise-looking orangutan. It was so playful, and I stood there for a while just admiring its strong arms. Another one was sitting near the window, having a staring contest with a kid :)

Ontario Science Centre :) A lot of interesting and informative exhibits. There's also a rainforest-like enclosure with some colorful venomous frogs on display.

 Toronto's CN Tower :D

The view from a point on the observation deck. There was a game about to go on in that stadium there, and it was filling up pretty quickly. It looks empty here, but after we explored the area some more and came back to this point, the stadium was pretty much full already.

The glass floor. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a teeny bit scared :P

Casa Loma! Former home of Sir Henry Pellatt. Due to financial misfortune, he was forced to abandon this mansion. Among my favorite parts of the mansion were the room with Chinoiserie, Lady Pellatt's room, and surprisingly, the underground tunnels.

Summer 2013: Vancouver

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More delays. I know. Once again I apologize *bows*

So I've recently went on a 31-day trip with my family to Canada, America, and Korea. I had an AH-MAZING time. My birthday was also unlike anything I'd ever expected :D

We took some 15 000 pictures, and some are just pure stunners - the kind that makes you start playing Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" in your head :') and here I am to share some of these marvelous pics with you! And also to show my friends the highlights of the trip.

Welcome to Part 1 of the Best Summer Eva 2013 series of blog posts! Part 1 shall consist of the first city we visited in Canada - Vancouver!

I loved Vancouver :D My whole family did. Quite the laid-back city, and we really liked that. The weather was a bit chilly for summer, but it was all good. I'm not that much of a hot weather person myself, so I didn't mind it in the least. So here are some more pics to show you what I saw in Beautiful British Columbia's largest city!

Japadog. A must-try if you pass by the cart while it's open. Instead of the usual mustard-and-ketchup 

combo in the regular hot dog, a Japadog contains onions, teriyaki sauce, mayo, and seaweed. I happen to be a huge fan of Japanese food so I immediately jumped at the chance to try this :9 The sausage was out of this world! So warm and juicy.

Poutine is a Canadian dish that consists of french fries, hot gravy and chunks of cheese. I loved this, as I am a fan of gravy and cheese. I found that the ones we had at the cafeteria at the Ontario Science Centre were the best! Very generous on the gravy and cheese. Yum :9