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LLNN's choice to fly to Canada? Why Air
Canada, of course. Why would we fly anything else if we wanted the
total Canadian experience? |
As soon as you stepped onto the plane, you knew
you were in Canada. From both English and French announcements to
information cards asking you various questions about bringing items in
and out of Canadian / U.S. borders, this was where international rules
now apply. |
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OK, so who cares about airline food? We do,
because we're hungry! Having stayed up late to finish and publish
the previous report for Anime Central 2001, LLNN was famished.
Thanks to Air Canada for the wonderful Italian Tortellini. |
Same going back. Try staying up as many
hours as you can, going to all the events and panels and see how hungry
you are after the weekend. Thanks to Air Canada for the wonderful
chicken breast. |
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It's the future already! Flat screens
quietly dropped down when nearing arrival to let passengers know exactly
where they were during flight time. |
Travel tip Number One: know where to get
cash. Locate the nearest ATM and your money is instantly converted
to Canadian dollars. As of May 24th, 2001, the exchange rate was
about 1.5$CA:$1US. Not bad. Now we know why Canadians love
gambling the loose slot machines in the United States so much. You
do the math. |
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OK, so it's a Ford Focus this time...
America still produces the best rental cars. And this one came in
handy for our Ontario excursion. |
But wait! Everything is in metrics!
More math to do. |
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And even more math to do! What is that,
dollars? Cents? Canadian cents... convert to US... and
remember, it's in liters, so you have to convert to gallons... @_@ |
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When in touristy area, do as the tourists do and take lots of
photos. Niagara is but a mere 1.5 hours drive away around the bay
from Toronto. |
Why did we go to
Niagara, why, the Falls of course! Glorious for its size and
immense power, we even indulged at the gift shop for some cool (and
inexpensive) souvenirs. And yes, they did sell "Viagra
Falls" souvenirs for the funny bones out there. |
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Getting in for a closer look, it was like leaning
over and seeing the end of the earth, or at least a major rift in a
tectonic plate if you wanted to get all scientific. |
Next time... next time, we will be on that
boat. Maid of the Mist. We'll see how long the camera lasts
in all that water. Time to shop for a waterproof enclosure. |
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Trucks! We love 'em! And Canada has
their own kinds of trucks with more wheels than fingers on your hands,
the ones that're really heavy and carry tons of junk and whatnot.
With that many wheels, makes you wonder what they carry. |
