Marie and Hanny shared the pull out sofa in our living room of our suite.  They were the first kids to wake as John and I went through the morning routine.  These ladies, and I, slipped out for some coffee and juice as we waited for the others to rouse.

A short time later the rest of our contingent joined us for breakfast and we feasted.  This is one of our favorite parts of getting away.

We made the short, but time-eating, trek back down town and found more parking.  We had about half-an-hour to poke around before looking for our tour group in the Great Hall of the Union Station.

Oh – poor Stewart… “No Zoup for YOU!”

The Great Hall is undergoing much refurbishment…

At 10:30 A.M. we met our tour group led by Jody.  She is a film-maker and has lived in Toronto her whole life.  She was animated and informative and made the tour a lot of fun.

We explored lots of downtown, beginning with the Royal York hotel.  She taught us a lot about architecture, the history of Toronto, and the many phases of development and growth the city has gone through.  Neat stuff.

A lot of Toronto is underground.  The city is connected in blocks under the city with full shopping and dining experiences.   Day-to-day activities can be accomplished without ever setting foot outside!  Such a different experience than rural NY.

We headed back to where our car was parked and grabbed lunch in a food court.  We were happy to find safe meals for everyone, and a variety, at that.

We headed back to the hotel where the gals and Daddy headed for a swim, and the boys, well, the boys had to do some homework for Public Speaking.  We had very limited time to execute a fast trip given their aggressive school schedule. 

The boys finally joined us and we all enjoyed the swim time.  We had the pool area to ourselves.

We headed up to Borden to visit with Cathy and Dave, stopping to grab pizzas and ice cream on the way.  It was great to see where they lived and visit the base.  They’ve lived Out West for so long, it was never even an option to visit before.

We headed back to the hotel and were in bed by about 10:30 P.M.

We are so excited to visit Canada’s Wonderland in the morning.