Hippo Tour

This morning we enjoyed a "Hippo Tour" through Toronto!

The Hippo tour is supposedly "the hippest way to see Toronto"! It is a large custom-made bus which takes you on a narrated tour of the city and then concludes by driving right into the water and becomes a boat for a narrated tour of the lakeshore. The boys loved it...especially the big splash as we entered the water. It was the best of both worlds with the bus tour and a boat tour combined.

Our bus driver/skipper.

City skyline aboard the hippo

Notice the seaweed we picked up on our lake tour

After we finished our tour, we retraced the city tour on foot. Including a visit to one of the largest malls in Canada: Toronto Eaton Centre. Of course, Daddy couldn't pass up the opportunity to go into the Apple Store. Here are Lil J and Michael playing a Dr. Seuss Alphabet game.

The boys couldn't pass up the opportunity to go into The Disney Store (or Disney World as they call it).

After lunch and shopping, we continued up Yonge Street, the world's longest street, for more sightseeing. The boys fell asleep just before we arrived in Chinatown.

Michael wakened crying so Daddy picked him up and he promptly went back to sleep as we headed for Little Italy.

After walking through Little Italy, we didn't see the cute, quaint little Italian Ristorantes we were expecting. (I think we're spoiled by Boston's Little Italy) So we taxied back downtown and ate at Eastside Mario's again! They have the best Orecchiette Genovese Alfredo...I ordered it both nights. Incredible! The same waitress waited on us both nights. Lil J slept through our entire meal, but Michael was awake for this picture with Miss Caroline.