Tourist Sites

I went to Canada It was a fast trip but a good time. I flew out of Minneapolis early Friday morning and in to Toronto around noon. My friend picked me up and we went speeding to the wedding (which was in the city of Niagara Falls, about an hour away)...unfortunately we got some lousy directions and we got there just as they were finishing up the ceremony. Friday was spent doing wedding stuff all day. Even though I went to Canada it was much more of a lesson in the Cameroon culture for me since the entire wedding party is originally from Cameroon. Cameroon culture notes: "Now" always means at least 2 hours later. Everyone is your auntie or uncle or family member. And numerous other little tid bits.
Saturday we went to Niagara Falls and actually saw the falls this time. They were pretty amazing. I don't really know what to say about them without sounding completely cliche, but it was a great day being there. Later that night we went into downtown Toronto just to see it. There is a really tall bilding there called the CN Tower which I was told is the tallest building in the northern hemisphere. It was late by the time we got there so I didnt see or do much in Toronto but I did get to see it. We went to some chain restaurant called "Fran's" becuse most everything else was closed.
I flew home a few hours later so didn't bother trying to sleep at all. Toronto airport was extremely strange and backwards to me. They had no one working at the ticket counters when I got there and my flight wasnt on the departure board but they assured me it was there. US customs was at the Toronto airport, in an effort to save time back in the states...I was so confused. Then in the screening area they were really laid back and stuff. A lot of things in Canada were like going back 10-15 years in the US. For example no one had cell phones. The roads were really basic. There was only one main road that lead into Toronto (as opposed to like 5 that go into Minneapolis and its a much bigger city even!)I was completely exhausted when I got back and slept most of the last day of 2006. I rang in the New Year with my sis and some of her friends at a club nearby. It had snowed the first real big snow of the year earlier in the day (while I was sleeping) so the roads were pretty bad and not many people were out celebrating. I wasn't too into celebrating so called it an early night.
Today I'm home with an icky cold and am rather bored. As I think of 2006, it was a really good year. It was awesome. My resolution for 2007 is to accomplish more of the things on my to do list. Things to do, places to go, people to see, habits to break, habits to develop. I dont really see the new year as a time to try and do all these things at once. It's all a big long process...a gungula! So that is all for now. Happy Travels All!