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Day 22-
We were due for a dramatic day. Horrible start to today but in no way comparative to the awful news of the Primary school shooting in Newtown Connecticut, 27 dead, makes ya feel sick. So couldn't figure out why yesterday my ANZ visa wasn't working at any places, so jumped online to Internet banking, said we had no available funds left on a card with a $10,000 limit that maybe had 1500 bux on it max. So bit concerning so rung the bank and he confirmed that we had maxxed it out.. Cue the change ya undies moment.. Apparently someone had used our credit card details at all these random stores like Liberty Religion for like $2500, and heaps more, total of 24 transactions at heapsa diff places, b******s. So filed it with the fraud dept and cancelled the card, who knows what happens from here. Anyways this all happened while we were rushing to pack up and get to the train station to catch our train to Toronto. Made it on time and sat back for the pretty cool 5 hr trip, nice and relaxing with awesome views after the stress fuelled morning. Checked in to our hotel at 5pm then Reese came and met us before going out for dinner, had a few beers downstairs then made tracks for dinner. Toronto is an amazing city with a great feel, loving Canada a lot more than the US so far, a lot cleaner and safer. Went to a nice Italian restaurant with Reese and his new date Anna, Ash and Jacqui, Reeses mate Jamie and his wife Nicole and Emm and I. Good catch up and great food, awesome finish to a bad day. Thoughts are with all those families affected in CT.
Mr and Mrs McPhee xo
Day 23-
Got up this morning and went for a look down to the st Lawrence market which was unreal and massive, heapsa cool lil food places and stands. Had a crazy eggs benedict in a crepe! Seen a NZ store which was selling paua shell jewellery cept it had this Asian as guy running it. Must be from Auckland. From there met Reese and Anna at the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame. Shopped up a storm before going in then spent a couple hours there, soo crazy and awesome old time hockey stuff, got to get a photo with the cup! We went to a 3D show there, and got to watch these interactive games there where you can be a goalie and get pucks shot at ya, or shoot pucks at a big tv screen with a virtual goalie! Sucked though there was a little girls hockey team visiting and they hogged the bloody games so didn't get a go! We went for lunch at Five Guys burger joint, also quite delicious but no in and out burger. Had a look round a big shopping mall as the girls did some shopping then wandered home. Went out for dinner with Nicole and Jamie and Reese and Anna to little Italy, but didn't get Italian, was such a good meal got some more poutine, everything was going awesome til I rested my head backwards against the wall, right onto a candle!! Bloody hair went up in flames and stunk the place out!! Got some crazy looks but was funny as, the waiters were real worried, I was just worried bout losing any more of what little hair I have left! Went out for a bit of a drink and a boogie afterwards. Good night!
Mr and Mrs McPhee xo
Day 24-
Had to get up this morning and go and fax the fraud transcripts to ANZ back in aus which turned out to be a massive pain, the computers were down at hotel and the useless p****at reception didn't know how to fax out of Canada, apparently you need to dial a county exit number and the country code you want to send too. For all wondering its 011 then country code. You're welcome. Then went for another look round the big shopping mall as the weather was shocking and wet so very quiey day. Met up with Ash for dinner tonight at Jack Astors, a sweet sports bar that's pretty popular. We tried to go a famous sports bar called Real Sports or something inside the stadium where the maple leafs play but seeing the Bills NFL played here today was crazy busy with sports fans, lines out the door! Off to the Niagara Falls in the morning!
Mr and Mrs McPhee xo
Day 25-
Got up early this morn and caught walked in to the city to get the bus to the falls. Had looked at getting the train but was $100 for both of us, yet the bus was only $25each so got that instead. Was only bout 90min ride so not too bad, stopped in the town of Niagara and had some breakfast at Dads Diner, a crazy small town diner, was pretty funny people we yelling at the waitress from the tables, she was like "one minute babe, be with you soon darlin". Rednecks. Wandered to the shuttle to the falls which was only like 10mins. Much like the Grand Canyon was such an amazing spectacle, very hard to take it all in, learnt heaps about how it was formed etc. we bought this 3 deal package, where we got to watch this 4D show on how the falls were created, had to stand on this platform in a room with 360deg screen round the outside and it sprayed water and snow all over you, pretty fun. Next we got to take an elevator down behind the falls and look out from underneath and behind them, very loud, got some great Facebook profile potential pics. The last thing was a trip to the butterfly statuary but Emm was too scared to do it as butterfly's creep her out haha, it's not like they're as scary as buttons or anything. We had some lunch at the restaurant over looking the falls then caught the bus back later in the arvo. Both pretty nackered so got some takeaway pizza and shut it down early, off to Calgary in the morn to a high of minus 18deg, staying with Kajal so not sure what to expect with this cold weather! Exciting none the less.
Mr and Mrs McPhee xo
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