Saturday, July 25, 2009

Headed Back to Cleveland

I think the Blackberry is the greatest thing I've owned since a microwave in 1985...
We are about two hours away from the Beachwood hotel. We are tired and if there is another downpour, we may not not get back tonight.
Backing up- I had so much fun by myself on Thursday that David thought he'd give it a try on Friday. Jeffrey and I spent many hours at the CN Tower. 7he tower is one of the tallest in North America. Security alone took us an hour and then we headed in the elevator, which 58 seconds later got us 230 feet in the sky. The building is very stable and the height was not really an issue. (It was not like the Arch in St. Louis, where we felt the swaying.). Anyway, it was a clear day and the views spectacular. The most unique feature of the tower is the glass floor. It is strong enough to hold something like 22 elephants, but it is still a bit creepy. I talked Jeffrey into taking one for the team so to speak and I got him to lie down, so I could take a picture. We enjoyed lunch on the observation deck. For dessert Jeffrey ordered a pizza cookie. It was covered with white chocolate and gummy bears. We are so not related. He took one bite and informed me it was too sweet and that was the end of the pizza cookie. After lunch we spent some more time looking at the exhibits and then spent a few minutes in the gift shop. It had a lot of unique things and this was one of the few places we have really shopped.
Late in the afternoon we met David back at the hotel. We ventured out to Little Italy for dinner. This was a large, vibrant community. We found a great place for an authentic dinner and had a nice time. The boys went back to the hotel-Disney was premeiring something or another. I walked aback leisurely and wqas able to spend some time in a scrapbook store. Calphion Cookware-probably spelled wrong-had an entire block's complex. They sold pots and pans and had elaborate cooking classes. It was a huge complex and interedting to see.Life is good.
This morning we checked out of the hotel and headed to the Ontario Science Museum. It was fantastic and we stayed way to long, but even though it is almost 11pm and we're still on the road, it was worth it. The exhibits were fun, different and interesting. The special exhinbits were over the top-frogs, snakes and geckos. Ok, if you are Jeffrey or David, the exhibit was over the top. As for me, I thought attending Spy School was pretty entertaining. A highlight of the museum was a sculture with moving balls. I won't do the description justice, but it was an amazing sight. It made all sorts of different music.
My eyes are blurry, so I am going to close.
Two more weeks of Magic Tree House camp start Monday. I have a lot a scrapbooking I jhope to accomplish.
To be continued...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Your trip sounds great - thanks for sharing on the blog!
Ann

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