{"id":2302,"date":"2014-08-27T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/08\/27\/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:35:11","slug":"what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/08\/27\/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had several people boggle at us when we made the announcement that we had chosen Toronto for our BIG birthday trip. Even the border patrol goggled at my sister on her way into the Canada, when she answered the question about whether she was entering the country for business or leisure. &#8220;What the heck are you going to do in Toronto for a week?&#8221; he sputtered. Granted it wasn&#8217;t our first choice, but it turned out to be a good one. We had a fantastic time, and I&#8217;ve got the photos to prove it!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/330338_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"Toronto\" align=\"Middle\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more Full speed ahead for photos!--><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/328472_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"753\" title=\"Pointy\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nMartin &#038; Karin face off on either side of a very pointy building<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/327077_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"348\" title=\"Lovelocks\" align=\"Middle\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/327357_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"365\" title=\"Karin rocking out\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nKarin at the Rock &#038; Roll exhibit, Ontario Science Center<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/325456_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"384\" title=\"Not amused\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nBryce and Karin at Canada&#8217;s Wonderland&#8230;Bryce doesn&#8217;t look so amused<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/326901_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"308\" title=\"Wonderland group\" align=\"Middle\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/328828_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"662\" title=\"Another birthday girl\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nI wasn&#8217;t the only one celebrating a birthday; my mom had hers while we were there! Happy birthday to my great mom!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/329097_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"Niagara\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nBest views from the Canada side, it&#8217;s true!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/329624_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"334\" title=\"Wet ones\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nKathey &#038; Russell styling in blue plastic<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/326444_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" title=\"Niagara group shot\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nWho cares about the group shot, look at that waterfall!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/325338_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"behind the falls\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nBehind the falls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/330107_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"Toronto islands\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nThe peaceful beauty of the Toronto islands<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/328099_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"swan boats\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nLiz &#038; Kathey on the stupidest ride EVER<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/327593_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"576\" title=\"Big chair, big kids\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nBig chair, big kids<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/326323_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"258\" title=\"Island group\" align=\"Middle\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/326013_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"753\" title=\"CN Tower dinner group\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nFancy dinner at the revolving restaurant at the top of the CN tower<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/329865_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"332\" title=\"Toronto\" align=\"Middle\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/325801_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"753\" title=\"Elevator view\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nLooking down the CN Tower elevator<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/328204_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"348\" title=\"Lizardek\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nBeautiful necklace birthday present from Kathey &#038; Russell!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/329469_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"532\" title=\"Turn and churn\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nJoke gift box got Russell! It was filled with books about ice cream (his hobby!) and Swedish gifflar cinnamon rolls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/327735_original.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" height=\"327\" title=\"Big Box O Balloons\" align=\"Middle\"><br \/>\nMy sister&#8217;s gift to me was packaged in a HUGE box, wrapped in black wrapping paper and carried, much to the bemusement of the staff and other guests, up the CN tower, through security and into the restaurant. It was filled with 50 balloons and in each one, was a uniquely folded 1 dollar bill. Crazy seester!<\/p>\n<p>There are lots more photos from the week in Canada, but I have to stop somewhere!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had several people boggle at us when we made the announcement that we had chosen Toronto for our BIG birthday trip. 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