Part III

Day 13 Thursday June 13 Montreal to Toronto
- Taco Bell = "Chemically enhanced food with added Crack" - Kriththica.
- Made it to Toronto by 6:30, after a very long day on bus, thanks to bad traffic in Montreal & a couple of late people.
- Three stops on the way including 'The Big Apple' Canada's answer to Australia's Big Pineapple. We had a competition to find the tackiest souvenir under $5.00 and Tahlia and Kylie had an apple pie eating competition (won by Kylie).
- Watched the movie 'Youngblood', Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze in the '80s with bad hair playing ice hockey.
- Tea at the hotel before hopping on a yellow school bus for a pub-crawl. First bar was an Irish Pub, the second was a club similar to Mollies at home, and third was XS - sister to XS in Vegas, the worlds largest nightclub.


Day 14
- Today we explore Toronto on foot.
- First we headed to the CN Tower, built before Satelite TV was invented so the city could get channels not available with all the tall buildings. So damn high, the elevator was so fast i got giddy. Then there was the glass floor, talk about freaky! Took a while to get used to it, and believe it wasn't going to break.
- Then we headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch, my first beef since i'd been in the States, and it was grosse.
- Yonge Street is the longest street in the world, over 1000 miles long, this is where we did some shopping and i bought my Pearl Jam book.
- Spent 3 hours doing laundry...


Day 15
- To tacky Niagra Falls we go... Yes i said it! What a weird place indeed. Back in the '50s Niagra was a honeymooning capital, but now, i was not impressed. I guess you should see it for yourself. The falls themselves are gorgeous, and serene, if not a little cold as we headed out on the Maid of the Mist. Oh dear silly Asian tourists with very expensive cameras standing in the mist...


Day 16 Sunday June 6 Toronto to Cleveland
- Today we left the beautiful Canadian scenery behind and crossed back into the States.
- Managed to get the two perfumes i wanted pretty cheap at duty free, holding onto just a few cents change.
- Arrived in Cleveland at 3:00pm and headed to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Such an amazing place, so much to look at, if only we were allowed to take photos! Saw Johnny Cash's tour bus, Kurt Cobain & Johnny Ramone's guitars, Michael Jackson's silver glove and John Lennon's piano, to name just some of the awesome relics.
- After we got to our room at the hotel we walked downtown and found the mall and saw 'Killers' at the movies - gotta love Ashton Kutcher.
- Kid Cudi is from Cleveland.
- The mall we went to was out of one of my scary dreams, except we found our way out this time...


Day 17 Monday June 7 Cleveland to Chicago
- On the road to Chicago today.
- Arrived at about 4, had a wee nap then got clean & tidy for a few drinks. Firstly went to the John Hancock building, one of the worlds tallest buildings, what an amazing view, even from the loo. We then headed to a couple of pubs on the ground. By 1:30am and 3 quick/strong drinks (and terrible karaoke) it was time for me to hit the hay.


Day 18
- Time to explore Chicago... In the rain!
- Hit the water on a Architecture Cruise, all i can remember is the Trump Tower, or Oprah's House, built with help of the first Apprentice winner.
- Walked around in the rain for a while before we asked for directions to shops. Managed to find another Forever 21, Guess, and Aldo. Picked up some more tops and a bag.
- Had a nap before heading to tea. Had Chicago's famous deep dish pizza. So much cheese, and the base was like pastry.
- Our last day with a few of our new Contiki family.