Originally Posted by crabbing

now that i've returned, i thought i should bookend this thread with my experiences.

we crossed into canada through buffalo, in the early afternoon. the line was about 20 cars deep but moved quickly. once through, there was no traffic on the QEW to niagara. we got adventure passes and did everything - well worth the price.

while we did most of our eating in our hotel room, we did get out to "taste of china" on spadina. we were worried that chinatown might not be chinese anymore (like LA's chinatown), but that was not the case and the food was good.

for the return, we came across the rainbow bridge mid-morning. there was no traffic. the canadian side of the falls is definitely more impressive.

for toronto, we did citypass for the first time, and i think it was worth it (at least for our first time there). it covered the ontario science center (which was nice), casa loma (actually lots of fun for kids, exploring secret passages, stairs, and turrets in the garden), the royal museum, and the cn tower of course. we never had time to go to the aquarium, but did get to spend a nice sunny day on the island with bike rental, the maze, and the beach.