Ontario Place

Yesterday we went on a family trip to Ontario Place which is located one hour away in Toronto, Ontario. There was lots of things to do there for the whole family. First we went to the kiddie rides for Mateo. Unfortunately Cristian was a little big for some of these rides for they were perfect for Mateo. He went on bumper boats, ferris wheel, car coaster and jeep driving!! Then we had our picnic lunch.

Next it was off to the waterpark. They had four waterslides and a huge splash park area. Victor and I split up at that point. I went on the waterslides with Cristian and Victor stayed in the splash area with Mateo and William. Cristian and I had fun going down the waterslides, we only chickened out of one. It was called the Hydrofuge. Riders shoot down a tube on a thin sheet of water reaching speeds of up to 50 kph, then swirl around in a gigantic bowl and plunge into a six foot deep landing pool. Someone compared it to going down the toilet! LOL! Then Victor took Cristian and Mateo on a raft waterslide while I stayed with William who was having a nap.

After the waterpark we went to see an IMAX movie and hit some more rides!! We even went into a maze that started in a hall of mirrors in the dark. It was really freaky, there were seven different mazes both indoor and outdoor in total. William got scared in the mirror maze though.

We stayed into the evening and got to see the Chinese Lantern Festival. It was amazing! There were lots of huge displays that all came to life with lights when the sun went down. The displays depicted Chinese landmarks and mythology. This year the majority of the lantern sets focussed on three important dynasties in Chinese history; the Qin Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty. We got to have Chinese food from the Mandarin market and we walked around to see the diplays. It was really nice.

Needless to say the kids were exhausted by the end of the day but it was lots of fun! I am going to try to attach some pictures too! Enjoy!

Here are the boys at the waterpark!



This is Cristian and me, with the CN Tower in the background!



This is a family shot in front of one of the chinese festival displays.



Here is one of the displays during the day and at night with the lights on!





Finally one more of two of the boys!