Gooda Bean

Our last meal in America, after waving John off, was breakfast at Bada Bean, a groovy cafe in Niagara Falls, most of which is decidedly run-down and non-groovy. Best coffee all trip.

Then over the bridge to Canada, where we can wallow in familiarity: black cabs, Eccles Cakes, and the Queen on the money (looking decidedly younger than she's done for decades). One dollar coins have a picture of a loon (I mean no disrespect to Her Majesty-it's the bird) and are called loonies, and two dollar coins are delightfully called twonies.

Last night we stayed at a bed and breakfast called The Cottage On The Lake - a lovely place, and we were excited this morning to see Toronto across the lake. Though we sobered up when we remembed we're going around rather than across.
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