on set

One of my favorite things about NY is that there is always something going on. We are constantly seeing film crews out and about but very rarely do we ever see anything good.

It was rumored that Angelina is filming her new movie "Salt" at St. Bart's church right next to the building where I work so I've been trying to see if I could catch a glimpse of her. They have been filming for a couple of days and yesterday there was a ton of extras dressed in police uniforms and all the paparazzi were out with their cameras, so I tried to stand next to them to see if I could see her but I had no such luck.

Obviously, the rumors were true and someone was able to get a shot of her.

niagara falls

Once again, we took our yearly Spring Break weekend getaway and this year our destination was Niagara Falls. We've always wanted to see the falls, and while they are in New York (and Canada), they are a long 7 hour drive away. But despite how much we love being in the city, every few months we have to rent a car and escape from the chaos, so this year we decided to take a trip across the border.

We didn't really do our research before we left and pretty much just new that it was better to stay on the Canadian side, so that's what we did. I left work early on Friday and we were on our way. After a short interrogation from the border control we finally made it to Canada. We walked around the hotel and the "entertainment district" (a super cheesy kids version of Las Vegas) we found a giant ferris wheel overlooking the falls and got our first sighting of the magnificent wonder.

The next morning we were a little disappointed when we discovered that the Maid of the Mist doesn't open till May due to the big frozen chunks of ice in the falls, but we were able to go on The Journey Behind the Falls that almost made up for it. It was a beautiful day and we had a nice time walking around and enjoying the falls.



(Fun fact: The summer flow is 34 million gallons per minute)



To make up for the lack of grown up entertainment we were able to upgrade our room to one with a view of the falls and a jacuzzi tub. Of course, this was entertainment enough for Jason and he spent the rest of the time soaking. It was a short trip but also educational. Because we were in a different country we did notice a few things that were a little off ...

- Canadian ketchup is much sweeter than ours
- They eat Vinegar with their fries (I don't get it)
- Every attraction cost $9.99 so we would pay $20 to do something and then get two Canadian cents back.
- They would surely take our US dollars but only give us Canadian change.
- Everything is in English and in French
- Everyone is nice and there is absolutely no road rage (the complete opposite of NYC)

While we didn't really feel like we were in a different country it was fun to pick up on the slight differences.

And while I am SUPER excited that Jason is almost done with school forever, I am a little sad that this was the last of our Spring Break getaways.


The view of the falls at night from our room