A lot of my friends turn 40 this year and they certainly all have birthdays. Sometime last year I came up with the idea that a girls weekend would be a fun way to honour everyone’s birthdays. Hence, the Niagara Get-away was born. It was suppose to be a one night get-away with only laughs and smiles. Well….it didn’t quite work out that way.
We began with a stop in Niagara on the Lake for lunch and shopping. Lunch was at the Prince of Wales. What a gorgeous hotel. Even the ceilings were beautiful. And the food…MMMMMM. Another delicious gluten free lunch in Niagara-on-the-Lake shared with amazing friends. I am not sure when I have spent a whole road trip and lunch smiling and laughing. After lunch it was time to shop – gluten free goodies and gelato. This time I got to sample vanilla maple. Yummmm!
It was also the Peach Festival. As we walked the sounds of street musicians serenaded our ears while smells of peachy goodness greeted our noses. The street entertainers also gave us something to watch when we were done in a store. To top it off, it was a gorgeous day.
Next stop was our hotel. 42nd floor with fallsview. It was a wonderful suite that gave us plenty of time to share and chat together. A bit like old times where you would have sleepovers in highschool.
Of course we couldn’t just sit around the room. Off we went to the falls by way of the refurbished trolley. That was a brief but fun ride to the splendor that it the falls.
That was followed by dinner at Applebees. There were a few gluten free options there but I knew we had snacks so I opted for the ribs a la cart. Finger licking goodness.
We woke up to sunshine the next morning and had breakfast over looking the falls. Then we headed off to get a group photo taken. Now that was a lot of fun. I think that we may have frustrated the photographer just a bit. I mean, the poor guy had to get 7 women to stand still and not laugh at the same time. From there we were going to stop at a winery before heading home…well that is where the original plan got derailed by poof…fzzz.
