---> Keeping Up With Cally : The Miyat Family Vacation: Part 2.

Toronto. 2013 Barbershop Harmony International Competition and Convention, "where there are no winners, only losers." Wait. I think that's Conan O'Brien's opinion....

We arrived in Canada, on Canada Day, which I heard was like our Independence day. Lucky for us, everyone goes to Niagara Falls to celebrate ..... So So So many people. I don't have much to say about the falls. I'm happy to say I've been there, but I don't find it necessary to ever go back. In my opinion, you see it, take a picture, and I'm done. There is a little "fun town" here also, like San Francisco's Pier 39 on steroids.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, is worth the stop. A little like downtown Sonoma, it is lined with wineries, shops, and eateries. Adorable.

Toronto! Pretty, Eh?

The city reminded us of a bigger Chicago. At times it didn't feel like you were out of the country, until you heard a few different foreign languages while walking down the street, the Canadian accent, and especially when the 4th of July didn't exist at all. In no specific order, let me show you what we saw!

The Hockey Hall of Fame.

Kensington Market-land of everything Hipster.

St Lawrence Market - A farmer's market of sorts.

We attended a Toronto Blue Jays game. Apparently they aren't very good and David liked to point out that no one seems to attend the games either. I thought the stadium was amazing, beautiful, and I loved the environment. I'm a fan. I was not a fan of the group of guys sitting behind us who asked, "Can you score while on defense? Like if you get the ball and hit the base first, before the runner?" Unbelievable.

We took the highly recommended elevator ride up the CN tower. SUPER high up. Walking over the glass floor was a mental challenge for all of us.

We spent the 4th of July at Wayne Gretzky's Oasis Patio Bar. We found some fellow American's who were overly excited to wish us a Happy Fourth of July. We shared many pitchers of Steam Whistle Pilsner, my new favorite Canadian beer.

Went shopping at the historical fur trading Hudson Bay Company. Amaze. The fur Rylan is modeling was $600.

The Loose Moose. I think it is accurate to call this our favorite bar in Toronto. They have AWESOME bars!

Are you waiting for me to talk about the whole reason why we were in Canada to begin with?

Rylan's first International! He fits right in, doesn't he? Another year of great choruses and quartets.

The Barbershop Harmony Society was celebrating 75 years of Keeping America Singing. They had a special exhibit of ALL of the winning quartet costumes from the past 75 years.