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United States Botanic Garden

United States Botanic Garden

There’s a conservatory and a wide fountain area just across the street. I took a walk around the fountain and it was pretty big. I’d love to sit by the fountain area if there were more shades.. Many interesting gardens inside. It’s pretty hot and 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (Fin. Souvenirs from Canada)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (Fin. Souvenirs from Canada)

Jakeman’s maple cream cookies: I should’ve gotten more than two boxes. Great with any hot tea. Jakeman’s maple syrup: Given out to friends and they liked it. Jakeman’s maple leaf candy: I felt like it has a little hint of a burnt maple taste/deep concentrated 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (4. Pittsburgh)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (4. Pittsburgh)

The things I liked about this hotel, Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown, is that it is located in the city center easy to go around and they have a lounge/breakfast buffet place/other common facilities on the top floor so you can enjoy the view 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (3. Tronto and around)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (3. Tronto and around)

Walker’s country market and the smallest church in the world. People were lined up to take a picture in front of the chapel building. This is how it looks inside the chapel. The ice cream sold here is absolutely delicious! Try if you are dropping 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (2. Canada Niagara)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (2. Canada Niagara)

The process was easy and smooth for us to pass the immigration checkpoint. We registered our passport and other necessary information on Canada’s immigration app in advance. Other people who didn’t register in advance or had some issues took a long time thus making us 

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (1. The US Niagara)

Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh (1. The US Niagara)

I planned a long driving journey to Niagara-Toronto-Pittsburgh. First, we went to the US side of Niagara Falls. We decided to go for the Cave of the winds walking experience instead of the ship because we tried the ship like 10 years ago. If you 

Praline Bakery & Bistro

Praline Bakery & Bistro

This place has a bakery on the first floor and a bistro restaurant on the second floor. The onion soup was tasty and the cake was good too. A good place to visit if you live nearby. http://www.praline-bakery.com/

North Italia

North Italia

Generous amount of food with a good Italian taste. It was a good place to visit for a nice heavy lunch in the middle of DC. https://www.northitalia.com/locations/washington-dc/

Magnolia Dessert Bar & Coffee

Magnolia Dessert Bar & Coffee

This place is good for ladies to chat and enjoy good-looking desserts. Maybe I had too high expectations before getting there so the taste wasn’t satisfactory. The bread was a bit chewy hard and the cream wasn’t a nice taste for me. Anyway, I enjoyed