National Buffalo Chicken Wings Day 2024 is on Friday, August 30, 2024: things to see in Canada ways to meet new people while travelling there?
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Unfortunately Niagara Falls is surrounded by a lot of commercialism and honky-tonk (more so on the American side than on the Canadian side. Niagara Falls, New York is also a much poorer city than is Niagara Falls, Ontario). Other than looking at the falls - perhaps taking the impressive boat cruise below them - there is not much to do. Nor is there in the city of Buffalo,
I assume you will be flying into Toronto and renting a car so set aside a day to go to Niagara. After (or before) seeing the Falls there is a vineyard area on the south side of Lake Ontario roughly between the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Grimsby so if you enjoy wine tasting spend some time there doing so. There are a couple of small rivers there that also cascade over the Niagara Escarpment (which actually is hundreds of kilometres long, extending from Central New York through Ontario almost to :Lake Huron). Certainly not massive like Niagara Falls but still impressive, and surrounded by forest instead of commercialism.
You may well be quite impressed by Toronto. It is now one of the world's great cities. It is also now the world's most multi-ethnic, multi-cultural city (No! Not New York or Los Angeles.) and very prosperous -- Canada in general is currently wealthier than the USA, with average family wealth - note that I wrote "wealth" and not "income" - a whopping 38% greater than that of the average American family, something almost completely unknown among Americans who do not live close to Canada or otherwise have reason to visit it and/or know it (I am an American with a 2nd home in Canada). Traditional Canadian food being as interesting as - well - traditional British food enjoy eating in Toronto at a different ethnic place each midday and evening. Bon appetite.
One foodie thing to do during your holiday: to go to a bar and with a drink to munch down an order of "Buffalo Chicken Wings". Almost ubiquitous at any watering hole within 500 kilometres of the city - you will see signs promoting WINGS everywhere - Buffalo Chicken Wings were invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York about 55 years ago. It is a dish comprised of a basket or bowl of fried chicken wings that have been coated with spices and covered with an also spicy barbeque sauce, served with a side order of blue cheese dressing and celery stalks (to be dipped into the dressing). Visiting that part of North America and not going to a bar and enjoying an order of Buffalo Chicken Wings would be like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower!
2/3 weeks should allow you to visit the national capital, Ottawa, and maybe even Montreal, both like Toronto with several museums; Montreal is also multi-cultural with lots of immigrants although not so much as Toronto and with many of the immigrants (Canada has the largest percentage of foreign born in its population of any country in the world) as you would expect being from French-speaking countries (although most Montrealers are bi-lingual or tri-lingual, speaking English, too.)
The rustic, rural Laurentian Plateau (actually low mountains) north of Ottawa and Montreal is nice for
a romantic get-away.
If you can find a deal which will allow you to take a couple of days in Halifax, Nova Scotia, you might find it interesting from that province's large Scottish ancestry ('Nova Scotia' meaning New Scotland, after all).
As for meeting people and making friends I have always found that just happens coincidentally when traveling although I suppose it may be helpful by staring at a map in public places. Also by staying at
Bed and Breakfasts (French "gites" in Quebec), chatting with others doing the same at breakfast.
Have a great trip!
Ranked list of most popular fast food places in CA/West (by sales)?
1 Subway
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #2
Submarine sandwiches & salads
Since opening in 1965, Subway has grown from a tiny submarine sandwich shop into the world's largest submarine sandwich chain. With more than 28,000 restaurants in 86 countries, Subway continues to grow through its image as a fresh, healthy alternative among fast-food restaurants. Subway has claimed the No. 1 spot 15 times on Entrepreneur's Top 10 since it debuted in 1988.
#2 Dunkin' Donuts
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #3
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
Dunkin' Donuts is the world's largest coffee and baked goods chain. In addition to selling 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages, the chain also carries an array of bagels, breakfast sandwiches and other baked goods. With more than 5,000 U.S. franchises, Dunkin' Donuts has maintained a consistent Top 10 ranking since 2004.
#3 Pizza Hut
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #4
Pizza
In 1958, brothers Frank and Dan Carney borrowed $600 from their mother to open a small pizza parlor in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Fifty years later, America's first pizza chain hasn't stopped growing. Pizza Hut's specialty pizzas can be found in franchises throughout the world, and the restaurant continues to be a popular destination for pizza lovers.
#4 McDonald's
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #5
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
This famous hamburger restaurant has made the Top 10 ranking 27 times in the 29 years we've been compiling the Franchise 500. Ray Kroc opened his first restaurant in 1955 and earned a modest first day's revenue of $366.12. More than 50 years later, McDonald's earns more than $23 billion a year.
#5 Sonic Drive-In Restaurants
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #6
Drive-in restaurant
Since opening in 1953, this drive-in, car-hop restaurant hasn't strayed far from its roots. Originally started as a hamburger and root beer stand, Sonic now offers wraps, smoothies and other signature items in addition to its traditional American classics. With 3,350 drive-ins coast to coast, average unit sales are more than $1 million a year.
#6 KFC Corp.
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #7
Chicken
Harland Sanders opened the first KFC restaurant in a Kentucky gas station during the Great Depression. Nearly 80 years later, his original recipe is still used in more than 11,000 restaurants worldwide.
#7 Domino's Pizza LLC
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #9
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
Started in 1960 with $500, this pizza giant had $5.1 billion in global retail sales in 2006 and delivered more than 400 million pizzas. This is the ninth time Domino's Pizza has appeared in the Top 10.
#8 Arby's
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #15
Sandwiches, chicken, salads
When Arby's opened in 1964, customers enjoyed roast beef sandwiches, potato chips and Texas-sized iced teas. Today, Arby's continues to stray from the traditional fast food fare by offering the same slow-roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches, in addition to other deli-style sandwiches, wraps and salads.
#9 Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #16
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages
Since 1945, Baskin-Robbins has introduced more than 1,000 ice cream flavors. With more than 5,800 retail shops in 34 countries, Baskin-Robbins is the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, each serving the company's famous 31 flavors of ice cream as well as frozen yogurt, sherbet, cakes and drinks.
#10 Taco Bell Corp.
2008 Franchise 500 ranking: #22
Quick-service Mexican restaurant
This popular Mexican fast food chain sells more than 2 billion tacos and 1 billion burritos each year. Taco Bell has more than 5,800 franchises and reached $4.4 billion in franchise sales.
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