NFL in Toronto

I'm going to take a detour from posts that are nearly a year old and deliver you some much fresher stuff. Rather than let it get old and moldy, here are the photos from our trip to see the Falcons play the Bills in Toronto last weekend.

We stayed at the Renaissance Hotel, which is actually attached to the Rogers Centre, where the game was being played. It was extremely convenient as we didn't have to worry about driving or even much walking for that matter. We were so close we didn't put on jackets for our walk from the front door of the hotel to the stadium gate.

We took full advantage of the indoor pool while we were there. It was particularly convenient because Lucas could touch bottom throughout the entire pool.

This is a view of the field from the hotel's restaurant, taken the night before as they get everything ready. Many of the rooms, including my mom's, also looked out over the field. Unfortunately, her view was blocked by banners during the actual game itself. Not that it mattered since we had great club level seats on the 50 yard line.

The morning of the game, they set up an NFL Fan Experience area on a nearby street. It was wet and rainy and generally pretty miserable, but we still braved it for a while. Here, Lucas tries out his field goal kicking skills.

Prior to the game, we went to lunch at the Amsterdam Brewhouse, which was located on the water and was within a 10 minute walk from the hotel. I would highly recommend this place to anyone going to Toronto that enjoys good beer and tasty food. Check out the cool design made entirely of their bottle caps.

At the table, we had to do some mugging for the camera.

Here are some pictures we took at Rogers Centre.

Lucas might have gone a little overboard with the stickers.

For what it's worth, it was a fantastic back-and-forth game, and it was made even better by the fact that our Atlanta Falcons won in overtime. They may suck this year, but they definitely made our Toronto trip a memorable time.

Here's a couple of pictures from after the game, showing them tearing down the field. These were taken from my mom's room--the banners had been removed--and they show you how really cool the view is from selected rooms. I might be able to stomach a future baseball game there if I could watch from the comfort of my room.

Nothing special about this one from the lobby. I just thought it was funny.

Hope you enjoyed! We'll probably be heading back to spring in the next update.