Toronto
Toronto
was, alas, our final stop in Canada before our flight home and into married
life. The weather remained true to the end and we were blessed with fantastic
sunshine throughout the short trip from Kingston - even though we arrived
at night.
The
municipal workers strike was entering its second week as we arrived and we were
expecting the streets to be dirty but generally things were much cleaner than,
say, London or Leeds. When faced with a wealth of things to do we opted
for the little of everything approach to cram as much in as possible so we walked,
and walked, and walked some more.
On
our travels we gazed up from the foot of the CN Tower - a decided nervousness
of heights (shamefully on Will's part) meant that we didn't go up on the first
day in town, then on the final day we didn't have enough time to queue and reach
the top - probably the only regret of the trip - but then we've now always got
an excuse to go back. This was located next to the famous SkyDome baseball
stadium.
Our
time in Toronto was shortened by one last trip round the coast to Niagara Falls
and the chane to drive along the river to Niagara on the Lake (a trip described
as the 'prettiest Sunday drive in the world' and not without good reason). Plus
there was a little shopping to be completed.....
Even
when the car was dropped off at the airport the sun was shining and the last
day was spent in beautiful surroundings. Bright and beautiful - a very
fair summary of our time in Canada.
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Our
hotel was in Chinatown about 5mins from Downtown.
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The
city generally felt very modern and extremely busy, but not without
its own charms.
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And was a
fantastic blend of modern and ...
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...older buildings.
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The
CN Tower - At 1815ft it's the tallest freestanding structure in
theworld and home of the highest observation platform in the world
- complete with glass floors.
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The
new City Hall overlooking Nathan Phillips Square which transforms
into a skating rink in winter.
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On the trip
to the zoo it
was all too hot for some (but not Helen of course!).
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We even got
to see our first native wildlife! There are about 120 Moose
scuptures around the city represneting different groups or attractions.
These are the Animal Moosaic (Toronto Zoo) and the Tourist
Moose.
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and
Finally
Finally
we have to finish off with a huge "Thank You" to all of those who
helped out during the planning stages, to those who helped us celebrate on the
day (whether in person or thoughts) and to those who have helped since. We
hope you've enjoyed this site and look forward to hearing from you all soon.
Helen
& Will
