East Coast Summer Trip (Toronto, Ontario) Day 3 2005

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Day 3

After a sweltering night at the hostel we decided to head on over to Casa Loma. It’s a great place to go. Lots of rooms and antiques and its great fun to just walk around and pretend you could actually live there (Hmmm this would TOTALLY be my cat relaxation room!) The grounds were just as impressive.

Toronto is a nice city to vacation in. Already I am starting to get a feel for the subway but the food still hasn't arrived. I keep thinking I will find Canadian cuisine but I don't think it exists! So far the slices of pizza and the sandwich wraps are what has kept us going.

Later that day we headed to the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. It is TALL! It easily dominates the skyline and after an hour of waiting we were finally on our way up by elevator. That in itself was scary. I've told you all about my fear of heights and being up here really sent chills down my spine. It got even worse when Tony saw the glass floor and just went, "Oh there's the glass floor" and walked on it.

It took me a full hour to get the nerve to go up and even then I had to find a little nook to hold on to. Still the experience was thrilling! But I was glad to head back to solid ground.

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Photos

Casa Loma
I could live here, sure.

Chandelier
I kept waiting for it to fall.

Cool Atrium
The designs are cool.

Armor!!!!
I miss the armor wearing days of yore.

Attic!
I love attics, I want to stuff them full of crap and treasure.

Self-Portrait
Up in the attic looking for ghosts.

On A Turret
I feel like I should be speaking to the masses about how much they love me.

Casa Loma
Some rich guy's dream home.

CN Tower View
The tower sticks out from any block.

CN Tower From Below
Almost goes on forever.

CN Tower
On a zen-like calm before any freakout.

View of Toronto From the Tower
Toronto is a beautiful city.

The Open Air Viewing Area
Notice my grip on the rail.

Glass Floor
Tony is fearless.

Tony's Feet
Tony showing me what it looks like as you look down.

One Foot on the Floor
This is a baby step.

Port Hole View
The Skypod is higher than the regular observation deck at 1,465 feet.

Sky Pod
I am calm...really...we're only 1,465 friggin feet up in the air!