Blogs from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 106

(Lat N 43° 38.388 /Long W 079° 22.810) A good starting point for a traveller to toronto. There is a historical Blue "Pier 6" at this intersection which is also at the lake, recessed like an inlet much of this is reclaimed land before the 20s the lake came up to Lakeshore blvd. There is a 2nd Cup coffee shop inside and lots of flyers about events and places in the city. To the west is QueensQuay Terminal which has many shops and restaurants also businesses and expensive residences at the top. To the east are nice condos (Harbour Square) there is a boardwalk in front, water taxis and a garden/sculpture/miniature waterfall on the south east side. You can see the planes landing at the Toronto Island airport and the Toronto Islands themselves. You used to ... read more

During the last two weeks of my exchange I decided to go to Canada to visit family friends. I caught a flight to Buffalo and then Bobby pick me and drove me across the border into Canada. Gill and Bobby saw to it that I got to see as much as possible during my stay there and also that I tried as much food as possible (I wasn't complaining). The Niagara Falls were incredible - I couldn't believe the mass of water flowing over the top. We walked around for about half a day going under the falls (through a tunnel) and trying to see as many view points as possible. Next I went to the CN Tower. Right at the top is a viewing deck (enclosed) and a thick glass floor which people can use ... read more

DAY 7 - THURSDAY 26 AUGUST Arose at 3.30am, albeit not voluntarily. Dean drove me to the airport just after 4am, it was strange seeing little traffic on LA streets. Boarded the 6.30am American Airlines flight to Toronto, via Chicago. Sat next to a Scottish bloke who is living in LA and coaching an under-17 girls soccer team. Another example of the globalisation of sport. Got into Chicago at 12.30pm before changing planes for a 1.20pm departure to Toronto. I had been to Auckland and LA before, but not Toronto or even Canada, so I was pretty excited about the whole thing. They put me in reverse business class again, great to see. Arrived in Toronto and was introduced to the whims of Canadian customs, which consists of a series of checkpoints. After the first checkpoint ... read more

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