Blogs from Canada, North America - page 1536

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May 22, 2004 City official name :Toronto Founded date : Location :Ontario Province Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. The city had a population of 2,503,281 and its census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149 at the 2006 Canadian census. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA), a provincial planning area that differs from the federal CMA, had a population of 5,555,912 at the 2006 Canadian Census. Toronto is the economic centre of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, a large urbanized region of 8.1 million people, spreading outwards from the western shores of Lake Ontario. Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians. ... read more

I had one of he most incredible experiences of my life today. I saw Niagara Falls from the touristy-perspective, taking pictures of me smiling with my back to the familiar scene of the cascading horseshoe falls. I walked upstream a ways and stuck my feet in (strong current, by the way). But then, oh then came the ultimate: down to the Cave of the Winds to walk in front of the American falls! I walked on that narrow walkway, feeling the wind send a spray of mist onto my face. But then i strolled closer; the water at the base of the falls was bounding over boulders, a perfect rainbow was suspended over the scene, water droplets covered my hair and i had to stop myself from screaming with delight. There were no words to express ... read more

This is much further north than the other entries (Eglington Stop on the TTC Northbound subway line) but thought I would mention it for the following: Yesterday I was on the subway and noticed a small sign in the carriage with part of the London Tube system. It was an ad for a new online travel website. I thought it was interesting as I've been on the Tube many times, and brought back some memories. As I passed Eglington today (not as far there yesterday) on the subway there were all these signs saying "underground" with the red cicle and blue rectangle and for a few seconds I thought I was on the Tube or that TTC had been bought by them. Then I remembered the ad from the day before they had filled up most ... read more

On the SE side is the Hummingbird Centre which has plays, ballets, concerts etc have seen Riverdance, King and I there. Used to be called the O'Keefe centre. Just to the east of this is the famous Saint Lawrence Market and to north and south of that are two buildings that resemble the "Flatiron" building in NY. The smaller one has a large "window" painted on it. To the NE is a "Shopsys" restaurant specializing in all kinds of hot dogs and to the NW is the Hockey Hall of Fame a main Toronto attraction. It used to be a bank and any book about ghosts in Toronto will tell the tale of a teller named Dorothy who is said to haunt there. Just beside it west is a stylish restaurant called Agcua. To the SW ... read more