Today, we spent the day as tourists. We took the Go-Train from the station about 3 miles from the camp. We went downtown to Union Station where we bought tickets to ride a double decker shuttle tour bus called a hop on, hop off. It has a two hour route around the city with 21 stops. A guide provides details about the city, and we can get off at any stop and catch the next bus that follows each half hour. We decided to take four stops:
1. St. Lawrence Market Complex - kinda like the Pike Street Market in Seattle only with more food choices and no flying fish. It was very busy with the locals doing their Saturday shopping.
2. Toronto Eaton Center - this is a large downtown mall with a huge atrium and a diverse food court. We had lunch there sharing a plate of Indian food. It was very tasty. The place has the largest Sears store I have ever seen.
3. Casa Loma - a castle type mansion built around 1914 for Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, a turn of the century tycoon. It has been under the management of the Kiwanis Club since 1937 where they run it as a tourist attraction.
4. China Town and Kennsington Market - a former housing area that are now a collection of eclectic shops. The China Town has more food stores than I have ever seen and approximately 500 restaurants (we ate at one getting authentic Manderin food. Being close to the University of Toronto, there were a lot of young people there.
We then boarded the bus for the return to Union Station. Traffic was very bad due to a series of activities in Toronto this day, some being the largest book and magazine show in North America, a college fair for area high school seniors, a bridal fair, a Blue Jays baseball game (they beat the Mariners), a preseason Maple Leafs hockey game, plus preparation for the Toronto Marathon that will be run Sunday morning, thereby closing some downtown streets.
1. St. Lawrence Market Complex - kinda like the Pike Street Market in Seattle only with more food choices and no flying fish. It was very busy with the locals doing their Saturday shopping.
2. Toronto Eaton Center - this is a large downtown mall with a huge atrium and a diverse food court. We had lunch there sharing a plate of Indian food. It was very tasty. The place has the largest Sears store I have ever seen.
3. Casa Loma - a castle type mansion built around 1914 for Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, a turn of the century tycoon. It has been under the management of the Kiwanis Club since 1937 where they run it as a tourist attraction.
4. China Town and Kennsington Market - a former housing area that are now a collection of eclectic shops. The China Town has more food stores than I have ever seen and approximately 500 restaurants (we ate at one getting authentic Manderin food. Being close to the University of Toronto, there were a lot of young people there.
We then boarded the bus for the return to Union Station. Traffic was very bad due to a series of activities in Toronto this day, some being the largest book and magazine show in North America, a college fair for area high school seniors, a bridal fair, a Blue Jays baseball game (they beat the Mariners), a preseason Maple Leafs hockey game, plus preparation for the Toronto Marathon that will be run Sunday morning, thereby closing some downtown streets.
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