Toronto Is a 21st Century City

We took a five day trip to Toronto, Ontario, Canada this past June.   We had a wonderful time.  This was a fortieth anniversary celebration.  I had suggested a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea but she said “no.”  You never know when you might need that IRA money for something serious.  Well she is probably right as it hurts to pull even $3,000 out.

The only part of the trip that was distasteful was the air flight.  You are squeezed in to seat spaces that are too small and too close to the next passenger unless you are in love.

Toronto is truly a city of the 21^st century because it is so international.  They seem to have almost every race, religion, and nationality represented with equal respect for all.  That is a goal the entire world should attempt to achieve.

We stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown on Yonge Street.  Not the most expensive hotel but certainly one of the most comfortable I have known.  Despite four full days there we did not see many sights and only left the downtown area for one day at Niagara Falls.

After all it was a holiday trip and we did sleep late and took our time.  So here is what we saw: Casa Loma, Royal Ontario Museum, Kensington Market, China Town, Harbour area tour(a ride out to the islands that act as a breakwater), an evening at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Eaton Centre, and two tour bus rides  around the entire downtown area.

I took over 100 photos and that wild woman, my wife, took well over 200.   Of course mine were the better pictures.  These were taken with the new Panasonic DMC -FZ28.  http://picasaweb.google.com/coastcontact/TorontoNiagaraFallsJune2009 

We are already talking about another trip to Toronto.