Toronto

A day in the country: Toronto Day 12 (5 May 2014)

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Day two of our hire car dawned so-so, weather-wise, but we decided to stick to our plan of heading out west to Stratford, famous for its Shakespeare Festival. We decided to  check out another site on the way, just in case it proved interesting. It did … Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage VillageThe Waterloo … Read more

The Falls, Niagara that is: Toronto Day 11 (3 May 2014)

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The last Saturday of our holiday – both in Toronto, and indeed overall – had long been planned as meet Hannah’s friend Lisa, she who lured Hannah to Toronto with hints of work opportunities, and visit Niagara Falls. And this is indeed what we did. Niagara FallsWe picked up Hannah and Lisa at Hannah’s place … Read more

Gnats, a fort and a great dinner: Toronto Day 10 (2 May 2014)

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We’ve been waiting for an opportunity to visit Fort York, the historic site we can see from the window of our airbnb place on Fort York Boulevard. With time running out, and the day at least not raining, this seemed to be the day. But first, you wouldn’t think that a day’s temperature in double … Read more

Woo hoo, in double figures again: Toronto Day 9 (1 May 2014)

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With essentially no rain and a maximum of 14° forecast for the day, we felt positively light-headed when we woke up this particular day. Len headed off soon after 9am to collect his tickets for the night’s ice hockey game that he wanted to experience, and got back in plenty of time for our … … Read more