Toronto

Well we have arrived in Toronto and have begun settling in. Dan and I have been walking around the city lots (at least twice a day).

Eaton Center

There is an indoor shopping mall down the road that we visit every day or two. There is an A&W outlet in the food court, but we gained a bit of weight in Novato so we haven't really eaten there yet (actually I had a burger and root beer the other day, really nice).

Here are some photos of a fountain in the Eaton Center. It goes through a cycle were the inner bowl partially fills, the fountain builds up for a while as the bowl fills to the top. The fountain then stops while the water drains from the bowl. A huge jet then shoots water a couple storeys high a couple times before it starts the whole cycle again.

TIP: Clicking on the photos will open them full size.

Dominion

There is a supermarket in the bottom floors of the building across the road that is really handy. I was told the other day by an employee there that it is open 24 hours a day!

Town Square

The town square is a few blocks away near the Eaton Center (shopping mall) and there is always something happening there on the weekend. On Wednesdays there is a farmer's market where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables (we went to one of these in Novato/San Francisco too).

The fountain converts to an outdoor ice-skating rink during the winter (like the one at Millenium Park in Chicago).

Neighborhoods

There are a few neighborhoods that are lined with stores, restaurants and cafes. Lots of places to eat. I'll focus a bit more on specific places in future postings (too much to cover in one sitting).

College Area

We walked around the College neighborhoods last night. We went down Bloor Street (home of more high-end shopping and restaurants - very nice) and walked along the top of the University and cut back across it diagonally. There are lots of old buildings that look really interesting... feels very European/old English (even though I have never been to Europe or England... yet).

More Photos

Anyhow... here are some more photos that we have taken since we've been here. Dani has started a new scrapbook and is producing some good looking pages from them ;-)


We walked by the CN tower. We haven't been up there yet, but are planning to soon.

Baseball

The owners of the apartment we are subletting are on holiday in Japan at the moment (heading to the UK next). They were given free tickets to see the Toronto Blue Jays, but will not be in town for the game so they gave them to us. I've started watching them play on TV and have been getting into it. We went to see the Cubs play at Wrigley Field last time we were in Chicago. It was a great experience, so I'm really looking forward to the game (this Tuesday). Can't wait for the Hockey season to start. We are walking distance from the Air Canada Center where the Maple Leafs play!

Niagara Falls

Dan and I are spending next weekend at Niagara Falls. Really looking forward to it too. Hopefully I'll be able to put some good photos of the falls up here when we get back.

Back to Brisbane

The weekend after we get back from Niagara, we're heading back to Brisbane for my brothers wedding. We'll be in Brisbane for a week before heading back. We are going to spend another 2 weeks or so in San Francisco on the way back through.