Ralf (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} canada_ralf) wrote,@ 2004-11-14 20:26:00 |
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A Day In Toronto: Union Station To City Hall
Woke up early today to catch the 9:05 Train to Toronto, good ride only taking fifty-five minutes to get to the central station. From there I opened my National Geographic and began to walk. The walk goes past some of Toronto’s most famous landmarks. The first two are the Central Station and the Royal Union Station, both of which recall the great days of tourism. Then it’s into the commercial quarter passing the Royal Bank of Canada centre, two giant skyscrapers. Walking down Bay Street I went to the Hockey Hall of Fame, not bad even if you don’t like the game but the men who play it. Housed in an old Bank of Montreal, it is pleasant building overlooking the St Lawrence Art Centre and Flatiron building. Then it was up King Street East to St James’ Cathedral and past the Canadian commerce building heading toward the bank of commerce. The skyline is then dominated by the Toronto Dominion-Canada Trust Towers, a series of giant monoliths demonstrating Toronto place in the financial world, then it was up to the old city hall the famous Eaton Shopping Centre, boasting over 400 shops in a multilevel complex. Although this probably doesn’t mean much its an amazing walk. After that I went down to the Air Canada centre, and then to the lakefront and had a walk by the shore of lake Ontario. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable day, great weather and plenty of sightseeing.
Next week I am working an insane sixty six hours in the mall, so its good to do something fun, going to go back on the 6th December to do arty stuff.
Woke up early today to catch the 9:05 Train to Toronto, good ride only taking fifty-five minutes to get to the central station. From there I opened my National Geographic and began to walk. The walk goes past some of Toronto’s most famous landmarks. The first two are the Central Station and the Royal Union Station, both of which recall the great days of tourism. Then it’s into the commercial quarter passing the Royal Bank of Canada centre, two giant skyscrapers. Walking down Bay Street I went to the Hockey Hall of Fame, not bad even if you don’t like the game but the men who play it. Housed in an old Bank of Montreal, it is pleasant building overlooking the St Lawrence Art Centre and Flatiron building. Then it was up King Street East to St James’ Cathedral and past the Canadian commerce building heading toward the bank of commerce. The skyline is then dominated by the Toronto Dominion-Canada Trust Towers, a series of giant monoliths demonstrating Toronto place in the financial world, then it was up to the old city hall the famous Eaton Shopping Centre, boasting over 400 shops in a multilevel complex. Although this probably doesn’t mean much its an amazing walk. After that I went down to the Air Canada centre, and then to the lakefront and had a walk by the shore of lake Ontario. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable day, great weather and plenty of sightseeing.
Next week I am working an insane sixty six hours in the mall, so its good to do something fun, going to go back on the 6th December to do arty stuff.
