Leaving Ottawa driving into east Ontario on route 7 towards Perth and then heading north towards the Algonquin Provincial Park. A vast, sparsley populated area with hundreds of small lakes and marshes.......
Set on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, the provicial capital and most populous city in Canada.
Leaving Ottawa driving into east Ontario on route 7 towards Perth and then heading north towards the Algonquin Provincial Park. A vast, sparsley populated area with hundreds of small lakes and marshes.......
...and a wonderful unexpected sight, a herd of Buffalo.
NIMBY's abound......who would blame them.
Picturesque small farms.....
Unfortunately, we don't have time to go too far north, so head south to Toronto.
On the outskirts of Toronto we asked a traffic cop if he could recommend a place to stay. He said to stay on the outskirts of the city as the centre ones were very expensive....he recommended and directed us here. It's big, and full of business people but was very comfortable and even better, the rates were very negotiable.There was a bus stop outside to take you directly into the city - a cheap way to get on a tour. The silver Kia on the left was the car we hired from Hertz. They were impersonal, but efficient and by far the cheapest for a month's hire.
Looking out of a hotel window onto Route 401...the Trans-Canadian Highway which runs 4860 miles between Victoria in British Columbia and St. John's in New Foundland. It is the world's longest national highway.
Toronto's most prominant feature, the 1815ft CN Tower. It held the record for the tallest free standing structure in the world for 31 years. In 2007, it was surpassed in height by the Burj Dubai. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas, attracting more than two million international visitors annually.........
...it's a long way up...
....on such a lovely day, fantastic all around views over the city and Lake Ontario.......
....west and the city centre airport....
...east.....
....north....
....down onto the Toronto Islands...
Not for those with a sensitive stomach, the 360 restaurant with a revolving view of Toronto.
Fishermans Wharf.......
The local waterborne hoover.
In the city.....
Home of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Stadium, the Rogers Centre...
.....and the rather unusual spectators.
Contrasting architecture.....
Toronto's Old Town Hall and the drained reflecting pool.
Situated on the harbour front in Queen's Quay, Canada’s only public museum south of the Arctic devoted exclusively to Eskimo Inuit art and culture from all over the country. Also a very expensive gallery.......
