Here’s a nice little video I found on YouTube, displaying the world famous gardens of Casa Loma. These gardens are part of a larger castle structure that happens to be one of the bigger tourist attractions the city has.
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Are you interested in visiting Toronto sometime in the near future? Well, whether you’re planning to drive across the border from the US, hop into Pearson International Airport from another continent or simply take a bus or train ride into the city from elsewhere in Canada, the upcoming weekend of May 24th and 25th should be your top priority when doing the scheduling. The reason for this is that a great event will be taking place during this time.
Known as Doors Open Toronto, this event will showcase some of the best of the city as 150 buildings will …read more
The City of Toronto has a fantastic looking skyline that lends itself well to photography in almost any circumstance. When the night is just right however, the glittering of downtown Toronto can be photographed reflecting off the water in order to create a truly wondrous sight like the one in the picture above.
One of my favourite activities is to go to one of the many places in Toronto where the full skyline can be viewed and just sit and enjoy the view. It’s a very relaxing thing to do and one that I recommend any traveler to the city …read more
The Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art galleries in the world and the current construction that is proceeding on the building will make it even bigger and better. According to their website, when the construction is finished there will be over 110 galleries in the building. While I’m not entirely sure how many were there before the construction started, I know from being there personally that it was nowhere near that amount. The construction has been going on since October 7, 2007 and for the whole time that the construction has been proceeding, the gallery has …read more
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Yes, it’s definitely that time again; time for a b5media Travel & Culture theme day! This time, the theme day’s going to be on photos and I took one today that I’m proud to submit as The Toronto Traveler’s contribution. Check it out!
A well-placed ambulance means that text doesn’t even need to be added to this picture; you already know it’s Toronto from the markings on the back of the vehicle . The picture is of course of The CN Tower, one of Toronto’s most popular tourist attractions.
Photo Credit: Personal Collection
One of the things I haven’t talked that much about on The Toronto Traveler is the outdoors in Toronto. Most of the things I mention are either places you can visit or things you can do inside one of the many buildings located in the city, but I have yet to discuss something that you can do outside if you’re just looking for some time to kill or want to get some fresh air. Well, there are many great places that you can walk in Toronto, but one that should definitely get first mention because of its close proximity to …read more
Toronto is a city with lots of fantastic artwork attached to it. Sometimes, as in the case of the above photo, the artwork manifests itself on one of the walls of the city or some other such public place. However, in most cases, to see great Canadian art you have to head to one of the many artistic venues in the city such as the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, which from now on will also occupy a place on The Toronto Traveler’s blogroll.
The MOCCA as it’s known for short is exactly what the name implies and between May 2, …read more
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The other day I was reading some newspaper articles regarding some of the news that had recently taken place within the city of Toronto and through unrelated tangents (just cuz my mind works like that), I came to the realization that Toronto really does have a lot to offer almost any group or demographic that wants to visit. To give you an idea of exactly what I mean, here are some different groups of people and what I personally feel they could get out of a trip to Toronto.
Singles: For people that are single and traveling around the world, Toronto …read more
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While it wasn’t a very large amount (hence my substituting the picture above for an actual picture of the snowfall), snow did fall on thursday for the first time this year.
I was actually aware of a very minor amount of snowfall on wednesday when I was coming home from the university, but it wasn’t enough to actually make the ground look like any snow had fallen. Thursday, on the other hand, was a completely different story!
Once we get the first truly impressive snowfall here for the year I’ll take a few pictures and post them for you to see, but …read more
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Taiko Drumming is one of the most energetic artistic forms in the world. The drummers not only need to have strong arms, but they need to have a high level of overall endurance in order to get through performances that number in the hours in terms of length while they are going at maximum in order to create the great beats that Taiko drums are known for. We’ve got a club of Taiko drummers at the University of Toronto and every time I see those guys I just have to sit in awe of how they are able to keep …read more
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