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The Toronto Traveler

May 6th, 2008

Philosopher’s Walk: A Great Walk in Toronto

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 […]

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May 1st, 2008

Between Memory and History at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art

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 […]

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March 10th, 2008

10 Fun Facts About the CN Tower

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Here are some fun facts regarding the CN Tower pulled from http://www.cntower.com for your amusement:
1) The CN Tower is 553.33 metres tall
2) The CN Tower’s glass floor is 342 metres above ground
3) The CN Tower was opened to the public on June 26, 1976 which was was three months before […]

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March 7th, 2008

Hands-on Henna at the Textile Museum of Canada

 
Photo Credit: Henna painting by greatwhiteyakon Flickr
Henna decoration is big in Toronto, perhaps due to the large number of naturalized South Asian citizens that we have living here.  Henna decoration is a big part of the culture in countries like India and it’s ended up making its way into the Toronto culture as well, with […]

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