Thursday, June 09, 2005
Day 14: Montreal to Toronto
June 9: So we left Montreal (Quebec province) early today to head for a long drive to Toronto (Ontario province).
Great sunny weather which was nice to see - even a little hot.
Had a beautiful cruise on the St Lawrence River in the morning to see some of the 1000 Islands and Boldt Castle - interestingly there are over 1,800 islands and we cruised over both Canadian and US waters. Surprised no one tried to jump out to try and swin their way into the USA!
Due to time restraints we didn't get to go for a brief drive passed Canada's capital, Ottawa... but we did get to have lunch at a major tourist attraction, "the big apple" - similar to our big banana etc... and what a waste of time it was! Still, it was nice to get off the bus and into some cooler air.
Arrived in Toronto in the late afternoon, had a brief drive around and got to see the CN Tower from the bus. Have a full day of sightseeing tomorrow, and very much looking forward to it!
Had a couple hours of free time so checked out Eaton Centre (shopping) and the Olympic Spirit shop from when Toronto recently bid for the Olympics and didn't succeed.
Had a simple dinner with the group at the hotel before walking downtown to the "Crocodile Rock" pub. Need I say more!? Watched the San Antonio vs Detroit basketball play-offs on the TV there too.
Great sunny weather which was nice to see - even a little hot.
Had a beautiful cruise on the St Lawrence River in the morning to see some of the 1000 Islands and Boldt Castle - interestingly there are over 1,800 islands and we cruised over both Canadian and US waters. Surprised no one tried to jump out to try and swin their way into the USA!
Due to time restraints we didn't get to go for a brief drive passed Canada's capital, Ottawa... but we did get to have lunch at a major tourist attraction, "the big apple" - similar to our big banana etc... and what a waste of time it was! Still, it was nice to get off the bus and into some cooler air.
Arrived in Toronto in the late afternoon, had a brief drive around and got to see the CN Tower from the bus. Have a full day of sightseeing tomorrow, and very much looking forward to it!
Had a couple hours of free time so checked out Eaton Centre (shopping) and the Olympic Spirit shop from when Toronto recently bid for the Olympics and didn't succeed.
Had a simple dinner with the group at the hotel before walking downtown to the "Crocodile Rock" pub. Need I say more!? Watched the San Antonio vs Detroit basketball play-offs on the TV there too.
# posted by mishij @ 3:39 PM 
