Hi, DU Lounge peeps! Talking to you from beautiful Toronto, Canada!

[Aristus]

Just spent an afternoon exploring the CN Tower, the largest free-standing structure in the world. You can't have a fear of heights if you want to climb this mutha...

[ohiosmith]

1. Toronto is great. Have fun.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Aristus!

Oh, lucky you! Is there an elevator in the CN Tower? If not, I won't be able to see the view...I'm not afraid of heights!

Have a great time, and I hope you can take lots of pictures...

[applegrove]

3. You can actually put on a harness and walk around outside the tower.

[Phentex]

4. ummmm....

I've no fear of heights but...

[auntAgonist]

8. a VERY fast Elevator (2 I think) ..

You wouldn't want to try walking up that tower especially after having had that knee surgery!! That's a LOT of stepping.

aA
kesha

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thank you for that bit of news!

I hate stairs...even before the surgery, I hated them...

I'm going to be there in the fall; maybe I'll get a chance to see it.

[auntAgonist]

10. Every year there are charity stair climbs. There are 1776 steps to the main deck level

and that climb has been done in just over 10 minutes!

You'd need hellish good knees for that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. That is amazing!

10 minutes? Yikes...

Even in my prime (ha!) my knees were never that good.

Thank goodness for elevators.

[CreekDog]

13. not only is there an elevator (well, there would have to be...)

one of the elevators has glass panels in the floor (in addition to the walls). so if you look down while riding the elevator, you can see the ground.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. That is something I would like to see.

What fun pictures would result!

[CreekDog]

17. It is fun mainly for the glass floor up on the observation deck --which is unnerving

Toronto has such a good vibe, I think it would be a really fun city to live in. For visiting, I think Montreal is more fun for the tourists (and it's completely bilingual).

[eppur_se_muova]

21. What about a fire pole ? Or a slide ? nt

[CreekDog]

22. and a zip line

[Suich]

5. Hey, Aristus!

You're a long way from home! What's going on in Toronto?

[Aristus]

7. My brother and I are taking kind of a bucket list trip out here.

Saw the CN Tower today; tomorrow, a Jays game and possibly "War Horse" on stage. Thursday, a concert my brother has been waiting roughly 30 years to see, and Friday, Niagara Falls, maybe, if we have time.

And, oddly enough, this trip has turned into a period of remembrance for our father, who died 3 years ago this month.

[snagglepuss]

12. Let me recommend going to Cafe Diplomatico in Little Italy for pizza.

To get there just grab a Eastbound College streetcar and get off at Grace, it's a 10 minute ride from Yonge and College. If you like Greek go to Greektown which is a 10 minute subway ride from downtown. For Chinese check out King Noodle at Spadina and Dundas, their barbeque duck, pork and chicken are delicious. If you have the time definitely check out Toronto neighborhoods.



You might also find interesting Toronto Then and Now, several photographers get old photos from Toronto archives and then take photos in the exact location and then chat about the city and its architecture. It's fun and really gives visitors a sense of the city.

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/6947-Miscellany-Toronto-Photographs-Then-and-Now

[CreekDog]

15. Kensington Market area (and nearby Chinatown) are cool

Was also fun to take the ferry out to Ward's Island.

I was there during the long garbage strike in 2009 and was impressed with how clean the city was --you had to pack your garbage instead of tossing it into cans on the sidewalk.

Canadians are awesome --if I can generalize.

[whistler162]

23. Take a trip out to the islands....

Toronto Islands that is.

[auntAgonist]

6. Love Toronto!! The CN Tower is amazing. Did you stand

on the glass floor? Walk outside, on the sky deck? (Not the harnessed walk)

The Old Spaghetti Factory is an amazing place to eat if you're looking for good food in a fun atmosphere.

Kensington Market is really cool too.


I miss home

I hope you have an amazing time there.

aA
kesha

[Aristus]

18. We've got The Olde Spaghetti Factory in Tacoma, where I live.

But thanks for the rec. It's right across the street from our hotel, the Novotel. Last night, we had dinner at the Harbor 6 Steakhouse. I had to take out a mortgage in order to afford dinner for two, but it was worth it. Fantastic meal! Best steak, best Caesar salad, best bread pudding I've ever had!

[CreekDog]

16. by the way, if you want to take your own version of the photo you posted...

the ferry from Ward's Island will give you lots of chances. the best views of the skyline are from Lake Erie.

[LynneSin]

19. Did you walk over the glass floor - that was so neat

To be standing up that high in the air and see the ground below you!

[Aristus]

20. I did. Nerve-wracking experience.

Once, I swear I heard the floor creak. That just about freaked me out. Everything on me that normally tends toward a southerly direction headed north as fast as it could!