After a long day at Niagara Falls yesterday, I woke up late (7:30 AM) to
prepare for our day. Our first stop is breakfast at Tim Hortons to check out
the Dream Donuts scene.
Rogers Centre
Then, we walked to Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays (who lost
their playoff game at home on our Day 1 here).
Did you watch the Pixar animated film Turning Red? I love the movie,
and the fictional 5-boy boy band 4*Town performed their sold-out concert in
the SkyDome (the name of this stadium until 2005).
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Statue of Edward S. "Ted" Rogers
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
I absolutely love the Vancouver Aquarium, and it still is my favourite
aquarium in Canada, even with the best effort of Ripley's Aquarium of Canada,
which is located near the Rogers Centre and at the foot of the CN Tower.
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We're in front of Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.
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Highlights of the Aquarium are the sharks and watching sting rays eat.
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These two fishes screaming at each other is also fascinating.
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It's also my first time seeing a Sawfish (also known as Carpenter
Shark) up close, but it is a family of rays. How confusing is that?
LOL!
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CN Tower
Other than Niagara Falls, the only other place I wanted to see and visit was
the CN Tower. We've been to Seattle's
Space Needle
and, of course, the Vancouver
Lookout Tower.
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We managed to take this photo with a tripod and my Google Pixel 6Pro.
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After Ripley's Aquarium, we walked around Roundhouse Park and grabbed lunch
before our 1:00 PM entrance at CN Tower. Guess who we saw inside at the bottom
of the tower while waiting for the elevators? Mei-Mei! She's the main
character in the movie Turning Red. This is your sign to watch it.
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Mei-Mei inside the CN Tower
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Northern View from CN Tower
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View of Lake Ontario from CN Tower. I realized how big the Great Lakes
are; it goes beyond the horizon!
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After an hour of taking as many pictures as possible and buying souvenirs (I'm
still a sucker for key chains and fridge magnets), we left Downtown Toronto
for the historic Distillery District.
Distillery District
Do you like alcohol? I don't unless we're talking about cocktail drinks, and
by then, they taste like juice with a bitter aftertaste. But I love history
and old buildings, so after finishing in CN Tower earlier than I had planned,
we decided to take the streetcar to the Distillery District.
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Gooderham & Worts Limited Distillers of Fine Whiskies since 1832
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Distillery Building
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We walked along Mill Street at the back of the Tank Houses, lined with
beautiful trees.
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| Malt House |
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A bridge between the Boiler Room and Still Houses of the old factory
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We're in front of the "Still Dancing" sculpture designed by American
sculptor Dennis Oppenheim.
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This made me happier than it should. But, unfortunately, I still need to
save money to afford one of those "Celine" hoodies. They were too
expensive!
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After walking around, we enjoyed some tart from Tartistry, then took the bus
to the nearest Harvey's. But, unfortunately, they're closed because of the
holiday. So we had to settle for a restaurant near our hotel.
This was the day I fell in love with Toronto. Walking on the PATH surrounded
by all the buildings reminded me so much of the energy from Makati City and
working there. So I told Jomar that I wouldn't mind moving here.
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