After the rather eventful four days in the United States, we returned to Montreal. The next day we went to the last destination in our itinerary: Toronto. We were picked up from the airport by one of my uncles and cousins. We met up with the rest of my uncles family and went out for dinner. We hadn’t seen them since the last time they visited us in Vancouver at least 10 years ago (I think?).
They took us around Markham, the so-called Asian part of Toronto. Pretty much like Richmond in Vancouver. Felt quite at home there. Eating Chinese food again was quite a welcome change from eating random fast food while in the states. I guess I also didn’t think of taking any pictures there since it seemed to me that things were “quite ordinary”. And people generally don’t take pictures of things they find ordinary.
The last time I was in Toronto, I was eight years old. I don’t remember much from that trip, sightseeing here was quite a new experience for me. We visited Niagara Falls for the second time. There are people crazy enough to go up close to the falls too.
There’s also a bridge to the United States that lets people see the falls from the American side. No point to go there because the Canadian side of the falls is way more scenic.
If you’re rich, you can even stay in one of these hotels that look straight toward the falls.
Then to the world famous CN Tower.
Gorgeous view from the top.
This time, I’m not afraid of the glass floor. I figure, what the hell? The engineers who designed it must have made it safe, otherwise it wouldn’t have been built in Canada and it’s lasted so long already without any accidents, so it must be safe.
Those two places are just about the only tourist sites we visited in Toronto. We spent the rest of the time with catching up with cousins and walking around the different Asian malls in Markham. I even got to drive my cousin’s GTI. That was cool too. After two and a half days in Toronto, we flew back to Vancouver, thus ending our two-week trip to eastern North America.
Photos here