I forgot the Zoo. Toronto has a wonderful zoo, but plan on being there all day, because it's real big...
cheers, frank frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Pat, > > Unfortunately, most of the summer festivals and the like are now history, or at > least will be by mid-Sept. > > Other than Queen's Park, and older civic buildings, there is, of course, the CN > Tower (hard to miss). Casa Loma is a pretty cool castle built by some > robber-baron type about 100 years ago. > > Even better would be the newly renovated Gooderham and Worts distillery. It's > called "The Distillery District", and is now full of art galleries, yuppy craft > shops, restaurants and bars. Cool old Victorian industrial architecture, it's fun > to wander around there for a couple of hours or so. It's near Front and > Parliament Streets. > > There's always the Toronto Islands. Take a ferry there and back, and there's lots > of nice walkways and such. Also, a great view of downtown Toronto across the > lake. > > I think in September, Ontario Place will be open. Kind of hard to explain what > that is, not quite an amusement park, not quite a lakeside park, some restaurants > and bars, interesting photo ops. > > I could go on, but that covers a few of the downtown highlights; if you need > more, let me know. > > Of course (assuming I"m still around by then - I may be outta here), we should get > together (there are several more of us - we could make it a PDML gathering) if you > have the opportunity. Lemme know, and I can give you my phone number off-list. > > Have fun! > > cheers, > frank > > Pat wrote: > > > Hello from a lurker- > > > > I will be making an impromptu visit to Toronto in about a week's time. I > > thought I would appeal to the generosity of the TOPDMLers for advice on any > > mid-September events and late summer climate. My last trip was a summer trip 5 > > years ago. I have a vague recollection of visiting Queen's Park and a few of > > the older civic buildings. This trip is family business, but am looking for > > photographic distractions. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Pat in SF > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > -- > "Jazz is about capturing the moment" > -Herbie Hancock -- "Jazz is about capturing the moment" -Herbie Hancock
