The morning after the night before. We awoke early, had a spot of breakfast in the apartment and CN Towerafter discussing the previous nights show we left the apartment and walked across the road to the CN Tower.
Tour CN Tower
The CN Tower (French: Tour CN) is a 1,816 ft high concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976, and held the record for the world's tallest free-standing structure for 32 years from 1975 to 2007 and was the world's tallest tower until 2009 being overtaken by Burj Khalifa and Canton Tower, respectively. It is now the third tallest tower in the world and remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, a signature icon of Toronto's skyline, and a symbol of Canada, attracting more than two million international visitors annually
We entered the building and made our way to the observation deck first to take in the stunning views all around the city and out onto the lake. Amazing to think that we were looking down on skyscrapers that earlier, from the road, looked so high.
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| Centre of picture is our apartment building, 300 Front Street West |
We had a great view of the small airport situated on nearby Central Island. Surprising amount of planes coming and going in the small time we were observing.
Next we moved on up to the Sky pod which was many floors above the observation deck
CN Tower Sky Pod
At a thrilling 1,465ft high above the city, the SkyPod is one of the highest observation platforms in the world with a unique and spectacular view like no other. We boarded a seperate elevator on the Observation Level to travel through the core of the Tower an incredible 33 additional storeys higher to SkyPod, featuring interpretive exhibits. Under ideal conditions, visibility is up to 100 miles away to Niagara Falls and New York State.
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| On the way up to the Sky Pod |
From this deck we descended to the floor below the observation deck which boasted a glass floor. This took some nerve to stand on but once we had taken the first step it was an amazing feeling. Standing on the 112th floor with only some glass between you and the road so far below.
Centre Island
Centre Island is Toronto’s island getaway, a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the city without having to drive for hours. Just a short ferry ride from downtown, Centre Island is nestled between Ward’s Island and Hanlan’s Point. Visitors can rent bikes by the hour (standard, tandem and quad cycles) near the Pier to ride the many bike trails throughout the island. During the summer months, you can rent a canoe or kayak from the Boat Rental near the shrubbery maze.
When we arrived on the island, we crossed to the other side to visit the pier before taking a long stroll to Wards Point.
When we arrived at Wards point we stopped for lunch at The Island Cafe. It was interesting there with a distinct 'hippie' feel about it with all of the fruit and vegetables grown in raised beds just outside the restaurant
After a couple of hours here we headed back to the mainland on board the ferry that operates locally. We then went back to the apartment for a rest before getting ready to go out for a meal in the evening.
We did not realise it would be that difficult to get a table locally but the combination of the Mayweather / McGregor fight, the Toronto Blue Jays playing home to the Minnesota Twins and Bruno Mars in town, all helped to conspire against us.. We were met with either 'full house' signs or asked to pay high entry fees even though we were not interested in seeing the fight. We moved on and found the Oliver & Bonacini restaurant in Yonge Street
The food was first class and the service was excellent. I was glad that we ended up here. We enjoyed our meal there before heading back to the apartment where we had to prepare for tomorrow's visit to Niagara Falls
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