Our trip to Toronto was on a comfortable, but not so fast, train which arrived right during the rush hour. Because of this it was easiest for us to catch a taxi for the short trip to the flat where we were met by Alex (exchange Teacher, 2008)
Over the last week or so, the eastern half of the North American continent has been having heatwaves, and Toronto was no exception. We were there for the hottest day on record, 38 degrees, but with the humidex value being 48 degrees. (calculated using temperature and humidity). Naturally this dictated our activities, so mostly we did inside things during the day, then out in the evenings.
We toured to the top observation deck, some 446m up, of the CN tower (total height 553m) for a great view over the city, looked through the Royal Ontario Museum, visited the St Lawrence markets (somewhat similar to our own Central Market), and cruised around the city and suburbs. Here we called into the Casa Loma, a hundred year old castle built in more traditional castle style. Of course we had coffees, ice creams and good meals at a variety of places. The shopping malls were also cool places to walk through as we moved from one location to another.
On Saturday we left Toronto heading toward the southern Ontario Niagara Region. We went to Alex’s parents for lunch and a swim in their pool and met up with our new host…. 
(to be continued)
Photos are of the CN Tower and a view from it, the Museum building, our transport, lunch area at the Distillery, (a quaint boutique shopping area), and Alex and Kaye outside the Casa Loma.
