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Canada: Day 9 -  Hello Ontario and Toronto

Rok and me were spending our vacation in Ontario, Canada. After a night flight we landed in Toronto, where Rok's cousin Helena picked us up. After the breakfast we visited Helena's workplace and we met some famous people there. Soon we continued to Toronto Islands, that separates Toronto's Inner Harbour from the rest of Lake Ontario. After the return we visited one of the bars, where we met Dana. Time quickly passed and we moved on, towards our new home, located in Barrie. Helena kindly gave us a room in her apartment, fridge was filled and we were more than satisfied.

Previous days of our trip to Canada: Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2 and Day 1.

 

Meeting new friends in Toronto

 

After I received some hints from Iron Man, Rok and me tested the lightsabers.

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2.7 million as of 2016.

People have traveled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2.

The name Toronto is likely derived from the Iroquoian word tkaronto, meaning "place where trees stand in the water"

Boat trip to Toronto Islands offered great view to the city of Toronto.

Duck Pond

Travelling between islands can also be done by boat

Long Pond

The largest and outermost island is called Centre Island.

Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario.

St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church is an Anglican church located on Centre Island which serves the islands' residents and visitors. The semi-Gothic/Medieval/Stick Style building was built in 1884.[44]

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the 13th largest lake in the world. The lake's primary source is the Niagara River, draining Lake Erie, with the St. Lawrence River serving as the outlet.

 

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of Toronto's oldest buildings - it was completed in 1809.

 

Edward "Ned" Hanlan used to row several kilometres across the harbour to go to and from school to Toronto every day. He soon became a professional sculler and won World Sculling Championship for five consecutive years from 1880-1884.

One of the options to go back was to swim.

Downtown Toronto is made up of Canada's largest concentration of skyscrapers and businesses that form Toronto's skyline.

Goodbye Island of Hiawatha

The CN Tower, once the tallest free-standing structure in the world, is standing at 553.33 metres.

 

Sport games in Storm Crow Manor

9th day in Canada - Welcome to Ontario

GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "Travel Bug VALENTIN", TB6RV75,  "Travel Fish Geocoin Rainbow Trout", TB59XCZ and "Gallotia Mystery", TB7372G):
- Great Lakes – Lake Iroquois, EarthCache, GC127DY
- Blockhouse Bay, GC4K5JT