Christmas In Toronto

A December 2006 trip to Toronto by Muchmor

CN Tower from hotel room Photo - CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

Quote: My husband and I visited Toronto for a few days in December 2006 with my step-daughter and her friend. It was their first visit.

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Christmas In Toronto

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The highlights of Toronto? Where do you begin? The CN Tower is a must to visit, even if you have a fear of heights. If you choose a day when the weather is good, you can literally see for miles. You can see right across the lake with great views of the Toronto Islands. In the other direction you can see across the city.Shopping is another big draw in Toronto. There are lots of shopping streets but the Eaton Centre is a fab shopping complex and connects to the PATH system too. Quick Tips: If you are visiting in the peak tourist seasons, buy your tickets for the CN Tower, etc., on the Internet. You will then be fast-tracked through the queues and get into the places much quicker and eas...Read More

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Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Downtown

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Hotel Room Photo - Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Downtown, Toronto, Ontario

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Whilst visiting Toronto we stayed at the Marriott Courtyard Downtown. We had two rooms booked, one for my husband and I, and another for his daughter and her friend. Here is our review:Location:The hotel is located in downtown Toronto on Yonge Street, so is very central to everything in Toronto. It takes approximately five minutes to walk to the Eaton Centre where all the shopping is located. Parking:The hotel has underground parking that is valet parking. They charge $25 per day to park your car and you can have access to the car 24 hours and have the car brought round to you as often as you need. If you don’t want valet parking there are two or three park...Read More

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Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Downtown
475 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y1X7
(416) 924-0611

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Eaton Centre

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The Eaton Centre Toronto is a large shopping mall located in the heart of the city off Yonge Street. It also forms part of Toronto’s underground pedestrian system PATH. It is a magnificent building with a glass roof making it bright and inviting, even in the winter. One of the features of the mall, apart from the shops of course is the display of Canada Geese suspended from the roof. This is a sculpture by Michael Snow called Flight Stop and is well worth a five minute stop to appreciate. At the time of writing, although these things change regularly, it is Canada’s third largest mall at 1,624,000 sq ft. There are lots of stores in the mall, around 300 I believe including Sears, The Bay, ...Read More

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Eaton Centre
220 Yonge Street Suite 110
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2H1
(416) 598-8560

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CN Tower

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View from CN Tower Photo - CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

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Whilst in Toronto we took the girls to the CN Tower. We had been up these before, but they hadn’t. We had pre-purchased tickets on the web, but there wasn’t a queue, so it wouldn’t have mattered if we hadn’t.

The elevator to the main level is very fast and you can see outside whilst you are travelling up, which is good. Once on the main level you can walk around freely to see the views, which are quite magnificent. Obviously the weather you get makes a big difference. We were in Toronto for three days, so managed to wait for a day when the weather was pretty good, especially for mid December. We had excellent views from the tower and couldn’t have asked for better.

The tower has a glass floor section that you can walk on. You can literally see straight down to the ground, which can be a little disconcerting. One of the girls was a little worried about heights but after a lot of coaxing managed to finally stop onto the glass floor and even managed to stay on long enough to have a photo taken. You can obviously take your own pictures or there is an official photographer there to take them for you, but obviously you pay for them if you want to keep them.

After this level and the glass floor we went up another elevator to the highest level. Obviously the views are the same, just from a bit higher up. Also the views are more restricted as the glass windows are not as large as on the main level. If cost is an issue, I would say, leave this level out as you get much more from the main level and it is not necessarily worth the extra. If money is not an issue, then you really have to go up there, just because you can!

When you get out of the elevator on the return to the ground you exit in the gift shop. This is quite a large shop and sells everything from clothing to replica towers as well as jewellery and many other things. The prices in the shop are pretty good and nothing is overpriced because it is in the tower like many other attractions do.

If in Toronto, you have to go up the CN Tower – it’s the law! Read Less

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CN Tower
301 Front St West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T6
(416) 868-6937