Sunday
I arrived a little after noon at my hotel (map). I then started walking downtown to see what I could find. I walked past the Rogers Centre (map) just as the BlueJays game was getting out. This is the famous stadium that has the retractable roof. There was a brewery, Steam Whistle Brewery (map), nearby so I decided to go check it out. I ended up having a couple of the free samples and did a tour. After the tour, I met these intoxicated Torontonians and they told me all about Toronto over more free samples. They were big baseball fans and one of the guys couldn't quit telling me about how much he loved Kauffman Stadium (the stadium where the Kansas City Royals play) (map). The brewery was closing down and they wanted me to join them out front for more beers they had purchased at the brewery. Weird, I know, but they were real friendly and gave me a bunch of info about Toronto. Anyways, after hanging out front of the brewery for a while I decided it was time for me to go up to CN Tower (map). After denying several invitations to go to their BBQ party back at their place, I made my way to the tower.
CN Tower was pretty incredible. Apparently, it's the tallest building in the world. It cost about $20 and the elevator takes you to the top. The view was really clear the evening I went up (see pictures). I ended up having dinner at the top of the tower at Horizons Cafe. The food wasn't very good (I had the Grilled Lime and Honey Glazed Shrimp Brochette), but it was definitely worth it because I got to sit right next to the window and take in the sights while I was eating. Before I went down, I stood on the transparent glass floor:
Monday
I walked from the Actuate office (map) and went to the first place that looked good for lunch: The Healthy Greek. It was one of those places where you can see the big spit of meat spinning in the window. I got the wrap and Greek salad. The wrap was the best I ever had. The crunchy chicken, sauce, and fresh vegetables really made it.
I didn't do much this night as I was pretty worn out from traveling the previous the day and walking all over the city. I went and ate at this Korean BBQ place called Yummy BBQ (map). I got the BBQ chicken and ribs. The meat was just ok, but it came with all of these random sides like this weird tofu dish and some type of marinated cabbage. The sides were disgusting.
Tuesday
For lunch, I ate at the same Greek place as I did on Monday. I couldn't resist :)
I had been persuaded by several coworkers that I absolutely needed to go Niagara Falls (map) while I was up in this area. The Falls are about 80 miles from Toronto. I heard from several people that the casinos will basically give free bus rides to Niagara Falls to get you to go into their casinos. I checked this out a little bit and it didn't really seem to go with my timeframe (I had to work most of the day). So, I was able to get a round trip student ticket at the bus depot for $30 Canadian. It was about 2.5 hours there and 2 hours back.
The Falls were incredible. It was really weird how the temperature would quickly change like 15 degrees when gusts from the Falls would hit you. Also, the time of the day I was there yielded many different rainbows (see pictures). I can also see why the Canadian side is better to view than the US side. The water actually falls on the US side but you have the perfect view of it on the other side (Canada).
I ate at this place right by the Falls called Edgewater's Tap & Grill (map) and sat outside where I could still see both Falls. I had the BBQ ribs and chicken (American style, not Korean) with a big huge piece of delicious baked cheesecake. I also had the local Niagara brew, Millstone Lager, which was pretty tasty.
Wednesday and Thursday
I had to spend both of these evenings locked in my hotel room working on my final examination for Software Architecture :(
Wednesday I ate at this Vietnamese restaurant for dinner called The Bowl (map). I had their chicken noodle soup (usually what I like from Vietnamese restaurants). The owner actually told me about his recipe and how he used to use MSG but has gone to all natural ingredients. Whatever was in it, it was really good.
On Thursday, I had sushi at this place nearby the office. I got soup, salad, and 12 California pieces for only $9. The sushi was just as good as any place in Kansas and cost a third less. Thursday night I got a burrito from this place called Burrito Boyz (map). I had heard about how good this place was from the guys at work and they were totally right. It was basically just like Chipotle except for they grill each side of the burrito so it's all good and crunchy.
Friday
Had spring rolls and Pad Thai at East for lunch and headed to the airport to travel back to the good 'ol US :)
For lunch, I ate at the same Greek place as I did on Monday. I couldn't resist :)
I had been persuaded by several coworkers that I absolutely needed to go Niagara Falls (map) while I was up in this area. The Falls are about 80 miles from Toronto. I heard from several people that the casinos will basically give free bus rides to Niagara Falls to get you to go into their casinos. I checked this out a little bit and it didn't really seem to go with my timeframe (I had to work most of the day). So, I was able to get a round trip student ticket at the bus depot for $30 Canadian. It was about 2.5 hours there and 2 hours back.
The Falls were incredible. It was really weird how the temperature would quickly change like 15 degrees when gusts from the Falls would hit you. Also, the time of the day I was there yielded many different rainbows (see pictures). I can also see why the Canadian side is better to view than the US side. The water actually falls on the US side but you have the perfect view of it on the other side (Canada).
I ate at this place right by the Falls called Edgewater's Tap & Grill (map) and sat outside where I could still see both Falls. I had the BBQ ribs and chicken (American style, not Korean) with a big huge piece of delicious baked cheesecake. I also had the local Niagara brew, Millstone Lager, which was pretty tasty.
Wednesday and Thursday
I had to spend both of these evenings locked in my hotel room working on my final examination for Software Architecture :(
Wednesday I ate at this Vietnamese restaurant for dinner called The Bowl (map). I had their chicken noodle soup (usually what I like from Vietnamese restaurants). The owner actually told me about his recipe and how he used to use MSG but has gone to all natural ingredients. Whatever was in it, it was really good.
On Thursday, I had sushi at this place nearby the office. I got soup, salad, and 12 California pieces for only $9. The sushi was just as good as any place in Kansas and cost a third less. Thursday night I got a burrito from this place called Burrito Boyz (map). I had heard about how good this place was from the guys at work and they were totally right. It was basically just like Chipotle except for they grill each side of the burrito so it's all good and crunchy.
Friday
Had spring rolls and Pad Thai at East for lunch and headed to the airport to travel back to the good 'ol US :)
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