Nov 2012: Peeking down from the Toronto CN Tower

 

So I went over to Toronto for couple of days of sales meetings, in the evening when we landed, Brendan and I decided to go to the CN tower for a bite to eat

we decided to take the underground, these are the tokens we are supposed to use, dinky

waiting at the platform

missing girl and ferociously cold evening…

fascinating to see the advertisements.

people are sitting around

nice history plaques

 

exiting the turnstiles. these aren't made for people like me and Brendan.

  

We come out next to the Grand Union station and there’s the CN tower where we need to get to.

pop into the amazing station. I love this building

walking to the skywalk

passing the roads

 

and then the covered pathway

we pop out of the skywalk and see the skyline

a FedEx van..

 

the CN Tower is reflected on this skyscraper

 

what did they mark out?

 

heading towards the tower

 

there she blows

we enter into the complex

walking over a railway bridge

very cute looking trains

we head up..

on one level are these red painted grills which allow you to see through it.

pretty impressive eh?

We walk around the gallery but its ferociously cold. Then we go and have dinner. It was ok…

then we come to the viewing gallery. These are armoured glass, notice how I am stepping on the metal strips? Im a scaredy cat

looking down hundreds of feet

and then I screw up my courage and step out on the glass.

 

Standing on a glass floor 1500 feet above ground.

frightful..

climbed into the lift and going straight down..you can see the ground rushing up

the colours change as you go down..

 

hello?

 

pop out of the complex and start walking back

wow, pedestrians have signals as well :)

nice curves :)

More skyscrapers…..

loose moose, lol, one day I have to go in there for a bite to eat…

the Fairmont Hotel, i stayed here the first time I came to Toronto. Avoid..

More about the history of Canadian Railways

 

we go to catch the tube

 

amazing building

talks about all the various locations it will go to.

they still have these phones :)

Brendan cannot figure out where we need to go

 

then I got confused as well

the walls are getting repaired

there’s the train

 

the platform is also getting fixed, temporary lighting all over the place

 

long corridors on the train, very nice people on the train

 

we pop out, there’s the hotel we are staying at

the town library

 

an iron fountain..