June 13, 2016

It was early when we left Niagara Falls, so it was early when we arrived in Toronto.  First stop on our must-see agenda was Casa Loma; North America's only full sized castle and Toronto's top tourist attraction.

The Conservatory

It took 300 men nearly three years to complete this 200,000 sq. ft. castle and cost a whopping $3,500,000 (at that time).  Located on 5 acres it has 98 rooms and was the largest private residence in Canada. This was home for Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife Lady Mary for less than 10 years before financial misfortune forced him out.

The Oak Room

One of the 5 guest suits

It was a self-guided audio tour that took us up stairs (three floors), down hallways, into many rooms and through a tunnel that went under and across the street to his hunting lodge and the stables. 

We spent a couple of hours roaming the halls of this huge castle.

The halls of Union Station!

This evening we went to the ball game!  
Firstly, we took the subway from Etobicoke (West Toronto)  all the way downtown to Union Station. Took us about an hour. It would have been faster to drive but then we wouldn't have had the experience of the subway!  

Or the experience of Union Station. What a place that is....... 

 

We had a great time at the ball game. We had hoped to watch the Jays stomp all over the Phillies, but that wasn't the way it went.  The score 7-0 for the Phillies.  

What a busy day! 
Not bad for two old timers....