Toronto - Days 3 & 4...

Sorry I didn't post last night - severe lack of sleep and quite a bit of pain meant that I really wasn't up to it. But here goes...

Yesterday we went to Toronto Zoo. Our first go on the TTC subway and bus system - not too bad, and it might even be possible for the Glasgow team to come across here to race and beat the subway. If you don't know what I mean by that then by all means ask.

Anyhow, back to the zoo. Not too bad if I might say so myself. Lions & tigers and bears - oh my!! Two kinds of tigers in fact - Sumatran and Siberian. One type of bear and one type of lion, though two genders of each. Snakes, fish, lizards...orangutans, one of who had an inordinate fascination for digital cameras. Also clouded leopards and snow leopards.

And the pain thing - well, a lot of walking has done wonders for blisters on my feet. Little toes to be exact. 5-6 hours of walking round a zoo will do that to a guy.

Today we have been to Niagara Falls. Great driver and guide from King Tours. And the falls are rather impressive, both the Bridal Falls (with the Veil Falls) and the Horseshoe Falls. That's the Falls. The city of Niagara Falls, on the other hand, is like a mini Las Vegas. You like that kind of thing then the place is for you. If not, then you probably can't wait to get away from the place.

We couldn't stop in Niagara on the Lake due to time constraints and a no-drop-off policy. If we wanted to go there we would've needed to be dropped off out-of-town and taken a shuttle bus in, which would've taken quite a chunk out of the day. So that was skipped to allow us more time at the Falls. We also stopped off at a Winery and had a tasting, of both red and white wines. And for a wee bit more, we tried the Icewine. Oh boy - that was something else. Sweet, hints of peach and apple and a viscosity kinda like a liqueur.

Back to Toronto to rest our weary feet. To dinner at Golden Griddle and then back to the hotel, to write this up. Time for bed shortly, 'cos gotta get up to see the CN Tower and to meet up with the mysterious Wendy. More about that later.