Going to Toronto on friday

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

I'm from Toronto, and sad to say there isn't a whole lot of excitement for me in the big city.. i'm more of an urban guy. But the C.N. Tower is really cool, but it cost like $25 CDN to ride the elevator.. not worth it!

Niagara falls is a tourist trap yes.. and after 5 minutes your bored.

Square one is awesome it's a very very big mall, one of the biggest. And if your interested and over 19 years old, right accross the street theres a bar called Falche's pronounced "fall-chay's", it's ALWAYS packed with hot girls on friday and saturday night.. i usually head down on a saturday, but i must warn you, it's hard to move inside and it's a huge bar :D

[SolidSapphire]

Just go to General places. See if you see similar places or stores where you come from. I've always wanted to visit Canada so have fun man.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

I'm from Toronto, and sad to say there isn't a whole lot of excitement for me in the big city.. i'm more of an urban guy. But the C.N. Tower is really cool, but it cost like $25 CDN to ride the elevator.. not worth it!

Niagara falls is a tourist trap yes.. and after 5 minutes your bored.

Square one is awesome it's a very very big mall, one of the biggest. And if your interested and over 19 years old, right accross the street theres a bar called Falche's pronounced "fall-chay's", it's ALWAYS packed with hot girls on friday and saturday night.. i usually head down on a saturday, but i must warn you, it's hard to move inside and it's a huge bar :D

You say you're an urban guy and then you talk about Square One? :wacko:

Some people think I'm hic for living north of Bloor. True urbanites would never go west of Dufferin and would avoid malls like the plague.

[Rob2687]

You're not in hic town until you go like way past the 407.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

I'm just saying that, according to some people, there isn't anything worthwhile north of Bloor, west of Danforth or East of around... say... Parliament (to allow for some of the cool furniture stores on King East).

[morgs]

You say you're an urban guy and then you talk about Square One? :wacko:

Some people think I'm hic for living north of Bloor. True urbanites would never go west of Dufferin and would avoid malls like the plague.

Hehe... true.

I would definately reccomend the CN Tower for a tourist. I've been up several times and I live here. Its a lot of fun. IMO the best time to go is half an hour or so before it gets dark and then you can see the city and all of the gta during the day and at night. If you pick a day when the jays are playing, and its good weather, you can see them from the glass floor from the CN Tower. Also, if you do want to go to a jays game, but are on a bit of a budget, there are toonie tuesdays. Basically its $2 for tickets, although the seats are up in the nosebleeds, its still a fun thing to do.

I kinda agree what lylesback2 says about Niagara falls though. Its definately not a full day trip on its own. That being said, if you're renting a car you could make it into a REALLY nice day trip by stopping off at a few places along the way. Niagara on the lake is a beatiful little town qith lots of nice restaurants, a nice lakefront and an old fort too. Then there is the Butterfly conservatory which is a really cool place to go. Essentially a huge tropical greenhouse with a whole lot of butterflies. There are also a load of wineries around there too, that you can take free tours of, and do some tasting. Then you can go onto Niagara Falls take a trip on the Maid of the mist and see the falls while its still day out, and then have some dinner or whatever and by then it will be dark and you can see all the lights on the falls. I also think they do fireworks on the weekend during to summer.

[madnuke]

CN tower it is, I'm not driving sadly not passed my test in the UK yet and because I'm under 25 would'nt be able to get a rental car due to the insurance.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

CN tower it is, I'm not driving sadly not passed my test in the UK yet and because I'm under 25 would'nt be able to get a rental car due to the insurance.

Unfortunately for you, Toronto is a collection of neighbourhoods and it is not as centralized as other cities. It is best to have a tour guide and a vehicle wouldn't hurt. I'd scratch places like Square One and the Pacific Mall if you don't have a car.

The entertainment district is fairly clustered, which is good. The drinking age is 19 here so that will get you into clubs, bars, lounges and whatever else.

Traditionally the city was split by Yonge Street. You will have streets like Queen Street West and Queen Street East that are relative to Yonge Street (i.e. 1 Queen Street West is at Yonge Street and they increase as you go further west than Yonge). However, the downtown area has moved distinctly west of centre over the years so Yonge Street now appears to be towards the eastern edge of what is cool.

The city stops at the lake at the southern most end so all addresses will increase the further north you go (i.e. 1 Yonge Street starts at the lakeshore). On the northern end, Bloor Street (aka Danforth on the east) signals the end of downtown.

Since Toronto is a collection of neighbourhoods, some locations like Greektown on the Danforth (the north-east corner of downtown which is argueably no longer downtown) and the St. Lawrence Market (the south-east corner of downtown) end up almost being a day trip for tourists (using public transportation).

On the west side of Yonge there is probably more. The entertainment district is there (King/Spadina), one of our Chinatowns is there (Dundas/Spadina), Kengsington Market is there (just north-west of Chinatown), Little Italy (College St. West) has lots of bars/restaurants. Skydome (now the Rogers Centre) and the CN Tower are likewise in the west (south-west to be exact).

It helps to have a tour guide. Hopefully you have some relatives that are similar to your age.

[madnuke]

Oh yeah they are more than happy to drive me to places, and I do have a second cousin who is a year younger so hopefully he knows some hot Canadian women on the beach..... :p

Drinking age 19! Better bring the old European Student Council card with my 1987 birthday.....

[Allan]

you do NOT need to go to the beach to see the hot women *G* Just walk down any street, sit at Untion Station or ride the Rocket (subway/metro) and you'll see at LEAST 100 hotties *grin* somedays, I just go to Finch Station for the looks ... not cuz I'm takin' a bus *LOL* Should also mention that the women are hot in their micro minis, tube tops and 10" stellitos ... oh, wait, that's the Red Light District *L* j/k ... I don't know where that is so if FRED wants to tell me it's location *LOL* j/k Fred666 :D

:D

[Pyroteknikz]

Come to Guelph! Its like 45 minutes away, and its much cleaner and safer than Toronto!!!! But thats all we got on Toronto. Toronto wins for everything else. :(

[AaronMT]

I was going to see the Blue Jays but they are playing New York Yankees so its impossible to get tickets, I think I'm staying in the Downtown area near the beach so I will go have a look at that Eaton mall. With the strong pound then it will be good.

I work at Rogers Center for the Toronto Blue Jays. There are some 500 Level (Upperdeck) seats available. It's still a great view and will be a fun game if you're still interested.

They are $8.92 tickets with the 6% GST adjustment.

[madnuke]

I work at Rogers Center for the Toronto Blue Jays. There are some 500 Level (Upperdeck) seats available. It's still a great view and will be a fun game if you're still interested.

They are $8.92 tickets with the 6% GST adjustment.

Thats mega cheap, can you buy them at the gate or do you have to pre-order them?

[Allan]

Nosebleed section ... that's why they are cheap. and it take about an hour of walking up stairs to get to the seats *L* j/k

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Nosebleed section ... that's why they are cheap. and it take about an hour of walking up stairs to get to the seats *L* j/k

Still, it can be fun to attend a game (particularly in a group) and have a few beers. Bring a pair of binoculars.

oh, wait, that's the Red Light District *L* j/k ... I don't know where that is so if FRED wants to tell me it's location *LOL* j/k Fred666 :D

There's Queen and Landsdown (Parkdale) where I can't guarantee the women will have their teeth and there is Jarvis and Wellesley where I can't guarantee that the women are indeed women.

Most prostitution seems to happen out of the Yellow Pages (under Escorts) or from the back of Now Magazine.

As to the other reference, the main beach which starts at Ashbridges Bay and goes east is at the corner of Coxwell and Lakeshore. Bring a volleyball and a net and you can play off the provided posts. There are lots of places to hand out in the neighbourhood of the Beaches (or "The Beach" is you want to be cool). The shops are mostly east of Queen Street East and Woodbine. All of this is located further east than downtown T.O. (we're talking about another day trip type of thing although this is still readily accessible by streetcar from downtown).

[username();]

Go to wonderland for sure...loads of hot chicks

[User6060]

There are great bars down in the Beaches on Queen street which can be offset by walking on the boardwalk/playing at the beach.

The Eaton Center is where you'll want to do some shopping aswell as on Queen St. For more upscale shopping try Yorkville in the Bloor/Bay - Bloor/Yonge area.

The Entertainment district around Richmond/Adelaide is where there are lots of clubs and where the nightlife is.

Toronto is very big and diverse, you can see a Blue Jays game or just chill down at the Habourfront Centre where theres sure so be some sort of festival and free entertainment aswell as lakeside dining.

[linsook]

Doesnt look like anyone has mentioned Casa Loma, pretty much a 98 room castle in the north end of T.O

Be aware most of the hotels near the beach in the 'main' part of downtown are quite expensive. You'd be better off going slightly to the east or west end. Unless of course you can afford $250+ a night (to start)

i figured telling a person from the UK, of our small castle, would be silly. They have many and much larger.

I was married there. I gather you mean the north end of downtown Toronto.

As for restaurants, check this guide:

http://www.torontolife.com/restaurants/

How long were you on the waiting list? 1-2 years?

edit: also, madnuke, about Pearson, i'm assuming you landing in terminal 3. theres no way you can really get lost. long walk from plane to customs area and when you exit to the arrival area, it leads into a crowd of people and slidding glass doors behind them for you to exit.

Edited July 19, 2006 by linsook

[Fred Derf Veteran]

i figured telling a person from the UK, of our small castle, would be silly. They have many and much larger.

How long were you on the waiting list? 1-2 years?

Less than a year but we got married on a Friday so that takes the pressure off.

[_I am Reptar]

Edit: Never mind

Edited July 19, 2006 by Stealth-X

[madnuke]

Right, I'm off tomorow morning nice and early to Manchester airport got my laptop packed and everything. Got my money now, Canadian money is very colourful.

[Allan]

Still, it can be fun to attend a game (particularly in a group) and have a few beers. Bring a pair of binoculars.

There's Queen and Landsdown (Parkdale) where I can't guarantee the women will have their teeth and there is Jarvis and Wellesley where I can't guarantee that the women are indeed women.

Most prostitution seems to happen out of the Yellow Pages (under Escorts) or from the back of Now Magazine.

As to the other reference, the main beach which starts at Ashbridges Bay and goes east is at the corner of Coxwell and Lakeshore. Bring a volleyball and a net and you can play off the provided posts. There are lots of places to hand out in the neighbourhood of the Beaches (or "The Beach" is you want to be cool). The shops are mostly east of Queen Street East and Woodbine. All of this is located further east than downtown T.O. (we're talking about another day trip type of thing although this is still readily accessible by streetcar from downtown).

a married man who knows where the Red Lights are *LOL* Cool. Wanna hoook me up w/ an ex girlfriend Fred? *LOL* j/k ... maybe.

[_I am Reptar]

a married man who knows where the Red Lights are *LOL* Cool. Wanna hoook me up w/ an ex girlfriend Fred? *LOL* j/k ... maybe.

...I won't even bother..... :rolleyes: