Toronto...The Diverse City!

A view to the north side of the city
Toronto Sky-Line

This week I made my first trip to Toronto and let's just say it was the Bomb. A quick fact, half the population of Toronto were not born in Toronto, making this one of the most diverse cities in the world. Arriving into Toronto on a 'Yellow school bus' you quickly begin to see the tall glass sky scrapers. We got off the bus right outside the CN tower which was pretty cool and then grabbed our tickets and made our way up to the top, which apparently takes 20-30 minutes if you were to walk to the top!...assuming you are an athletic person that is haha!...why take the stairs when you can get on a 15mph lift to the top. The lift was pretty cool as it had a glass windows on one side and also on the floor. So once we made it to the top, you could walk around to get a panoramic view of the city which was nice as you could also look over lake Ontario, which basically looks like an ocean!! There was also a glass floor at the top which we all were laying on whilst taking pictures! This one women insisted on walking on the steel that holds the glass windows together, rather than standing on the glass itself, which was funny to watch, but obviously heights aren't everyones thing! 

The Next stop was to watch the Blue Jays play against the New York Yankees! Once again the whole experience was very surreal! There were so many things going on that you wouldn't get bored! For instance, when the teams were switching positions, the giant screen in the stadium would show someone's face in the crowd and instantly that person would win either money or prizes! One lucky person won a new blackberry phone, someone else won a signed 'Jersey', whereas another won a Expedia voucher for their next holiday! Baseball itself was pretty easy to follow and was fun when the Mexican wave started going around the stadium along with the chanting! "Lets go Blue Jays!"

After the game, which i think went on for around 3 hours, we decided to wonder around Toronto and get to see the city on foot! We ended up seeing a mexican festival on the way, along with malls, vintage shops, people setting up concerts, Dundas square (the time square of Toronto) as well having a wonder around the University of Toronto's campus. Over all the city itself is really nice, there's so much going on, so there is always something to see. I think the film festival was also on too. To end the day we went to this Mexican restaurant/Bar that our Australian friend, Caitlin, suggested and this is where i tried my first Burrito Grande, which if you was wondering was really goooood!!!!!!...and kept me full! The restaurant/bar itself was pretty cool too, as there were so many random things on the walls, chairs and ceiling.

Fellow Exchangers!

Amy, Victoria and behind the Camera Selin

Overall the day in toronto was wicked day and with it only being 40 minutes away from where i live and costing $9 to get to, i will definitely making many more visits to this diverse city!

See you later!