Category Archives: Toronto

The Rex Hotel and Jazz Bar

Needed a place to crash in Toronto for a Night, the Rex Hotel and Jazz bar fit the bill, inexpensive and well located… plus it came with live music and decent food! Continue reading

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What the eye sees – Illusions

What the eye sees – Just illusions, or is is time to upgrade to a new camera body? – the Nikon D4 has been announced. When we look at an image, our minds are filling in the blanks. We connect … Continue reading

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A Quick Visit to the Guild, Scarborough, Ontario

A Quick Visit to the Guild, Scarborough, Ontario We were leaving Toronto at about 4PM and the roads were a mess with a bit of rain, a bit of snow and a bit of freezing rain snarling traffic so I … Continue reading

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Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario (Location) Casa Loma is a major tourist attraction in Toronto. The present day attraction is in two sections. The main living area of Casa Loma was constructed between 1911 and 1913 and is connected to the … Continue reading

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Toronto, Ontario – Random images along THE PATH

Toronto, Ontario – Random images along THE PATH Toronto City Hall Visiting Toronto in the winter months can be a bit of a hit & miss affair. Some days the weather will be great and other days it will be … Continue reading

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Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Ontario

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Ontario Our primary reason for visiting the Royal Ontario Museum on this occasion was to view the Mayan exhibit since we had visited the site of two of the Mayan ruins (Chichen-Itza and Coba) during … Continue reading

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Maya at ROM, Toronto, Ontario

Mayan Exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario When we were in Toronto over the Boxing Week period, we noticed that the Royal Ontario Museum had a Mayan exhibit featured. Bot my wife and I have an interest in … Continue reading

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Medieval Times, Toronto, Ontario

Medieval Times, Toronto, Ontario Our original plans for the evening had to be changed when we found out that the evening’s performance of Cirque du Soleil had been sold out. A bit of phoning around and we found that we … Continue reading

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Another trip to Toronto, Ontario

Another trip to Toronto, Ontario We had decided on spending a couple of days in Toronto between Christmas and New Year’s.  Weather is always a consideration at this time of the year so, right on schedule, we had a night … Continue reading

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Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – Little Italy and elsewhere

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – Little Italy and elsewhere After photographing the lights at the DeSario home at 165 Benjamin Boake Trail in North York, I headed off in the direction of my hotel room. I had in mind a … Continue reading

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