Toronto, ON, Canada

This trip was my first since undergoing gastric bypass about 2 months ago. The surgery had some minor changes in how I approach my trip.

But lets start from the beginning.

I booked the City Sightseeing Tour through Trip Advisor for two days of bus touring. Upon arriving in Toronto, I went right to their stop number 1 (at the corner of Yonge and Dundas) and boarded the bus with the plan to sit through a whole circuit and see what looked good to me. This ended up working out great. I saw a few sights to come back to, and I realized how walkable the city really is.

After taking the bus for a full rotation, I went to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The architecture of the building is fascinating but what's inside left something to be desired. There was a lot to see, but it was mostly stuff I would see elsewhere. The only exception was the First Nation Canadian art, and I took an opportunity for a free guided tour through that gallery.

From ROM I walked back to Union Station. The bus ride was over 3 hours, and then I spent about 3 hours in ROM so that was my day right there. I took the Union Pearson Express (UPE) back to the Toronto Airport then back to the hotel.

The second day was a lot more mild (after all we have an 8 hour drive tomorrow and I was feeling very unorganized). I again took the UPE into the city, and then walked to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The differences between the Hockey and Baseball (which we had stopped at on the way) were striking. Baseball showed how all encompassing in culture the sport has become through many different exhibits. From the sport's early days as charity and social clubs to more modern fundraisers and Latin American involvement, I understood how important baseball is to American history. With Hockey it was all about the sport. There was very little to the social impact of Hockey which I found disappointing.

The City Sightseeing tour included a boat tour which I decided to do mostly for the awesome photo ops. It did not disappoint. The boat went through the Toronto Islands while a tour guide pointed out certain things to look at.

Two days in Toronto were adequate, I believe. There were a lot of places to eat and shop which don't get my attention anymore. I believe I hit all of the places I wanted to go to, but I will likely be returning in two years.

Because things change over three years time...

I've recently gotten into blogging again since I had gastric bypass surgery in May. Several friends suggested I start a blog about my experience because I seem to know so much, but I still think all I'm doing is following directions.

So last we talked I went on the amazing cheap Hawaii trip.

Since then I met and married my husband so now we are a pair of history geeks traveling. A big hold up in my travel documentation is that I'm traveling less and I'm going to the same places over and over again.

Together, my husband and I have gone to the Houston area a few times (he has family there), Disney, and Hawaii. We have also done smaller trips to Virginia.

We're about to embark to Toronto and Cooperstown which is going to be a lot of fun.