as per requested

even though i've been in toronto for 6 months now, i probably don't know as much of the city as someone who lives here should. but in my defence, i'm here for work and not to be a tourist. that being said, i've done some touristy things when i have had visitors.

i went to the royal ontario museum (ROM) with adam because he wanted to check out this flying dinosaurs or dinosaurs with feathers exhibit to fulfill the science nerd inside of him. it was an interesting exhibit, and i probably wouldn't have understood half of it without adam there. overall, i was a little disappointed in the ROM. it's definitely loads better than the provincial museum of alberta, but i had just spent 5 weeks in europe visiting amazing museums, so the ROM is a little anti-climatic in comparison. but it wouldn't be fair to compare either.

took a daytrip to niagara falls with sandy. i knew it would already be a good day when i go to pick up the rental car and the guy gives me a free upgrade and i got to choose the car! i chose the jeep cherokee because that has been my favourite car since forever. the falls itself are quite spectacular, but i never imagined the city would be so commercialized and las vegas-like (in a very miniature version). there were fireworks the night we went, so we stayed to check those out, and it was cool.



went to the CN tower with my parents and grandma. there's tighter security there than at most airports. they make everyone stand in this body scanner thing that takes your picture and i assume, scans your body for guns and/or explosives. it was funny though because you have to stand in this scanner thing, similar to those you walk through in airports, but more enclosed. then a voice says "starting air jets" and there are two sets of air jets on either side of you that shoot air at you, starting from the top, all the way down to your feet. i had to hold in my laughter because it was so unexpected, and i didn't want the security guard to get mad at me.


i didn't think i would be impressed by the CN tower because it's just a tall structure, but seeing the lake and the city together from above is neat. i was the only one who walked on the glass floor, and i'm afraid of heights! then we proceeded to spend more time in the gift shop buying souvenirs than we did up the tower.

and then i took a weekend trip to montreal with natalia, sim, and anand. that trip was tonnes of fun because it fulfilled all my requirements....shopping, eating, and drinking. we did all three. good food, even better company.

i think that's about all the touristy things i've done since moving to toronto. i still want to check out the hockey hall of fame, the toronto zoo, and the ontario science centre. i need more visitors, then i'll have a better excuse to go.