With everybody as rested as we were going to be, the scavenges started at 8 in the morning down in the lobby of our hotel. The final scavenge would be scaling the CN Tower to walk on the glass floor, with everyone meeting at the restaurant above no later than 3:10 p.m. With everyone putting in their last effort here in Toronto, we decided to finish strong and do as many scavenges as possible. There was bonus points to go to Niagara Falls, which sounded tempting, but we knew it would take the whole day. As we've seen the Falls already, we opted to explore Toronto.
The Hockey Hall of Fame should have been an all day scavenge (going back today to do it justice). Didn't realize there are 3 Stanley cups, the original (in the vault), the display (touchy,feely) and the travel cup. Gretsky's bar & grill and the set of Hockey Nite in Canada, and a walk by at the old Maple Leaf Gardens are definitely some of Janice's favorite things to do. She dragged me along kicking and screaming.
Things started out great until we were hit with the great monsoon in the late morning. Nothing like wandering around a strange city, getting soaked to the skin! The subway and PATH system were well-used, not only for travel but for keeping dry as well.
Several surprises in Toronto. We found out Canadians really are friendly and were always ready to help us, even offering to help before we could even ask....that was great to see.
We also were reminded of places we had just visited. Over a lunch of dimsum in Chinatown, we felt transported back to Beijing. Along our walks I spyed a hookah in a store window, and was reminded of our Egyptian forays into Cairo's markets to smoke sheeshah. Looking around, we realized Canada really has a diverse culture, and we felt very comfortable with that.
With our final leg ending at the top of the CN Tower, we handed in our final scoresheet and relaxed with a drink and some great company with previous strangers who now seemed to know us a little too well.........how did that happen?!
The Hockey Hall of Fame should have been an all day scavenge (going back today to do it justice). Didn't realize there are 3 Stanley cups, the original (in the vault), the display (touchy,feely) and the travel cup. Gretsky's bar & grill and the set of Hockey Nite in Canada, and a walk by at the old Maple Leaf Gardens are definitely some of Janice's favorite things to do. She dragged me along kicking and screaming.
Things started out great until we were hit with the great monsoon in the late morning. Nothing like wandering around a strange city, getting soaked to the skin! The subway and PATH system were well-used, not only for travel but for keeping dry as well.
Several surprises in Toronto. We found out Canadians really are friendly and were always ready to help us, even offering to help before we could even ask....that was great to see.
We also were reminded of places we had just visited. Over a lunch of dimsum in Chinatown, we felt transported back to Beijing. Along our walks I spyed a hookah in a store window, and was reminded of our Egyptian forays into Cairo's markets to smoke sheeshah. Looking around, we realized Canada really has a diverse culture, and we felt very comfortable with that.
With our final leg ending at the top of the CN Tower, we handed in our final scoresheet and relaxed with a drink and some great company with previous strangers who now seemed to know us a little too well.........how did that happen?!
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Wow - congratulations on 2 strong last legs and a 5th place finish - I'm looking forward to hearing all about it - Deb
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