Up to Toronto - March 13th-18th 2012

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March 18th 2012: CN Tower Views, Cabbagetown, and more


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Breakfast
For breakfast, I had some of a loaf of ginger bread that that I bought at Brick Street Bakery in The Distillery district the previous day. The bread smelled really gingery. It was slightly sticky. It tasted a bit gingery, but without the Caribbean ginger punch I hoped (though it did have a little bitterness).
For breakfast, I had some of a loaf of ginger bread that that I bought at Brick Street Bakery in The Distillery district the previous day. The bread smelled really gingery. It was slightly sticky. It tasted a bit gingery, but without the Caribbean ginger punch I hoped (though it did have a little bitterness).
CN Tower
On the way to the CN Tower, I spotted some sort of race. Also, don't the miss the giant wooden woodpecker in the foreground left.
A panoramic video looking up CN Tower. Gosh it's tall.
A security machine that, according to the signs, uses air puffs. One doesn't even have to remove a jacket. Indeed it uses air puffs, but the machine is called an "ionscan" so I think something else is going on.
A movie taken looking out the elevator as we rode to the top of the tower. Play it with sound to hear the guide's narration about the tower and the elevator.
On the way to the CN Tower, I spotted some sort of race. Also, don't the miss the giant wooden woodpecker in the foreground left.
A panoramic video looking up CN Tower. Gosh it's tall.
A security machine that, according to the signs, uses air puffs. One doesn't even have to remove a jacket. Indeed it uses air puffs, but the machine is called an "ionscan" so I think something else is going on.
A movie taken looking out the elevator as we rode to the top of the tower. Play it with sound to hear the guide's narration about the tower and the elevator.
A high-resolution photograph looking west out of the CN Tower. It dwarfs other skyscrapers.
In case you missed them in the previous pictures--they were visible in the full-sized image--you can see the runners jogging across the bridge.
The Toronto City Airport is a small commuter airport on an island near downtown.
A few minutes later, the airport was covered in fog.
A high-resolution photograph looking west out of the CN Tower. It dwarfs other skyscrapers.
In case you missed them in the previous pictures--they were visible in the full-sized image--you can see the runners jogging across the bridge.
The Toronto City Airport is a small commuter airport on an island near downtown.
A few minutes later, the airport was covered in fog.
A panoramic video that starts by looking south toward Lake Ontario and the waterfront, sweeps clockwise past the Toronto City Airport, and ends looks west-northwest.
A panoramic video that continues from roughly where the last one left off. Sweeping clockwise from west to the north-east, it gives a good impression of Toronto's skyline, especially in the last half as it looks toward downtown. Wow I'm high above everything else.
Another panoramic video. This one begins at the same place as the one two earlier but sweeps in the opposite direction, sweeping counter-clockwise from the south to the east-northeast. Note Toronto's forested islands.
Now, some panoramic images that show the same views as the previous movies. This panorama stretches from the east to the south, mostly showing Toronto's island (mostly parkland).
A panoramic video that starts by looking south toward Lake Ontario and the waterfront, sweeps clockwise past the Toronto City Airport, and ends looks west-northwest.
A panoramic video that continues from roughly where the last one left off. Sweeping clockwise from west to the north-east, it gives a good impression of Toronto's skyline, especially in the last half as it looks toward downtown. Wow I'm high above everything else.
Another panoramic video. This one begins at the same place as the one two earlier but sweeps in the opposite direction, sweeping counter-clockwise from the south to the east-northeast. Note Toronto's forested islands.
Now, some panoramic images that show the same views as the previous movies. This panorama stretches from the east to the south, mostly showing Toronto's island (mostly parkland).
Continuing from where the last panorama left off, this looks south-east through north-east, including Toronto City Airport and the big central train artery.
Continuing further, this panorama looks from north-west to north-east, ending with the center of downtown's business district.
Analogous to the earlier high-resolution photograph looking west, this high-resolution photograph looks north. Downtown is on the right. Notice the many short townhouses on the left. Also notice the easy-to-miss Rubiks cube building, about a third of the way up the picture and about a third of the way from the left. It's the Scotiabank (movie) Theatre.
A close-up of Grange Park, the Art Museum of Ontario (both old buildings and new building with funky exterior curved stairway), and the pixel-decorated Sharp Center for Design. These are all visible in the previous full-sized image. I took ground-level pictures of these sites two days earlier.
Continuing from where the last panorama left off, this looks south-east through north-east, including Toronto City Airport and the big central train artery.
Continuing further, this panorama looks from north-west to north-east, ending with the center of downtown's business district.
Analogous to the earlier high-resolution photograph looking west, this high-resolution photograph looks north. Downtown is on the right. Notice the many short townhouses on the left. Also notice the easy-to-miss Rubiks cube building, about a third of the way up the picture and about a third of the way from the left. It's the Scotiabank (movie) Theatre.
A close-up of Grange Park, the Art Museum of Ontario (both old buildings and new building with funky exterior curved stairway), and the pixel-decorated Sharp Center for Design. These are all visible in the previous full-sized image. I took ground-level pictures of these sites two days earlier.
A high-resolution shot looking at the northern horizon and the sky above.
A high-resolution picture of downtown's dense, central, financial core. Note the curved buildings of city hall (at left halfway up). Also, the sharp-eyed can probably spot on the full-sized image the billboards in Dundas Square.
Looking east.
A closer look at an island-park.
A high-resolution shot looking at the northern horizon and the sky above.
A high-resolution picture of downtown's dense, central, financial core. Note the curved buildings of city hall (at left halfway up). Also, the sharp-eyed can probably spot on the full-sized image the billboards in Dundas Square.
Looking east.
A closer look at an island-park.
The bottom row of this large poster compares the height of the CN Tower with other tall buildings. In case you can't identify the towers by their silhouette, I'll mention the description and details are readable in the full-sized image.
Looking down in the small glass-floored area. Yep, those are my feet. This shot shows the curve of the building well.
Ditto, just in video form. I look down and zoom in.
Looking down at near where the race finished. I took this picture at a high resolution so I could easily tell where individual people were and what they were doing.
The bottom row of this large poster compares the height of the CN Tower with other tall buildings. In case you can't identify the towers by their silhouette, I'll mention the description and details are readable in the full-sized image.
Looking down in the small glass-floored area. Yep, those are my feet. This shot shows the curve of the building well.
Ditto, just in video form. I look down and zoom in.
Looking down at near where the race finished. I took this picture at a high resolution so I could easily tell where individual people were and what they were doing.
A short video of the elevator ride down. It's a quick elevator; notice how fast we're sinking below the other buildings.
I would've loved to have someone pose with this statue in front of the CBC building.
A short video of the elevator ride down. It's a quick elevator; notice how fast we're sinking below the other buildings.
I would've loved to have someone pose with this statue in front of the CBC building.
Cabbagetown
In Cabbagetown, the church, St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, at the northwest corner of Allan Gardens Park.
Allan Gardens has a mess of interconnected greenhouses. This panorama shows the oldest one, the main entrance.
A panorama of Allan Gardens park. I like it, perhaps for its radial design, though I know at an objective level the trees are leafless and the grass is dead and I therefore should find it ugly.
A different side of Allan Gardens, with a different greenhouse. It's pleasant. The giant blue statue in the distance is of a dog; it's in a dog park.
In Cabbagetown, the church, St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, at the northwest corner of Allan Gardens Park.
Allan Gardens has a mess of interconnected greenhouses. This panorama shows the oldest one, the main entrance.
A panorama of Allan Gardens park. I like it, perhaps for its radial design, though I know at an objective level the trees are leafless and the grass is dead and I therefore should find it ugly.
A different side of Allan Gardens, with a different greenhouse. It's pleasant. The giant blue statue in the distance is of a dog; it's in a dog park.
Looking into one greenhouse.
A panoramic video of the central greenhouse, including its old wrought-iron bench.
A flower. High resolution. Excellent?
The pretty-great cactus greenhouse. Excellent?
Looking into one greenhouse.
A panoramic video of the central greenhouse, including its old wrought-iron bench.
A flower. High resolution. Excellent?
The pretty-great cactus greenhouse. Excellent?