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glowrock Aug 24, 2011 12:49 AM

TORONTO: Through the lens of Glowrock
 
The weekend before last I had the opportunity to visit some family in Toronto. While there, I got the full Toronto tour by M][A][R][K, as well as a brief visit with the infamous Miketoronto. Here are the photos. Sorry, nothing that shows Mark, Mike, and I together! :)

There are also some great shots of Niagara Falls, which I visited on the way back into the States. Lastly, I can't forget to thank Brandon for his wonderful, albeit brief, tour of Buffalo on my way back to Pittsburgh! :yes:

Hey Mike, get me your address so I can send you back your hat that you left in my car! Hahaha

Aaron (Glowrock)

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City Hall

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NHL Hall of Fame

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One of many including the CN Tower

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Union Station Interior

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One of several large Skyways connecting various buildings

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Tracks

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Woodpeckers! OH NOES!!!

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Vancouver?

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CN Tower with crazy people hanging on the side of it...

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Underneath the tracks

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Underneath the Gardiner Expressway

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CN Tower with Harbour St. in foreground

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Streetcars!

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Lake Ontario

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"Small" boats... ;)

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E-Sea Going!

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Breaking News! Glowrock invades Toronto, hilarity ensues!

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Attack of the killer kitteh...

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CN Tower and Rogers Centre, otherwise known as the Sky Dome.

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More Vancouver? :)

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Chinatown

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What the hell is a Tofu Fish Puff?

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Lots of people

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The infamous DURIAN!

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In honor of Miketoronto. Maybe he can carry a Christmas Tree on his bike as well?

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Royal Ontario Museum "The Crystal" building. Hmm, remind you of the Denver Art Museum expansion much>

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The tower where I took the next few shots:

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51st Floor. Going UP!!!

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The view...

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Modern Deco?

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And now for: THE FALLS!!!

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Falls with Niagara's skyline

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"Maid of the Mist"

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Simply mist!

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Skyline shot

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Bridge to USA

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OH NOES!!!

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Clifton Hill Schlock

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Expat Aug 24, 2011 1:03 AM

Glowrock cannot be stopped! Great pics --- and nice to see Niagara, too.:yes:

SouthByMidwest Aug 24, 2011 1:08 AM

Well done, sir. Great showcase of the sights in and around Toronto, not just architecture too.

Is it just me or are a lot of these kind of tilted to the right? Actually helps some of the high-rise archtitecture shots though IMHO. Good, good stuff.

glowrock Aug 24, 2011 1:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Expat (Post 5388516)
Glowrock cannot be stopped! Great pics --- and nice to see Niagara, too.:yes:

No doubt, Glowrock gets around! :) Oh yeah, I believe this is also Glowrock's 17,000th post! Hahaha

(17,000th that we know of, I'm sure my post count was reset numerous times in the last many years I've been on SSP!)

And jfre81, yeah, I do believe some of them are a bit tilted to the right. I think it's because my focus naturally moves a bit to the right when I press the shutter! :yes:

Aaron (Glowrock)

SouthByMidwest Aug 24, 2011 1:11 AM

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Originally Posted by glowrock (Post 5388530)
Oh yeah, I believe this is also Glowrock's 17,000th post! Hahaha

SPAMMER

:cheers:

ColDayMan Aug 24, 2011 1:38 AM

Downtown Canada + the Las Vegas of Canada = goodness.

glowrock Aug 24, 2011 1:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan (Post 5388571)
Downtown Canada + the Las Vegas of Canada = goodness.

That's just awesome (and so very true!) :haha:

Aaron (Glowrock)

M II A II R II K Aug 25, 2011 12:46 AM

Great job! You should come back and take more pix.

glowrock Aug 25, 2011 1:20 AM

I plan on it, Mark. Trust me, I know full well I never got to see much of Toronto, really. I've gotta get to the ROM and the Toronto Zoo for starters, yet alone many other places. Besides, I should do a Scarborough photo tour as well! :haha:

Aaron (Glowrock)

Dr Nevergold Aug 25, 2011 2:04 AM

Nice to see the pics from the trip!

Danny Aug 25, 2011 10:55 AM

Thank you very much for your pictures, glowrock!

I remember when I was in Toronto and later in Niagara Falls. It was an unforgettable trip. So unforgettable that I did it twice.

I liked very mucho Toronto´s skyline, CN tower, the views from it are amazing.

And Niagara Falls is a beautiful town, with its wonderful falls. I´d like to go back there, and I suppose I´ll go back soon.

Your pictures are very good and I´ve liked them very much.

Congratulations and greetings from Madrid, Spain!:tup:

Travis007 Aug 25, 2011 12:26 PM

Nice photos, very comprehensive downtown tour. I especially enjoyed the views from the Manulife Centre, one of my favourite skyline view points in the city.

CPVLIVE Aug 25, 2011 6:12 PM

That was some good stuff glowrock - thanks.

You do get around - it's hard to keep up man. What did you quit the day job? Full time mod - part-time travel writer.:)

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And jfre81, yeah, I do believe some of them are a bit tilted to the right. I think it's because my focus naturally moves a bit to the right

D@mn right-winger! :haha:

glowrock Aug 25, 2011 6:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CPVLIVE (Post 5390735)
That was some good stuff glowrock - thanks.

You do get around - it's hard to keep up man. What did you quit the day job? Full time mod - part-time travel writer.:)



D@mn right-winger! :haha:

I've definitely got a day job. I just travel around on a lot of weekends, that's all. It's easy to get to a ton of places within 2-6 hours' drive of Pittsburgh! :yes:

Plus I do some traveling for my job, so all in all it ends up being a LOT of time on the road...

Aaron (Glowrock)

xzmattzx Aug 26, 2011 2:45 AM

Nice pictures!

Rizzo Aug 26, 2011 12:59 PM

Nice to see you made it to Toronto!

Did you get any hoods? I love the old houses in Yorkville

A place I've known almost my whole life, my parents took me there when I was 4. I tried to replicate the Eaton Centre in legos upon returning but constantly ran out of pieces.

Buckeye Native 001 Aug 26, 2011 5:16 PM

Downtown Toronto has a fascinating mix of old and new :tup:

Love the skyline shots looking toward Lake Ontario

You didn't by chance get to check out Niagra Falls, NY? Gritty town that's definitely seen better days, but interesting nonetheless.

glowrock Aug 28, 2011 12:13 AM

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You didn't by chance get to check out Niagra Falls, NY? Gritty town that's definitely seen better days, but interesting nonetheless.

Nope, never made it to Niagara Falls, NY. I crossed over at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo...

Aaron (Glowrock)

CPVLIVE Aug 28, 2011 6:08 AM

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Originally Posted by glowrock
I've definitely got a day job. I just travel around on a lot of weekends, that's all. It's easy to get to a ton of places within 2-6 hours' drive of Pittsburgh!

I thought so - it was just a rather lame attempt at humor. Being here in Denver, you're well aware of how isolated it is. If I were so close to so much goodness I would take every opportunity as well. I'll look forward to more threads.

Dylan Leblanc Aug 28, 2011 8:54 AM

Great thread :tup:

[ reposted some pix here - http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=1#post5393259 ]


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