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[GrumpyGuts]

Merry Saturday,

I'm going to Toronto for 5 days towards the end of May before flying to the land of the free for a week.

Has anybody been and can you give me any recommendations? Niagara Falls is one place I would like to see but getting there...I dunno.

I'm open minded about what I want to see there as this will be my first time in Canada, however I'm also travelling on a budget.

Thanks in advance
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[Ben90]

Megabus operate over there, only took us a couple of hours max from Toronto sat on an air contitoned wifi-enabled bus, stress-free.

If you want to book a boat make sure it's the Hornblower. The more commonly known Maid of the Mist is on the United States side of the river. If you're more interested in the geology bit they do some kind of guided walk right down to the river's edge near the falls, we never did it but I sorta wish I did!

The American side has a shit view of the falls, the Canadian side looks directly at them. If you're going to see them it might as well be from the correct side

Do check out the island parks in Toronto, the ferry is frequent and cheap. The residents can often be seen kayaking to them! There are some fairly decent beaches on there too.
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[angryjonny]

I loved Niagra Falls. Yes it's a tourist trap but still spectacular and good fun. Visit on the Canadian side. The American side is crap.

Toronto, in my experience, was tidy, efficient and dull. An entire city of Canary Wharf. The CN tower was a hoot. Montreal was a much nicer city.

[V2]

+ 1 for the C N tower, the glass floor bits are pretty cool! Also I went behind the falls into the tunnel, that was pretty good too!

[defblade]

Yep, Niagra and the CN tower.

Niagra is, as said, tat city but there is also a ucking massive waterfall, that you can go through tunnels to the back of and on boats to get soaked by. We got cheerfully overcharged at a restaurant to sit on their balcony, where else are you going to get a view like that with lunch?



Last time I went to Toronto there was a massive Sega video games place which was great fun (IIRC, you paid to get in then the machines are all free) but that was many years ago now... (The Phantom Menance had just come out. I also saw The Matrix that time, before we'd heard of it in the UK... I feel old now...)
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[BrownTrousers]

Steam whistle brewery tour / pub was decent when i was there 2 years ago. Tasty stuff. Located in the park near the CN tower.

CN Tower and niagra both worth doing one you've gone all that way, as already said. We did the Canadian boat into the mist but could see the walkers in the tunnels and that looked cool. Tat shops were shit.

Top recommendation would be to catch an ice hockey game but you just missed the season. Baseball stadium is central too if that's your thing?
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[P.]

Hey buddy,

I am also there end of May.

Mate has suggested the mississauga playdium as I'm a game and arcade fan. Niagara is good, apparently better from the NY side, not the Canada side but opinions appear to differ.

I'm staying in Downtown Hamilton

[GrumpyGuts]

Thank you for your suggestions, everybody.

Paddy, I'm going on May 22nd til the 26th, staying in the Kensington Market area.
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