We flew to Guayaquil
Author: Nordendale
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Dogs of Toronto
Lots of Dogs in This Town
Dogs on streetcars and at dog beaches!
And a few more from the beach and boardwalk.
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Our Friend Andy Came to Visit
We ended up taking a second trip to Niagara falls when Andy came to visit from the Twin Cities. This time we took a train instead of the tour bus we took with Rachel. The jury is out on which was a better way to visit Niagara falls. The tour bus stopped a few places we really weren’t interested in but the train was surprisingly slow and only had limited departure and return trip to choose from. We thought we would be happier taking the train (especially considering our tour bus drivers sense of humor), but in the end taking the tour bus was the better experience. We still had an amazing and wet experience.
We also visited The Distillery District. There happened to be an outdoor film festival happening. The viewers were given headsets to watch the movie and sat on giant blow up couches.
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Andy Comes to Visit (Round Two at Niagara Falls)
We ended up taking a second trip to Niagara Falls when Andy came to visit from the Twin Cities. This time we took a train instead of the tour bus we’d used with Rachel. The jury is still out on which was the better way to visit. The tour bus stopped at a few places we weren’t especially interested in, but the train was surprisingly slow and only had limited departure and return times to choose from. We thought we’d be happier taking the train (especially considering our tour bus driver’s sense of humor), but in the end, the tour bus turned out to be the better experience. Either way, we had an amazing and thoroughly wet time.
We also visited the Distillery District, where an outdoor film festival happened to be going on. Viewers were given headsets to watch the movie and sat on giant blow-up couches.
Kids in the Hall
I don’t know how many of you following us know about the comedy team Kids in the Hall, but they were pretty awesome. They got their start at the Rivoli comedy club right here in Toronto.
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Smoke Over the City
Toronto experienced its share of wildfire smoke, much like many parts of the U.S. This photo makes the scene look especially bleak. The sky didn’t actually appear quite this orange to the naked eye — that’s just how my iPhone captured it.
The U.S. uses an Air Quality Index (AQI) that ranges from 1–500, while Canada uses an Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) that ranges from 1–11. Toronto reached 11, the highest level on the Canadian scale, indicating a very high health risk. My iPhone’s Weather app also showed that both the Twin Cities and Duluth were hitting similarly hazardous air quality levels around the same time.
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Rachel Comes to Visit
Our friend Rachel came to visit, and we hit a lot of tourist spots together.
CN Tower
A Boat Tour of the Harbor
The Gardiner Museum of Ceramics
Niagara Falls
We took a tour bus out to Niagara Falls with Rachel — our first of what would turn out to be two trips there during her and Andy’s visits.
And after some good times and good food together, Rachel headed back to St. Paul.
Graffiti
The Legislature in Ontario
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The Great Beaver Quest
We started seeing beavers around town. Apparently this is a public installation tied to the World Cup: the City of Toronto “released” a colony of beavers honouring every country playing in the tournament throughout Old Town. Their locations aren’t made public, so you have to stumble on them.
These are the ones we’ve managed to find so far.
Our friend Rachel came to visit and found the Welcome Beaver at Union Station.
We found where the USA Beaver was supposed to be but something ominous happened to it. A bit of quick research confirmed that the USA Beaver had (unsurprisingly) been demolished. Go figure.
But a few days later we found another version of the USA Beaver, this time in protective custody.
