Toronto in October
 

Hi,<BR>I`m planing a trip to Toronto in the middle of October. I am thinking of staying at the Toronto Colony Hotel. Anyone an experience of this hotel?<BR> Also ideas of things to do and see, I `ll have my wife and a fourteen year old with me.<BR> Thanks.

James,<BR>I dont know the hotel from the inside, but th location is great...<BR>You'll have a lot of fun walking around.<BR>Queen west area is nice, chinatown is close by. Saint Lawrence area is nice.<BR>For your kid, I'd think of the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum, make sure you walk thru University of Toronto on your way there) and the Science centre (need transportation for that).<BR>cheers

Toronto is extremely well serviced by public transport so most locations are just fine. The Colony is okay (not the best, but economy business class fine and the location is great.Other sights to see include the Bata Show Museum, the Hockey Hall of Fame and Toronto Island. But the Science Centre is a MUST!!

Regarding some tourist spots in Toronto in October. Check out if still open. Places like Ontario Place and Wonderland are closed during week after Labour Day and then closed completely after our Thanksgiving(second week-end in October) Royal Ontario Museum and Science always open and Zoo too. Have fun

Colony wouldn't be my first choice. Why there? What's your price-range? I would take one of the hop-on, hop-off tours so you could have the narration through areas you don't want to spend more time in, but can get off when you do want to sightsee more. There is a Playdium downtown now, the Hockey Hall of Fame is great, if you want to see the inside of the Dome then have lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe which is next to the CN Tower (definitely go up for the view and the experience). I would recommend getting tickets to one of the theatre events at that time. If you haven't seen it get tickets to Mama Mia (wonderful for all of you) or go to the TOTix box office and get half-price tickets to something. Look at toronto.com for what's happening mid-October. If the weather's good then take a harbour tour at Harbourfront. Again depending on the weather go to The Docks. You can email me directly if you want more info.

The St. Lawrence Market on a Saturday morning. Walk around Chinatown. Take in a show of the Lion King (not sure if it will still be playing in Oct.).

A couple of comments. One responder hits the same wrong keys as I do. It's the Bata SHOE Museum, although I, too, usually type show. Probably of little interest to a boy, lots of interest to a girl, but it depends on the kid. <BR><BR>Playdium downtown is closed.<BR><BR>Kids seem to love SkyDome tours.<BR><BR>I keep thinking adults with kids should plan most of the trip around the kid, stretching the kid and having more fun themselves. So ...<BR><BR>From the Colony, walk south across Nathan Philips Square (in front of City Hall) and buy french fries from the trucks that are usually there.<BR><BR>Le Marche is a restaurant where you walk around to various food stations and pick up the elements for your meal. Beware; the price can climb pretty fast. But the food is good and the process is fun. Corner, more or less, of Yonge Street and Front Street.<BR><BR>You might think about whether this is the trime for the child to graduate to a half-decent camera (unless that's happened already) and make part of the trip a photo expedition, featuring some things in Toronto that are different from back home.<BR><BR>The big steel fence around Osgoode Hall (on the west side of Nathan Philips Square) has gates designed to keep out cows. Maybe you don't have that back home.<BR><BR>When US money is converted, it turns out that CDs in Canada are usually a bargain. Go to Sam's and HMV on Yonge Street, just north of Dundas (five minutes by foot from the hotel) rather than other music stores.<BR><BR>BAK<BR><BR>BAK<BR><BR>