So Lindsay, Danielle, and I have decided we're going to take a little mini-excursion and drive up to Toronto. The best time to go also happened to be over the weekend before New Year's. So, we're just going to spend New Year's Eve in Toronto, and after a bit of planning it looks like it's going to be a really awesome trip.
Google now has a Notebook feature which allows you to consolidate information from various sources and create a "notebook." You can then share them, allowing others to callaborate on what the content is, and also publish them as web pages. Danielle created one for our trip to Napa, planned for April '08, and it inspired me to do some research and make one for our weekend getaway to Toronto. I'm going to try and "publish" it as a web page and post a link here for anyone that may be interested.
So I'm not really sure why it never occured to me that Toronto would be a good place to take a trip to. It's only 4 hours from Cleveland or Detroit, it's in another country, and it's a REAL city. I honestly knew nothing about Toronto up until yesterday, but now I'm all about it. The city seems like a really hip place, and there are dozens of cultural/"themed" burroughs or neighborhoods all over.
Apparently there is a huge underground "city" consisting of walkways that cover most of downtown and connect to shops, restaurants, and the like. Intriguing.
In addition to that, I guess the CN Tower located there is the tallest building in the world. How did I miss that?! They also have some great looking museums, a zoo, and wineries in the surrounding area.
We found accomodations that will run about $60 a night for all three of us. It's not a big hotel or a chain, but rather a more locally owned hostel. We'll be able to rent a private suite for $20 some-odd a person, which is a lot better than staying at the Marriott for $100 a night - even if this palce doesn't offer the luxuries a larger place would. It's right downtown, and within walking distance of a lot of things.
We'll be leaving early Saturday morning and coming back Tuesday the 1st, driving via Detroit, since there aren't as many tolls - driving through PA/NY there are crazy tolls.
Fun times. It'll be good to get away for a few days. Has anyone been to Toronto? A fan? Not a fan? Tips or advice on what to see/do? Please comment!
So, let's try this web page thing.... Here's a link: http://www.google.com/notebook/public/03441802270199684352/BDSfhIgoQ36jIpe0i
Friday, December 14, 2007
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