03/01/2020 to 04/01/2020 - Toronto, Canada

From Montreal, we drove to Toronto, which was almost 6 hours away, on January 3rd. We stayed one night high above the city. We had delicious food at one of the Asian restaurants around the corner, and then it was already dark and we enjoyed a fantastic view of the metropolis from our balcony. The next morning, we had to get up early because our bus to Niagara Falls was leaving in the afternoon. There wasn't much time for exploration. We walked through the old town on foot. First, we visited Union Station, the main train station and main transportation hub for public transit. More than 300,000 passengers use the huge train station, with its beautiful main hall, every day to get from A to B. It also has a connection to the city's underground pedestrian system and a skywalk to the CN Tower. Our path led us further from the train station, past Ripley's Aquarium, where we could even see interesting things outside, to the external viewing area of the Toronto Railway Museum. Directly across the street is the CN Tower, a 553-meter-tall television tower and the symbol of the city of Toronto. From 1975 to 2009, it was even the tallest television tower in the world. Since the weather today wasn't ideal, it wasn't so bad that we will enjoy the view from above during our next visit with more time. We strolled past the Hockey Hall of Fame, a hall of fame for the most significant personalities in ice hockey, which was established in 1943, to the interesting Gooderham Building, and finally to St. Lawrence Market. Here, we were inspired by the many treats at the market stalls and couldn't say no to some of them. With full stomachs, we went to Nathan Phillips Square with the old town hall, the Toronto sign, and an ice rink before we got on the bus to Niagara Falls.