Brussels Airlines is launching flights to Toronto in about six weeks and perhaps some of my readers from East Africa might be inspired to look at Canada – after all a Commonwealth member – for a visit, to see relatives, friends or just to tour.
Read on what www.mariaismyname.com has listed as her top five things to do this coming summer …
Top Five Things To Do In Toronto This Summer
(Posted 17th February 2016)
If you find yourself in Toronto thinking, hmmm, nothing to do, well, you’re not
in Toronto.
Maybe you are on the outskirts of the city, like in Vaughan or Burlington or
Ajax. Or perhaps you land at Toronto Pearson airport (which is not even in
Toronto), and for inexplicable reasons, you never leave. Whichever the
case, you are most certainly not in Toronto because if you were, you’d never
utter the words, “nothing to do.”
There is always something happening in this city of just over six million
people. From cultural to foodie to musical events, there is always
something to do, taste and drink and there is no better time to get out
there
and experience it all than in the summer.
If you can only do five things in Toronto this summer, here are my suggestions:
5. Take a trip to Niagara Falls
Truth told this is NOT exactly something to do while IN Toronto but certainly
something every visitor to this part of Canada should do while visiting
Toronto. The largest waterfalls in North America, shared between Canada
and the United States, is some attraction not to be missed, in both summer
but also in winter when the ‘walls of the falls’ are often covered in ice.
4. Take a walk on the EdgeWalk
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This is as high as you’re going to get in Toronto (without any substance
abuse). EdgeWalk is the first of its kind in North America. It is the world’s
highest full circle hands-free walk on a 5 ft (1.5 meter) wide ledge
encircling the top of the CN Tower’s main pod. It is 116 storeys above
the ground. Visitors walk in groups of six, while attached to an overhead
safety rail via a trolley and harness system. Trained EdgeWalk guides
encourage participants to push their personal limits, allowing them to
lean back over Toronto with nothing but air and breathtaking views of Lake
Ontario beneath them.
Edgewalk is open seasonally and operates in all weather, with the
exception of electrical storms, high winds and other extreme weather
conditions.
3. Celebrate at Toronto’s Festival of Beer Festival
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The Toronto Festival of Beer, also known as Beerfest, is an annual
event that takes place this year from July 24-26 at Exhibition Place in
Toronto. The festival celebrates Canada’s rich brewing history by featuring
more than 120 brands from around the world as well as many Ontario
craft brewers. The event has become Canada’s largest beer festival with
30,000 people attending every year. Established in 1994, the Toronto
Festival of Beer has been sampling beer for those aged 19+ for 17 years.
2. Taste of the Danforth
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After all that beer sampling, you’re going to need some food. Every year in
August, the city of Toronto flocks to Greektown on the Danforth for
Krinos Taste of the Danforth. There are a number of exhibitors offering
contests, prizes and free samples and, of course, dozens and dozens of
tasty food stations from Danforth’s amazing array of multi-ethnic
restaurants. This year’s foodie-fest runs from August 7th to 9th.
1. Buskerfest
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This is 4 days and 4 nights of non-stop, action-packed, fun-filled
entertainment. This is where comedians, contortionists, musicians,
magicians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns and daredevils all
come together for North America’s largest street performer festival. This
event is also the largest epilepsy awareness event in the world hosted on
the world’s longest, most vibrant street (Yonge Street).
Admission is by donation in support of Epilepsy Toronto.Buskerfest runs
August 27th to 30th.
What will you be doing this summer? Perhaps flying with Brussels Airlines
to Toronto?
