Today was the earliest we’d gotten up for a while as we were
setting off to Toronto for a Blue Jays baseball game but wanted to check out
the CN Tower before the 13:00 start. We arrived shortly after 10:30 and made
our way straight to the CN Tower where Douglas and Alison kindly purchased a
pair of tickets for the two of us. The tower is conveniently located right next
to the Rogers Stadium so we would have plenty of time to explore and then make
it to the game.
While we made our way up the glass panelled elevator Douglas
and Alison ventured down to the waterfront to relax in the sunny Toronto weather
until we were done at the tower.
We exited the lift then made straight for the second one
which took us up another 33 storeys to the SkyPod which offers a 360 degrees
unobstructed view of the skyline. There weren’t many people up here and we
spent about 10 minutes walking around and taking in the views of the land
around. We could see the brave souls down below us doing the EdgeWalk which
involves getting kitted out in all the usual safety gear and then, whilst
attached to the railing, going on a walk around the outside of the lookout
level. We even saw one of the guys doing
this lean forward off the edge at about a 45degree angle which must be a cool
experience. From here we could also see down into the stadium where we could
see all the Blue Jays doing their pre match stretches.
The lift dropped us off at the lower observation deck which
is also home to the infamous glass floor.
Needless to say we went straight to
the clear floor and had a few looks down before going to check out the views
from this level. We weren’t that impressed with this lower deck though as, due
to it being outside, there were vertical bars to prevent people falling. We
understood this but then on top of these there was mesh which really obstructed
the views and made taking pictures rather pointless. We headed back in and then
messed around on the glass floor some more.
As we were queuing up to get the elevator back down we
realised we’d missed a floor and so set off to find it. Up a set of stairs we
found ourselves on another observation deck where the restaurant also lies.
This is the main lookout point and was much better for views than the lower
SkyTerrace due to the large glass windows. We then went back to the elevator
that would take us back down to earth leaving glad that we’d done the trip and
relieved that it was a sunny day!
After a short wait Douglas and Alison joined us and we made
our way into the Jays’ ground, grabbing some food on the way to our seats. We
were sat way up on the top shelf to the right of the field and we had an
excellent view of the whole ground. Once play started Douglas, unbeknownst to
him, was in for an endless barrage of baseball related questions from the pair
of us. Danny, thinking Corrie would soon bore of the game, offered to explore
the shops etc with her on occasion but Corrie was quite content with watching
the game unfold.
The game was wrapped up rather quickly at 2 ½ hours with the
Jays beating the Detroit Tigers 5 runs to 1. Corrie is now a fully-fledged
baseball fan and loved the experience, made all the better with a win from the
Blue Jays. It would also appear that Alison had had the right idea when she
periodically disappeared into the shadows when the sun was in full view and not
obstructed by the stadium fixtures of the odd cloud as us remaining three had
the sunburn to prove!
To avoid the mad rush and intense traffic we all walked down
to the waterfront and had a stroll along here for a while before heading back
to the car.
Back at the house we finished off yesterday’s Chinese for
tea before settling down for an easy night.
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