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http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6R1Q_SOMERVILLE_TRACT_FOREST_Kinmount_Ontario
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http://www.explorekawarthalakes.com/en/experience/resources/Somer_Tract_Final.pdf
Other options: http://www.explorekawarthalakes.com/en/experience/provincialparksandconservationareas.asp
I love this. Griffin foul face.
Douglas Coupland in Montreal
An appropriate name for a realtor in Toronto. Really does feel like it.
Flying over the Thames River near London UK
Skydome and CN Tower. Two great Toronto landmarks.
Nice contemporary home in downtown Toronto.
Crazy big sliding window on this Wells St home. Must be nice to open up the house to outside space but feel it needs a deck attached.
Thoughts on my train trip from Toronto to Vancouver with VIA Rail
Special credit to fellow passenger Felicia for contributing to this:
If you arrange in advance you can be dropped off (and picked up) anywhere along the route. Our train stopped in what seemed like the middle of nowhere to let a group of canoeists get off and start their trip. Apparently this is not uncommon.
Not enough power outlets - however you can find them if you look
There is an activity schedule that runs through on board events. This isn’t widely publicised but it’s on a whiteboard in the activity cars.
The air con in the observation cars can get really hot or cold - as it’s difficult to regulate. So make sure you bring an extra layer.
The praries are not as boring as people made them out to be.
The landscaped changed a lot each day - it wasn’t monotonous
Given you’re on a train, the food is great and the staff are very accommodating
Drinks cost about the same as a Toronto bar (beer $6, wine between $7-8)
You’ll normally a couple of copies of the local newspaper on board each day - so you can keep in touch with the world
That the single cabins have a toilet a few inches from your seat. A bit weird
Definitely the best accommodation for one person would be a lower fold out berths. You get a window view while you sleep and it’s easier to get in and out (no ladder involved). If you go for the top berth, it’s fine but you get no window and there’s a little bit more light that you’ll get coming through the top of you black out curtain. They’re both really sturdy and comfortable beds.
There isn’t much to do in Winnipeg during our stop, but when we got to the Exchange District. Try the Across the Board cafe.
Technically you can drink your own alcohol if you have a private cabin - or if you’re sneaky
The train will stop at tiny villages along the way. They will open the doors at some of these stops. Make good use of them, get some fresh air and walk on terra firma.
You’ll spend quite a bit of time stopped at sidings, waiting for frieght trains to pass. Just remember there’s no rush and enjoy going the slow way round.
The showers are really great. Clean and reasonably powerful for a train. There’s also abundant hot water.
There’s plenty of space. With over 20 cars, it’s easy to find a quiet space all to yourself.
Travelling in coach looks pretty hard work if you’re doing the long haul. It was surprisingly busy though.
It seems that 25% of the people on the train had taken the journey before. So they know the drill.
There’s definitely an older generation of passenger that takes the train, however there’s also a good mix of different ages.
Lots of people break up the trip by stopping in Jasper for a day or two. This stop over is free but you’ll need to call Via Rail to get this set up on your ticket. If we’d known this, we might have stayed in Jasper for a few days instead of doing the whole journey non-stop.
The train is busiest during Summer - July & August. However there you’ll see lots of different things throughout the seasons. Winter apparently is stunning, but can be a bit slower due to the snow.
If you opt for the late dinner sitting then this will help you adjust to the new time zones. Also you’ll find it’s less crowded at this sitting. Pensioners or those with kids tend to opt for the earlier sittings.
Checklist from my VIA Rail trip from Toronto to Vancouver
I recently travelled by train from Toronto to Vancouver on VIA Rail. The trip was amazing, however if you're travelling in a sleeper then there isn't a lot of space. I've compiled a checklist of things to make sure you only bring the essentials and know what you'll get on board.
Things to bring on board
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
4 pairs of socks and underwear (to last 4 days)
Deodorant, hairbrush and any medication you might need
One pair of shoes: If you don't like wearing shoes all day then also bring a pair of flip flops
Camera
One pair of trousers (you really don't need shorts as the cars are all air conditioned)
Credit card
Warm coat or jacket (a good idea even in Summer as the AC can take a while to adjust when weather changes)
Sunglasses
Reading material - on our train, they sometimes picked up papers from local towns en route so you can keep in touch with news.
Headphones
Phone, tablet, laptop and their respective chargers
Ear plugs (and eye shades if you require absolute darkness to sleep)
And that's it, anything else you can properly just check into the baggage car.
Things not to bring
any food - there are plenty of snacks on board
expectation that you'll have wifi all the time or power plugs
not too many books - unless you're an avid reader. There's just a lot of other things you'll end up doing instead of reading onboard
Towels, soap or shampoo - you'll be given these on board and can ask for extras when you need them
No big bottles of water - there's plenty available on the train
AGO: Why you close so early?
Compared to other galleries and museums, the AGO does a pretty poor job of making itself open and available by being open 48 hours a week.
The ROM's opening hours are 15% greater than the AGO (they are open a whole extra day). Plus, 64% of the AGO's opening hours are between the hours of 9am-5pm i.e. the time when most people in Toronto are at work.
Here's my big question though, why does the AGO close so early? The fantastic CaixaForum in Barcelona is open until 8pm every night of the week - and has very similar visitor figures to the AGO.
CaixaForum Barcelona - Open 70 hours a week
Lourve - 61.5 hrs
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC - 59.5 hrs
National Gallery, London - 59 hrs
Royal Ontario Museum - 55.5 hrs
AGO - 48 hrs
On the one evening that the AGO is open late, the gallery is teeming with visitors (obviously the free ticket also contributes to this).
Even if it meant opening the AGO at midday to make up for the staff cost, surely that's a more sensible thing to do.
Unusual uses of local street advertising.
Nav Bhatia, who says he has never missed a regular-season home game since the Toronto franchise’s inception, has developed a reputation for mocking and admonishing opponents from his courtside seat.
And so, the end cometh. That’s it. It’s tough to accept that just like that, the season’s over. We’ve all become so used to the Raptors season ending with both teams emptying their benches on some idle Tuesday night game against the Knicks in mid April. This season got a much more interesting third act. For that I’m thankful. Raptors fans have an awful lot to take out of the last few weeks. Think about everything we’ve learned about 24-second clock power sources, lint rollers, Kyle Lowry’s indomitable will and basic geographically inspired urban-themed sports marketing. We got confirmation that Landry Fields is alive. We proved that Toronto fans>Brooklyn fans, and that it isn’t even close. We found out that our GM has a potty mouth, and that was kind of great. We finally beat-out hockey for ratings and even made it to the first segment on SportsCentre. We found out why so many different fanbases hate Kevin Garnett, and quickly came to agree with them. We lost Terrence Ross for six games and 47 minutes, but we finally found him for one minute of awesomeness where he damn well near made up for all of it and then some. We spent the last month with the Raptors being the biggest deal and top news story by far in Toronto while the hockey playoffs were on, a Provincial election was triggered and another Rob Ford crack video came out. It cannot be overemphasized how recently that seemed impossible. Now it’s here. Kyle Lowry. DeMar DeRozan. Amir Johnson. Jonas Valanciunas. Terrence Ross. Greivis Vasquez. Patrick Patterson. Salmons, Fields, Hayes, De Colo, Hansbrough and Novak. This team, man.
Here's some pre-game audio of the crowd singing O Canada at the NBA Playoffs Game 7: Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn.
Unfortunately the Raps didn't win and were eliminated, however the atmosphere was electric right to the bitter end. The crowd was still chanting support for the team well after the final buzzer.