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Doors Open, Contact Photo, et al. Our annual trek through downtown Toronto's late-May events:
- Toronto Transit Commission: Daypass
- Don't leave home without it.
- Dominion Modern Museum:
Mean City
- From Architecture to Design: How Toronto Went Boom!
- Baby Boom-era pictures of Hogtown.
- Fire Station 334 (Harbourfront)
- Having access to the fireboat would make this stop more fun.
- The Roundhouse, Steam Whistle Brewing
- I love the taste of free beer samples in the afternoon.
- Gallery TPW
- Disaster
Topographics
- Hiroshima and Chernobyl revisited.
- HP Gallery
- Aftermath:
Images From Ground Zero
- Powerful photos from someone with nearly unlimited access to the site soon after the brutal attacks.
- Distillery Jazz Festival
- Shakshuka: Sephardic fusion
- Mill Street Brewery: More free beer samples!
- Le Biftheque Steakhouse
- Steaks always taste better on my belated birthday.
- NFB Mediatheque
- Why Me? (Or, how not to react when told you have only five minutes left to live.)
- Paramount Toronto: Crash
- It's doubtful that in a city the size of Los Angeles, so many people could keep "crashing" into each other.
- 51 Division Police Station
- If the justice system needs a better deterrent to petty crime, allow us to view prisoners in their cells.
- Ryerson University Architecture
Building
- Amazing what can be done with popsicle sticks.
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- "In our church, we don't wear hats." Pardon me.
- Mackenzie House
- Great source of books on Toronto's rich history, from our rebellious first mayor.
- Women's Art Association of Canada
- Group of Seven Art found here.
- Coach House Press
- Brought back memories of working in my dad's printing house.
- University of Toronto - Soldiers'
Memorial Tower
- Gorgeous stained glass windows were just installed.
- University of Toronto - Hart
House
- Being an older university, there is much history here; we look forward to learning more next year.
- Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple
- Smiling Buddhas everywhere, but we missed sampling Tibetan food.
- Congregation
Knesseth Israel
- The exterior and interior are almost identical to the Anshei Minsk and Kiev Synagogues in Kensington market.
- Wychwood TTC Carbarns
- There is some controversy regarding this public space, but proponents of reusing the buildings envision a Distillery District-type revitalization.
However, their ideas could be too community-specific to reach many tourists.
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Our second trip to New Jersey, New York and Connecticut was brief, but included these highlights.
Unfortunately, trips to the Guggenheim and Philly Zoo were disappointing because some exhibits were closed for renovations.
Prestige aside, if a museum / attraction is only partially open, then a discounted admission should be offered.
Thankfully, we had corporate passes to make things easier on our wallets.
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