| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 19/06/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 35 |
| Copyright: Other |
Taking tourism to new heights
THE CN Tower is not the best attraction for anyone suffering from vertigo but it is one of the places you have to visit when in Toronto.It’s only when you stand below it that you realise just how high it is. And it quickly gets a lot higher as the glass elevator rises, towering over all other skyscrapers.
It costs about £8 to go up to the Sky Pod, where there is a glass floor to challenge the bravest. There is then a lift up another 33 floors to the Space Deck – an extra £2.50.
Apparently, Niagara is visible on a good day. I did not see it, but there was a great view of the city and Toronto islands, a string of offshore islands which offer a break from city life. Ferries regularly cross the harbour; tickets £2.20. Other attractions include the theatreland, which is third only to London and New York.
I found the best way to enjoy the city was to soak up the atmosphere and sample the cuisine in the districts of Little Italy, Chinatown and Greek Town and in Kensington Market.
Strung out along a few roads, the market has quaint shops selling everything from fruit, veg and tea to home-made ginger beer, while colourful racks of clothing fill pavements outside houses.
There are bargains if you have the patience to look.
More traditional shops can be found in the big malls which form a city beneath the city – people can walk underground from the metro to their towering office blocks, avoiding the streets during the freezing winters.
Eaton Centre is a good option; Queen’s Quay Terminal has more than 100 shops, restaurants and galleries.
Getting around in the city is easy, with just two metro lines and plenty of trams.