One day in YYZ / Toronto
#1
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One day in YYZ / Toronto
I need one more segment to hit 5 AC segments for the year and keep my Elite (maybe SE ... we'll see) status.
So I'm going to Toronto for a day next weekend.
I have ~6 hours in Toronto and it'll be a Saturday. I'm not into hockey (I know - sacrilegious) and I've already done ROM and the CN Tower a couple years ago.
What should I do to fill the day?
Many thanks AC people!
So I'm going to Toronto for a day next weekend.
I have ~6 hours in Toronto and it'll be a Saturday. I'm not into hockey (I know - sacrilegious) and I've already done ROM and the CN Tower a couple years ago.
What should I do to fill the day?
Many thanks AC people!
#3
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Take the bus to Square One in Mississauga for 3 hours or so, go see a movie?
On Saturdays the bus leaves at :18 past the hour, takes 30 minutes, and costs $3
On Saturdays the bus leaves at :18 past the hour, takes 30 minutes, and costs $3
Last edited by rankourabu; Nov 11, 2011 at 12:09 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I need one more segment to hit 5 AC segments for the year and keep my Elite (maybe SE ... we'll see) status.
So I'm going to Toronto for a day next weekend.
I have ~6 hours in Toronto and it'll be a Saturday. I'm not into hockey (I know - sacrilegious) and I've already done ROM and the CN Tower a couple years ago.
What should I do to fill the day?
Many thanks AC people!
So I'm going to Toronto for a day next weekend.
I have ~6 hours in Toronto and it'll be a Saturday. I'm not into hockey (I know - sacrilegious) and I've already done ROM and the CN Tower a couple years ago.
What should I do to fill the day?
Many thanks AC people!
#5
Join Date: Dec 2009
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There are some good ideas here...
http://ask.metafilter.com/129582/Wha...oronto-airport
Cab (I think) will cost you around $60 each way to go downtown.
http://ask.metafilter.com/129582/Wha...oronto-airport
Cab (I think) will cost you around $60 each way to go downtown.
#6
Join Date: Feb 2011
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There are some good ideas here...
http://ask.metafilter.com/129582/Wha...oronto-airport
Cab (I think) will cost you around $60 each way to go downtown.
http://ask.metafilter.com/129582/Wha...oronto-airport
Cab (I think) will cost you around $60 each way to go downtown.
#7
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Every time I arrive back in YYZ from FRA I am shaking my head about this.
Everybody who's taken the train/S Bahn etc. into FRA knows how easy and convenient things could be......I got stranded at YYZ after arriving from FRA just before christmas a few years back, took HOURS before a cab would show up at the airport!!
#8
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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There won't be much traffic so take the Airport Express and buy a round trip. It's quick, comfortable and frequent. Then it's up to you. I'd go to the Delta Chelsea stop on the bus. Since you seem to like museums, the best one is the new AGO - the Frank Gehry addition is lovely (go up the ramp) with diverse collections, including Henry Moore casts - and also see the model boats in the basement (Thomson's collection). Then you can eat in Chinatown or at a cafe. You could also go to the stores in the Eaton Centre from the same bus stop. If you want a more quiet activity with some scenery, get off at the Westin HC and walk along Harbourfront, where there also are galleries and shops. Just get away from the airport - it's quite awful. If all you want is a shopping center, GO transit has buses to Yorkdale nonstop from the airport
#9
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Every time I arrive back in YYZ from FRA I am shaking my head about this.
Everybody who's taken the train/S Bahn etc. into FRA knows how easy and convenient things could be......I got stranded at YYZ after arriving from FRA just before christmas a few years back, took HOURS before a cab would show up at the airport!!
Every time I arrive back in YYZ from FRA I am shaking my head about this.
Everybody who's taken the train/S Bahn etc. into FRA knows how easy and convenient things could be......I got stranded at YYZ after arriving from FRA just before christmas a few years back, took HOURS before a cab would show up at the airport!!
#11
Join Date: Apr 2011
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SFO has excellent public transportation in general compared to almost any other city in NA except for NYC and a couple of others. One of the few places in NA where you almost look forward to a long layover so that you can head into town and enjoy the city and not go halfway into bankruptcy doing so.
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