Lake Ontario and Toronto

Today we got our first glimpse of Lake Ontario as we drove to Toronto.

See the Toronto skyline in the distance.


We opted to have lunch at the top of the CN Tower. It was neat because the restaurant is moving. It made a complete revolution in about 30 minutes. The food was also very good.




We drove by the Royal Ontario Museum to see the unusual architecture. We did not have time to go inside.




We did do a tour of Casa Loma, formerly the "home" of Sir Henry Pellatt. Although he at one time was a very wealthy individual, he died virtually penniless. "Much of his fortune was made through investments in the hydro electricity and railway industries in Canada. The strain of maintaining his large castle led him to ill-advised real estate investments which were unsuccessful. The Province took over his electricity business and his airplane business was taken over as part of the war effort during World War I. Combined, these difficulties led to his near bankruptcy and forced him and Lady Pellatt to leave Casa Loma. Sir Henry Pellatt, virtually penniless, spent his final days at his Chauffeur's home in the Toronto suburb of Mimico where he died."

Nice view of Toronto from the castle.


The wind was really churning up the lake later in the day.