8 Hours in Toronto, Toronto, Canada

We left Copenhagen at 11 AM on a Wednesday morning, August 9th. Amanda and I were off on a trip of our dreams to the US, where we would drive the Route 66 and watch a total solar eclipse in Illinois. But our first stop was actually in Canada, in the city of Toronto. When we were booking our flight tickets, we saw that it was possible to have an 8-hour stopover in Toronto on the way from Copenhagen to Los Angeles, which would be just enough time to get to the city center and explore it for a few hours. As the explorers we are, we decided to book it. So off we were to Canada, my 59th country! I know that I probably shouldn鈥檛 count Canada, since I haven鈥檛 seen anything but the center of Toronto, but I鈥檝e still seen something, so in my book, it counts. Also, I KNOW that I will be coming back to Canada! There鈥檚 so much that I want to explore there, so I鈥檒l probably come back soon. It鈥檚 at the top of my travel wishlist!

At 1 PM, we were finally in Toronto. An hour later, after going through customs, and taking a train for 25 minutes, we were in the very center of the city! Skyscrapers were towering above us and we quickly got a neck ache for looking up so much! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 8 Hours in Toronto
Guide Location: Canada » Toronto
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Melissa Cherry Villumsen
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

CN Tower
Centre Island
Queen Street West
City Hall
Chinatown
Kensington Market

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