Category: Toronto

When we woke up today we found that at the end of our road there was a festival so we went to have a look. [Note from Mum – we were staying in Little India] There was lots of food and drink, music, bouncy castles, hula hooping and clothes. We ended up staying all day it was so good. In the afternoon there was so much rain, but it was warm so we ran around in it.

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Martha – I really wanted to buy a dress and found one for $10. I really enjoyed the hoola hooping and playing with the other children on the bouncy slide. I loved playing in the rain.

Sam – I paid $5 to slide as many times as I wanted. Also there was a racing one, and I raced against some other boys and girls, it was great fun. I loved playing in the rain.

Angela – the food was so delicious, we had veggie samosas and chana. When the kids were in bed I went back out to visit the Riverdale hub – www.riverdalehub.ca – a eco friendly community cafe initiative, giving women from various backgrounds (e.g. other countries, abusive relationships) a chance to gain experience in working in a cafe to then help them get other jobs . They have a rooftop garden where they grow food for their cafe, and they were giving tours as part of the festival. From the roof I could see CN Tower in the distance, and look down over Lahore Tikka House where we had our lovely curry with Sally and Brent yesterday. It was one of those days that you don’t plan but turn out really well!

Mike – I was on the next street when the rain came down and it was so hard that the street had turned into a river. Fortunately I had shelter in a shop.

First, we relaxed in the morning. Then in the afternoon we went to the park and swimming pool. It felt very cold but we got used to it. At the park there was a sand play area so I went in that. Sam also played football.

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We went to an Indian restaurant for tea. There we met Max and Josh’s aunt Sally and her boyfriend Brent. We drew pictures on the white board that we were meant to put our order on. We did a lot of arm wrestling with Brent and I was stronger than Brent.

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Cannons Go BANG!

First, we caught the tram to Fort York. Next, we had a tour from a soldier around the fort. It was really hot! But the buildings were cool. There were lots of cannons and I saw a real one fire! There was a loud BANG! We also saw soldiers marching whilst playing music at the same time.

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Dinosaurs!

Next we went to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). We saw…

1. dinosaurs
2. turtle shells
3. a bat cave
4. woolly mammoths
5. a giant squid
6. totem poles
7. a bee hive
8. a moose
9. fish
10. magnets

and lots more!

I also did some drawing, magnetic art and got dressed up in a soldier helmet.

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Shoes everywhere!

Finally, we went to a Shoe museum (Bata Shoe Museum)! We saw…

1. big boots
2. small boots
3. medium boots
4. basketball shoes
5. fluffy boots
6. hard boots
7. snow boots
8. smooth boots
9. old boots
10. new boots

What a busy day!

Today we got the streetcar (tram) to the city centre and then walked to the CN Tower. When we got there, we went up the lift and got on the observation level. There was a glass floor which we laid on and jumped on! We downloaded an app where if you face the phone towards the buildings, it pictures them and labels them as well.

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The tower is 553m high and was completed in 1976.

Afterwards, we went back down to an underground shopping centre where we went to McDonald’s and I got a cheeseburger.

In the morning we went swimming at the outdoor Olympic Pool near the beach. It was very cold but I got used to it. Sam had to do a deep water test before he could use the diving boards. He jumped off the small one and then he jumped off the 5m diving board!

We went to Greenwood Park in the afternoon. We went swimming again. It was sports day today and I won all my races against my mummy because she is so slow. I also ran around the ice rink where skaters skate when it is icy.

We woke up very early because of the jet lag – around 4am. After our breakfast we got ready to walk down towards Woodbine Beach, which was next to Lake Ontario, one of The Great Lakes. It looked like the sea because it is so big and we couldn’t see the other side.

We also played in a park near the beach where there was a water play area. This was nice because it was so hot and sunny.

We got up at 5am to get a lift to Manchester Airport. We said our goodbyes to Auntie M. and got our luggage (8 bags) and went inside to catch our first flight to London and then another flight to Toronto.

Our flight to London was very short but on our next flight the plane was bigger and it had mini TVs. We arrived at Toronto airport at around 4pm local time (9pm UK time) so we were very tired.

We got a taxi to our accommodation and then went straight to bed.