Toronto, ON. What should I know?

[foghorn67]

I have to spend three weeks there for business.
Anything that a newb to Canada should know?
I spent so much time traveling in the States, sometimes I feel like my hours in the air outnumber the hours on the ground. But I never even had to go Canada.
Until now.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Leymenaide]

Countryside
Restaurant
Bloor west of Spidina

 

[foghorn67]

Countryside
Restaurant
Bloor west of Spidina

I have no idea what that is. But I'll look it up later today.

 

[BoomerD]

It's a foreign country...the laws (and protections) that you know as an American may not exist there.

 

[rivan]

Go to Guelph and take the Sleeman's brewery tour. Ship me a sixer of Honey Brown while you're there

I think there's quite a few members in Toronto and London - you should organize a meetup.

 

[foghorn67]

Oh that law.
Not worried about that.
What aboot fun things to do around town?
Decent bars, historic places, hikes, etc.?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

25% of Canada's population lives within 160 km of Toronto. Apparently a km is a unit of measuring distance.

The more you know.

 

[foghorn67]

Go to Guelph and take the Sleeman's brewery tour. Ship me a sixer of Honey Brown while you're there

I think there's quite a few members in Toronto and London - you should organize a meetup.

Yes. Brewery advice. You speak my language.

 

[DaTT]

Take the Steamwhistle Brewery tour. It is right by the Roger's Center (Toronto Blue Jays) and the Air Canada Center (Toronto Maple Leafs). Best beer you will taste and a pretty fun tour.

Guelph is pretty far from Toronto, especially if you don't have a rental car.

If you like hockey, the Hockey Hall of Fame is also in Toronto.

CN Tower is kinda cool too.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Windoo = Window
Zed = Z
Eh? = End of every sentence

 

[SandEagle]

93% of girls i see in TO are hot.
Eaton Center
Gerard street, Lahore Tikka for amazing shish kebob
bagged milk
Portuguese food
aboot =about

 

[Imp]

93% of girls i see in TO are hot.

Only true downtown and maybe parts of mid-town.


OP: Bring money, spend money... Guns may be illegal, but you can bet people are carrying. No subway service to/from airport, just bus and taxi and car. Don't be on the roads during rush hour... FML worthy.

 

[momeNt]

Don't eat a burger there. Made that mistake when I went up there to see Niagara Falls, they taste like meatloaf, not sure wtf was up with it but I had to go to Buffalo, NY to get some wings, burgers, and fries to get the taste out of my mouth.

 

[Imp]

Don't eat a burger there. Made that mistake when I went up there to see Niagara Falls, they taste like meatloaf, not sure wtf was up with it but I had to go to Buffalo, NY to get some wings, burgers, and fries to get the taste out of my mouth.

You know Niagara Falls is over 100 km from Toronto, right...

 

[kranky]

Learn what "collector lanes" are.
Try to avoid driving.
Very expensive.

 

[momeNt]

You know Niagara Falls is over 100 km from Toronto, right...

I drove from Chicago. Stopped there along the way.

Is this true of all burgers in Canada by the way?

 

[Imp]

I drove from Chicago. Stopped there along the way.

Is this true of all burgers in Canada by the way?

Can't tell if trolling...

I haven't had a burger in the US of A in probably a decade. All I know is Canadian "beef", so it tastes fine to me.

 

[momeNt]

Can't tell if trolling...

I haven't had a burger in the US of A in probably a decade. All I know is Canadian "beef", so it tastes fine to me.

Not trolling.

I had a burger at 3 Brewers on Yong St. in Toronto, tasted completely different then USA burgers, best way to describe it would be meatloaf.

Then I had a burger at my hotel, a Hilton I believe, this was ordered to confirm if what I had tasted at 3 Brewers was a fluke or not.

I've had burgers throughout the USA and none have tasted the way they did in Toronto, I did not eat any beef when I was recently in London because I didn't want to catch mad cow >.>

Perhaps someone from USA can also confirm this for me.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Toronto has a big chinatown, at least from what I recall, the chinatown there was bigger than Chicago's.

 

[sdifox]

I have to spend three weeks there for business.
Anything that a newb to Canada should know?
I spent so much time traveling in the States, sometimes I feel like my hours in the air outnumber the hours on the ground. But I never even had to go Canada.
Until now.
Thanks in advance.

We are introducing plastic money, 100 and 50s first, so don't be surprised.

where abouts are you staying in Toronto? I can recommend some food :biggrin:

 

[iRONic]

I have to spend three weeks there for business.
Anything that a newb to Canada should know?
I spent so much time traveling in the States, sometimes I feel like my hours in the air outnumber the hours on the ground. But I never even had to go Canada.
Until now.
Thanks in advance.

The Maple Leafs will not be playing until October of 2012.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The Maple Leafs will not be playing until October of 2012.

They even said sorry. That is true Canadian. :biggrin:

As for places to visit, the CN tower is pretty cool. I've only been to Toronto a few times so that's about all I know.

 

[richardycc]

didn't we have a thread like this a month or so ago? Anyway, as mentioned before, I will be there in 2 weeks...

 

[sdifox]

The Maple Leafs will not be playing until October of 2012.

Playing? You mean show up to the game right? :biggrin:

 

[OlafSicky]

Learn some basic Canadian just so you can get around