Traveling to Canada this summer.
We’ll be in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City over two weeks in July. Looking for info on different sections of each city and landscape areas. Thanks.
Toronto has some lovely 'gardens' and structures (Dome and CN Tower). Montreal has some lovely views, and Quebec City has some lovely old buildings. What is your interest?
You can travel about 50 miles north of any of these cities and find lovely landscapes.
Enjoy your visit.
Dik
Montreal has some beautiful churches. Saint Joseph’s Oratory is a must see, and Mary Queen of the Earth. The Hotel Monville is a very nice, centrally located place to stay.
Don’t waste time in Toronto, go straight to Montréal and Québec you won’t have enough time to take it all
Thanks, we’re starting off in Toronto to visit a friend and travel to Ottawa with her so we won’t be in Toronto long.
I’m a French Canadian so I’m pushing for my town having lived in Montreal and Quebec, seriously there many photo opportunity in and around To, but the best one are in Montreal and Quebec.
Fotoserj wrote:
I’m a French Canadian so I’m pushing for my town having lived in Montreal and Quebec, seriously there many photo opportunity in and around To, but the best one are in Montreal and Quebec.
Montreal is like Toronto, but, with vitality... My wife was born there.
Dik
Then nothing more to had, you’ve got the perfect guide
In Toronto there is a wonderful conservatory/botanical garden also a very vibrant Chinatown. Do not miss Niagara Falls. You may think it cheesy but it’s far from that. Cave of the Winds is fabulous and you’re about 4 feet from the American Falls. If your rig isn’t weathersealed, you’ll need a raincoat for your camera and don’t turn down the poncho for you. Not far from the falls is a butterfly conservatory that is worth the trip. My husband and I took an all-day tour of Niagara that, while expensive, was worth every penny. Parking is a MAJOR hassle so the tour solved that problem. I wish I could remember the name of the tour company, but it was 2 years ago.
Fotoserj wrote:
Don’t waste time in Toronto, go straight to Montréal and Québec you won’t have enough time to take it all
You could spend your time in any of the three cities, and wouldn't be disappointed. Toronto's different, but, lots of things to see. Two weeks is hardly time to do any of them justice.
Dik
Toronto islands, the city has a lot of ravines, home to urban foxes. Cabbage town. These are a few ideas. Quebec City, the old city and the plains of Abraham will give you lots of shots. If you can go further east, the Gaspe is a beautiful place....
paulplaye wrote:
We’ll be in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City over two weeks in July. Looking for info on different sections of each city and landscape areas. Thanks.
As a resident of Toronto, my go to would be the multitude of amazing graffiti in the city. Also the Skyline from both Humber Bay (shooting east) and Polson Pier (shooting west). I'm not too excited about the parks since they are just parks, but Grenadier Pond in High Park is a worthwhile stop. The U of T campus at night. That's all I can think of "off the cuff". By the way, in Canada - plastic eating utensils are "cutlery" NOT silverware, we drink "pop" not soda, Cuban cigars are legal and we DO NOT say "aboot". Also, you should buy out-of-country health insurance before coming here. Health care for us is part of our "socialist regime" but y'all gonna pay (about 33% of what you'd pay at home!). If you'd like to meet whilst you're here, let me know.
Fotomacher wrote:
As a resident of Toronto, my go to would be the multitude of amazing graffiti in the city. Also the Skyline from both Humber Bay (shooting east) and Polson Pier (shooting west). I'm not too excited about the parks since they are just parks, but Grenadier Pond in High Park is a worthwhile stop.
If you'd like to meet whilst you're here, let me know.
I haven't lived there for about 20 years, but, there were a couple of Victorian gardens that rivaled those of Vancouver.
Moreover, Canadians are generally friendly, and unarmed...
Dik
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