Exotic World Travel Coming Up!

[kentamundo]

All right, I'll be making a short trip to Canada, but that counts as international travel these days because I need a passport. I've never been to Toronto before, but it seems to be the city to visit in Canada.

This is one of those "meeting my efriends" trips. Primarily I will finally meet shiara_, though I'm hoping to catch up with duhbigman as well, and maybe

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[duhbigman]

Well, depending on your budget and interests...

There are big attractions like the CN Tower, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Fort York, Hockey Hall of Fame, Casa Loma, and others. Most of them are a bit pricey, like all major tourist attractions.

Depending on the weather, there are a number of cool neighbourhoods to explore... Chinatown, Little Italy, Greektown, The Beach, etc. You can also visit the Toronto Island, where there's a theme park and a great view of the skyline.

There are also poetry slams happening that weekend, and improv shows, other arts events...

[kentamundo]

I do want to go to the top of the CN Tower, since it's hard to get higher than that.

Toronto does seem like something of a promised land for improv and sketch comedy, with SCTV, Kids in the Hall, and even Lorne Michaels.

[duhbigman]

The CN Tower was the world's tallest free-standing structure until recently... some new building in Asia just broke the record.

We do have a rich comedy history. Jim Carrey and Howie Mandel also started here. So did Samantha Bee and Jason Jones of The Daily Show. Toronto's Second City company launched Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner (and later, Mike Myers), in addition to the SCTV cast.

[kentamundo]

And hey, don't forget about Rush!!!!!!

(reached the six ! limit)

[cocoajava]

I'd hit as many museums as possible!

[kentamundo]

I see we have a melding of the minds...

[shiara_]

Hey, if you want a two-fer, let me know when you and duhbigman are getting together and I'll see what I can do to swing by one of the events he'll be performing at, especially since I'd like to hear him perform!

And I suddenly feel as if you are coming to Toronto just to meet me. While I think I'm great, I don't know that I feel THAT great, if you catch my drift. :-)

[kentamundo]

What? You are supposed to answer all of my questions and provide me with the meaning of life! But in the absence of that, maybe we can check out one of duhbigman's shows. Looks like he has a spoken word on the night of the 23rd, albeit using someone else's words.