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Welcome to Canada, Ontario!
This is the largest province in Canada, population wise. I was born in the province's capital, Toronto. Toronto is not to be confused with Ottawa, the country's capital, also located in Ontario.
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Though mostly flat with some biggish hills, Ontario has lots of great hiking and camping in provincial parks, and water sports across its many rivers and lakes. Many people say the city of Toronto is more like the U.S. than the European Montreal and the Hong Kongish Vancouver, but I say it holds its own with a unique mix of very authentic multicultural neighborhoods.
TOP TEN THINGS TO DO/SEE IN ONTARIO
- If you like "quaint", go see a play at Stratford, Ontario, a small town
near Toronto
- Go camping -- Ontario's got tons of camping sites to spare! Algonquin Park is the biggest protected park in Ontario.
- Great Festivals : Toronto's Jazz Festivals, Carribbean Carribana, Pride Parade and several street festivals (June/July/August)
- Visit the Museum of Civilisation in Ottawa to see interesting totem poles,
life-like pioneer villages, and other national interests.
BEST MEMORIES FROM ONTARIO
- Canada day in Ottawa is the best place to celebrate this glorious day!
- Discovering an unofficial nude beach - by accident, really!! - in the
rouge river in Toronto. This type of thing rarely happens in Toronto. And,
even though women are allowed to walk around bare-breasted in Toronto, many of
the months here they wouldn't want to -- brrr.
- Listening to wolves howl while camping at Algonquin Lake National Park.
Fantastic!!
LOCAL CUISINE
- All of Toronto's very ethnic restaurants (see my restaurant guide for ideas)
- Beavertails (not a real beavertail, but a donut-like pastry covered with
one of many toppings)
- North American Indian Bannock (lard and flour mix and then fried in
butter!)... great with jam!
PHOTO GALLERY
Are you visiting Toronto, or giving a friend a tour of the city?
Click here for a short list of ideas on what to do in the big smoke
Want to see more of Canada?
Click here for pictures and stories from other trips that I've taken in Canada:
British Columbia,
Alberta,
Manitoba,
Quebec and
Nova Scotia.
WHAT ELSE WOULD I DO IN ONTARIO?
- Visit Elora, Warsaw Caves, and other small towns and hiking areas
- Go camping again in the vast Algonquin park and listen to the wolves howl!
- Discover many more of Ontario's shipwrecks through scuba diving (even if the water is 50 degrees farenheit)