{"id":32319,"date":"2025-07-11T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T22:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=32319"},"modified":"2025-07-20T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:49:33","slug":"ontario-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/ontario-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario, Day 7 (Toronto Orientation)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We left the southern shores of Georgian Bay and I already missed the area. It turned out great even if I knew next to nothing about it before I researched the trip. However, all things come to an end and now I had a better-known part of Ontario to explore. I hadn&#8217;t spent any time in Toronto since I was a kid and I knew it had plenty to keep me busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54597005555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54597005555_a9321a4645_b.jpg\" alt=\"Entering Union Station; Toronto, Ontario. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we drove down to Toronto Pearson Airport and ditched our rental car. We wouldn&#8217;t need it anymore. Dealing with a vehicle in downtown Toronto is a liability, and who really needs the headache? Public transportation is cheap, easy, and plentiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hopped on the Union Pearson Express at Terminal 1 and arrived in Toronto about a half-hour later. Trains run every fifteen minutes with only two brief intermediary stops before Union Station where it terminates. Our hotel was a short walk from there and it had rooms available for early check-in, so we dumped our stuff and wandered into the city. Really, the whole process couldn&#8217;t have been simpler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought I took a photo of the UP Express but you&#8217;ll have to settle for this image I took from the train window near the platforms at Union Station. It&#8217;s a pretty impressive passenger rail yard which seems logical, since Toronto is by far the largest city in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brewery #10: 3 Brasseurs MicroBrewery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54589575320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54589575320_d71f4a8892_b.jpg\" alt=\"3 Brasseurs MicroBrewery; Toronto, Ontario. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By then it was time for lunch and of course I found the closest brewpub (observing the usual <a href=\"\/blog\/brewery-map\/\">disclaimer<\/a>). It&#8217;s getting harder to find actual brewing restaurants in large city downtowns anymore. Brewing equipment takes up room that paying customers would occupy otherwise, and it&#8217;s hard to turn a profit with sky-high rents. Many of them moved to warehouse districts or the suburbs, or closed over the last few years. Fortunately, Toronto seemed to have several options nearby and that made me happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was particularly nice so we didn&#8217;t mind strolling a few blocks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3brasseurs.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 Brasseurs (3 Brewers) MicroBrewery<\/a> on Yonge Street. It had large open windows facing the street to let in fresh air, except when it let in the stench of weed from smokers strolling along the sidewalk. Unfortunately that was an all too common smell in Toronto, and sadly much like other large cities in North American where this is legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royal Ontario Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54589263696\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54589263696_1d0efbcc98_b.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent our first afternoon in the city at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rom.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Ontario Museum<\/a>, north of downtown near the University of Toronto (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/C1L4wec27ayh4sFv7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). This is a huge place filled with a complete range of exhibits, the largest in Canada. Of course the kids wanted to see the dinosaurs and we made it a priority.  Canada has long been a hot spot for fossils. Regrettably, the main dino gallery was in the midst of a renovation but there were other specimens available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54589475518\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54589475518_fd9c19854c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No worries, the ROM had plenty more to see and do. It reminded me of my hometown Smithsonian, except that everything was packed within a single massive building. We wandered for hours and I think we still missed a couple parts. Someone could easily fill an entire day here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toronto Subway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54589576710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54589576710_4ebc5744f0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Stop; Toronto Subway. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We got pretty skilled at using the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway. Similar to <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31845\">London<\/a> and New York, passengers can use a phone and Apple Pay for fares, just tap and go. That made it so much more convenient to get around, with no need to find a kiosk to purchase cards. I&#8217;m so thankful that cities continue to adopt this feature, certainly one of the better travel trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum station serving the ROM may have been my favorite. Notice the statues that adorned the subway platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brewery #11: Mascot Brewery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/54588386457\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54588386457_b4fc1e86a2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mascot Brewery; Toronto, Ontario. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We ate dinner and then stopped at <a href=\"https:\/\/mascotbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mascot Brewer<\/a>y on King Street afterwards for a nightcap. They had an outdoor biergarten on a back patio with the Toronto skyline as a backdrop. That was a nice way to finish the day, and prepare ourselves mentally for a full-on tourist blast the following morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles in the Ontario Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32237\">Choices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32250\">Downtime<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32265\">Lake and Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32281\">Penetanguishene and Beyond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32292\">Lake and Caves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32303\">Owen Sound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32319\">Toronto Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32330\">Toronto Tourist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32345\">Bonus Days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See Also: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/albums\/72177720326028346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete Photo Album<\/a> on Flickr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left the southern shores of Georgian Bay and I already missed the area. 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