So when we are finally settled in and ready for our first solo expedition into the city, we decided to go see the pride of the city, the CN tower.

The CN tower (CN being Canadian National) was built in 1974, and at 553.33 m (1,815 ft, 5 inches), it is the World’s Tallest Building. Besides being a broad casting tower and catering to 40 radio & TV networks, it is a huge tourist attraction with over 2 million people visiting it every year.

Our trip to the tower began one cold winter morning with us as usual takng a bit to figure our coordinates. Their is a sky walk one can take from the Union subway station to the Tower… a much better way to get to the tower without the winds lashing at you. But no…adventures that we are, we landed up getting out at the wrong end and walking around the whole block to the tower. See some snaps of us trying to figure a way to the tower!

Getting to the CN Tower

Getting to the CN Tower

The tower itself is quite majestic. Slim and tall it’s quite awe inspiring. The elevators have glass walls, floor and ceiling. We could see our slow climb up the tower and watched the dity unfold in front of us. The Attendant explained that due to strong winds, the elevator speed was reduced and we covered the one minute journey in 4 minutes. The view is quite breath taking and the lake ontario spreads across in front of you endlessly. The Look out level at 1,136 feet allows one a 360 degree view of the city. We spent a wonderous hour watching the city go about it’s business and marvelling at the architectural brillaince of the building. One level below is the glass floor level. A beautiful christmas tree aside, the level has a large glass floor one can walk over, look right down onto the ground hundreds of feet below. Check come snaps below.

The Glass Floor at 345 Feet

The Glass Floor at 345 Feet

Panoramic View from the Viewing Area of the CN Tower

Panoramic View from the Viewing Area of the CN Tower

Having had our fill of looking at tiny people, buildings and cars, we finished off our trip with a super fast descent (in under a minute! And totally not for the faint hearted :) ). A quick trip to the gift shop and a small detour via a simulator ride (that had absolutely nothing to do with the tower and was kind of confusing) we were done for the day!

More tomorrow as we venture deeper into this beutiful city. Keep tuned in….!