So as the title says my friend has asked me to go to Canada with him.
We both like the idea. Me just to generally get out of the UK and leaving the country for my first time ever and him being into ice hockey and wanting to see a game.
We first plan to see if we have a taste for the culture and finding out if we actually like the place.
We plan to stay in a hotel in Downtown Toronto.
Apart from going to bars and random restaurants. Since I don't want to treat this as Brits treat Greece and Spain. I've already agreed that I will go to the hockey hall of fame with him.
I've been interested in going to a shooting range but not certain if certain laws restrict tourist from taking part in such things.
Apart from Niagara Falls and CN Tower what else would be fun to check out while I'm over their?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Hopefully you are coming down in the summer when Canada is beautiful and the weather is nice, otherwise it is an ice-cold shithole.
[QUOTE=dedo678;38988825]Hopefully you are coming down in the summer when Canada is beautiful and the weather is nice, otherwise it is an ice-cold shithole.[/QUOTE]
We've planned on our first trip being in the summer to Toronto. If we enjoy our stay we may return and go to Vancouver in the winter when the hockey is on I believe.
But Birmingham in the summer is a rainy island and in the winter it is a rainy island. Snow would actually make a nice change.
[QUOTE=d_cover;38988840]We've planned on our first trip being in the summer to Toronto. If we enjoy our stay we may return and go to Vancouver in the winter when the hockey is on I believe.
But Birmingham in the summer is a rainy island and in the winter it is a rainy island. Snow would actually make a nice change.[/QUOTE]
Vancouver it mainly rains during the winter in Vancouver, unless you head to the mountains it's pretty much like Britan.
Open doors for everyone and say I'm sorry a lot.
It's fucking cold in the upper part
Seriously
Oh and we heard all the beaver and moose jokes, so yeah, forget about those.
Also we don't all say aboot.
You won't be seeing an NHL game, if that's what you mean
Go to lumberjack school first
[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;38994435]Go to lumberjack school first[/QUOTE]
Also don't do like this guy and make lumberjack jokes. they are pretty overused too.
Eaton Centre if you like shopping.
Museums if you like those. Their history, art, and hockey museums are the best ones.
Zanzibar is the best strip club, it's right next to this awesome waffle shop too.
Most of the stuff you'd find in a brochure or website is okay. Casa Loma in particular has a nice view of the city.
Shooting ranges are probably out though, most websites I checked say you need proof of address.
Some of the street performers are pretty cool/weird. If you're out at the right time you could stumble across chainsaw juggler or something.
Poutine
In the summer, dress light. In the winter, dress warm. Stay near the border, that's where all the real cities are (and all the neat shit).
Victoria (on Vancouver Island, British Columbia's capitol city) is historically really neat, lots of heritage buildings and whatnot, that and the museum there is killer and has plenty to offer on Canada's history (and John Lennon's painted Rolls Royce is there, dunno why).
If you're coming to Vancouver, come during the winter to see a Giants (WHL) game, because the Canucks aren't playing :c Our football (hand-pigskin) team is okay but meh, nobody comes to see football. The eastern side of Canada is really cool, but much like the eastern US. West Coast Canada is something wonderful and unique in itself
If you want a free doughnut run into someone.
Go to a Tim Horton's. That will basically make you a Canadian citizen.
This! Skip the usual urge to go to SpendBux or McDonalds, Tim Horton's is Canada's answer to coffee, doughnuts, sandwiches and general "waking up and getting something on the way to a 6am hockey practice" stuff
[t]http://www.ccsdiningservices.com/images/tim-hortons.jpg[/t]
This is what to look for, keep dem eyes peeled
Poutine is the most delicious thing ever and often even if it isnt listed on the menu you can get it at restaurants.
Also the milk.... it is in bags.
[QUOTE=Rhenae;38997024]Poutine is the most delicious thing ever and often even if it isnt listed on the menu you can get it at restaurants.
Also the milk.... it is in bags.[/QUOTE]
Only in the east! I've never seen bagged-milk and I live in Vancouver
Why would you go to Canada...? Especially this time of year, it is not a very good choice for tourism.
we dont say eh and dont bother trying to blend in by saying eh.
[QUOTE=itsthejayden;38997135]we dont say eh and dont bother trying to blend in by saying eh.[/QUOTE]
People out here in the maritimes certainly do.
[QUOTE=d_cover;38988803]We both like the idea. Me just to generally get out of the UK and leaving the country for my first time ever and him being into ice hockey and wanting to see a game.
[b]Just be sure to cheer for the right team. Canadians are pretty nice people until hockey is involved.[/b]
We first plan to see if we have a taste for the culture and finding out if we actually like the place.
We plan to stay in a hotel in Downtown Toronto.
[b]You wanted to visit Canada and you chose one of the busiest and most complicated places to go? Good luck.[/b] (Should be fun, just don't get overwhelmed)
[b]You might also want to try asking store owners where the good restaurants are.[/b]
Apart from going to bars and random restaurants. Since I don't want to treat this as Brits treat Greece and Spain. I've already agreed that I will go to the hockey hall of fame with him.
[b]Lookin' for a Steakhouse, go for "The Keg" but they're rare; or "Montana's" which is like a cookhouse grill. There's also "Kelsey's(?)" Harvey's has good fast-food-ish burgers.[/b]
I've been interested in going to a shooting range but not certain if certain laws restrict tourist from taking part in such things.
(I've been told they're very strict. Canadian gun laws are nothing like American ones. They do exist, but do your research.)
Apart from Niagara Falls and CN Tower what else would be fun to check out while I'm over their?
(He said he [b]thinks[/b] there's a really good museum close to Niagara falls, but can't remember what it is. Best look it up.)[/QUOTE]
I just threw in bold what my Canadian boyfriend said in response here, 's just his opinion from a small Canadian town. I just told it to him over Skype since I thought he could help out. I'm Texan, so honestly I'm cluless except for what I hear from my many Canadian friends.
Go get some original maple syrup.
Oh and:[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argsDLZJSYY#t=6m55s"]
Welcome to Toronto[/URL].
Say Eh a lot and they will harvest you as their own.
When are you guys headed to Toronto? I live downtown for most of the year.
Chinese food isn't bad in Chinatown, Kensington Market and St. Lawrence Market are both interesting (apparently, as I've not been there myself).
Inject maple syrup into your bloodstream that's how I got to pass the border without being checked
[QUOTE=Angus725;38998124]When are you guys headed to Toronto? I live downtown for most of the year.
Chinese food isn't bad in Chinatown, Kensington Market and St. Lawrence Market are both interesting (apparently, as I've not been there myself).[/QUOTE]
If all goes to plan summer of this year but for now we are very flexible on dates. Possibly June or July.
[QUOTE=Doom14;38997349]I just threw in bold what my Canadian boyfriend said in response here, 's just his opinion from a small Canadian town. I just told it to him over Skype since I thought he could help out. I'm Texan, so honestly I'm cluless except for what I hear from my many Canadian friends.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the info will be quite helpful.
I kind of hope it will be a more social city.
I don't see any real reason for it, since our cities aren't that different from any average american city, but we probably will have a few food items that you may have not had before, or at the same quality.
If you like coffee go by a Tim Hortons, they have pretty good coffee.
If you want better donuts, go by a Robin's Donuts.
Also try poutine.
I live near Toronto. PM for do's and dont's if you want.
come get yelled at by angry french people in montreal, you don't know what they're saying but you know it's all swearing.
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