C N Tower

Canada is known for 2 things. One is the Niagara Falls and the other is the CN Tower. CN Tower is Canada’s most celebrated iconic structure and a must see place in anybody’s ‘To do list’. So, within 2 months of reaching Toronto we made a plan to visit the CN tower. We bought the City Pass which was $94.00+tax/Adult and $64.00+tax/child (4-12years). The pass includes CN tower, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Casa Loma, Royal Ontario Museum and Toronto Zoo or Ontario Science Centre. You can save 35% on the combined admission and can even skip the ticket lines. The pass is valid for 9 consecutive days once you have started using it.

So our first destination on the city pass was the CN tower. CN tower was the tallest structure in the world until it was dethroned by UAE’s Burj Khalifa in 2007. We started off to see this iconic structure at 9  in the morning. We took the TTC to the subway and through the subway we had to take 2 lines to reach the CN tower. It was about 5 minutes walk from the subway to the tower. It took us about 1hour to reach their. We first saw the Ripley’s aquarium then went for the tower to see both the day and the night view from the tower.

We didn’t have to wait in the line and went straight for the elevator with our City Pass. The speedy elevator took us all to the top in 58 seconds going 22km/hour. Once we reached the observatory we snapped some beautiful photographs of the views from above. There were many volunteers who clicked photos of your family upon your request. So didn’t lose the chance to click some dual photos of us which was very rare as we had no one to take photos for us. There is a glass floor to walk around and see below 1100 feet. I didn’t have the heart to do that but my wife was brave enough to walk across the panels, then crawled and sat in the 21/2 inches thick glass panel and took some photos to remember for life. Even though the floor can withstand the weight of 7 elephants..gosh. I still couldn’t do it, can you??

After walking across the glass floor and taking in the incredible skypod views you can have a luxurious dinner at the 360 restaurant. It Reservations are essential for 360 so book in advance your table to avoid disappointment.

We experienced both the day and the night view from top and it was amazing. If you are brave enough and want to get an adrenaline rush then you can add the ‘Edge walk’ to your ‘to do list’. Do you think you have the guts to walk along the edge of the tower supported by a cable? As I am acrophobic, I skipped this amazing chance of thrill.

After full day of excitement we headed for our home satisfied seeing the beauty of Toronto from high above. Some say that you can even see the Niagara falls from top in a clear sunny day. Unfortunately, ours was a rainy day. So till next time, Happy travelling everyone.