Canada - Toronto/Island

I finally returned to Kitchener.. to an empty house.. Hadi, my nephew (who was living with us), was hiding out at a friends house because he didn't want to be surprised by me (I had kept my return date a secret, just to surprise him!!).. my parents were still in the middle east.. my sisters were in Toronto... So what did I do?? I checked my email, of course! Then I took the car for a spin! And then.. I just started calling people out of the blue.. Anyways.. I spent the next few weeks just relaxing, recouping, restocking my belly... and looking for a job.. of course. So I took a break from the camera.. gave it a nice rest.

After about a month or so I had my first visitor, Rayhanah! She's a relative of mine.. I keep forgetting how we're related.. Anywhoo.. she was coming for a month-long visit. So I'll show some pics of the places and things we did.

The tourist has now turned into the tourguide!

So.. in this post I'll show just a few pics of Toronto.. and Toronto Island.

(but let me get a glass of milk first)

Well.. ok here's a picture of my backyard first.. don't ask why..



There's eeep mowing my lawn.. heheh thanks again!



Ok here are a few customary pictures of Toronto skyscrapers...





And of course the CN Tower.. I think it's still the tallest free standing structure.. or something like that. Rayhanah I'll take you to the top next time!



My sister, Zahra.. As you can see, we have advanced to a point where we no longer need out-houses.



I won't show any more pictures of the city itself.. you'll just have to come and check it out yourself.

The next batch of pictures are of the harbourfront and Toronto Island.

Soooo.. I figured.. why not take her to the harbourfront..



Swahili speakers might find the name of this boat funny.. Just insert a letter near the end ;)



I'm not sure if these steam boats actually work..



So.. one day we met up with a friend of mine, Ana. She wanted to take us to a restaurant on Toronto Island. It was coool.. since it was actually my first time taking the ferry!

Here's a picture from the boat ride.. The white dome thingy is the Skydome.. It's a stadium with a retractable roof..



So here we are on the island..



A nice get away from the hustle and bustle of city life..





Does anyone know what's written on this bench?





Ana and I are taking a break.. Actually I'm the one who needed it.. I injured my knee during a soccer game.. so I was having a hard time with all the walking..



It turned out this restaurant was "secluded", and it happend to be on the other side of the island! I walked along this endless boardwalk.. when you look straight across it disappears over the horizon.. there didnt seem to be an end!



Some birds for eep..



Ahh.. well we finally arrived at the restaurant.. It was actually quite nice..

here's another bird pic for eep..



Rayhanah.. Miss happy go lucky..



Me.. well the picture says it all..



Ana giving me a look like.. "hah, you wimp, whats wrong with you?!" heheheh (actually she was very sympathetic)





I remember having a nice chocolate cake..

On our way back we noticed that there was a boat landing area just around the corner.. So we hopped on that ferry.. It took us back to our original spot.. then back to Toronto.. So we could have avoided all the walking from the beginning.. but I guess we would have missed out on the wonderful boardwalk :)

Oh.. Ana wanted to show Rayhanah one more thing before we said our goodbyes.. BCE place.. it's pretty cool .. There's actually a house/building within this building.



Thats it for now..