CN Tower plus Ripleys Aquarium - 230908

When you travel in a group you don't get the same amount of time to get the photos up on the blog, but tonight might be a night for a few entries. This first one goes out with photos from CN tower, the view up there is amazing and you see the Toronto Islands very well. Also when you look down the glassfloor you can see the roof of Ripleys Aquarium, The train "museum". Other views are Roger's Center, The Blue Jays were playing at home but the roof wasn't open, unless not when we were at CN Tower. But let's start off with some cool artwork from the Union Station, it's made by indigenous artists, The scuplture on the wall of the Roger's Center and some streetart.

Down in the giftshop there's one male and one female mountie where you can take your pic if you like, but I'll spare you those photos and just put the sculptures up.

When you get out you can of course take your photo at the CN Tower-sign, there is more to look around at.

And now for Ripley's Aquarium. Everyone roamed around in their own pace. I was happy as I finally got a fullsize photo of the wall of anemons. The Octopussy was very much awake this time. And just to mention, the colourful tickets were with quiz-questions. We were five going, but two got the same colour on their ticket. Just enjoy the photos!

So after "kicking" the others off att College Subway station I went on so I could go meet Jackie and her daughter Hannah at Tango Café in Leslieville. I also got to see their house which was a truly lovely place.

A couple of hours on a Monday at Ripley's Aquarium

 I took the bus to Sherbourne Subway and went onto Union where I met up with Erica. Some cool signs and ad-banners on the way. Today's "goal" was Ripley's Aquarium which we reached by the Skywalk. Since Canada is celebrating 150 years as a country how it is today we actually ran into some Swedish people who helped us take a photo and then we helped them.

Inside the Aquarium there were so much cool things and fishes of course. Some needles and hooks probably for clothes making and then some for fishing all collected by Robert Ripley.

  

Now for fishes and other creatures living in waters.

Paddlefish

American Eel

Some BIG flatfish

These were just babies, but resting so cool on the rock

A BIG Lobster

The BLUE Lobster

Giant Crab

Seagurkin

Starfish

Octopus, this one was giant and no flash was allowed

 

These looked like quills, cool creatures that moved around 

Some more "Rock" fishes

Anemones

 

 

Sun breaking through the water 

 

 Sharks, the middle one is actually resting on the glasdome

 

Stingrays

   

 

 For all my "Dueser" friends, what would Ben and Ray K say about this vessel?

 

   

 Scorpion-something fish

Electrical Eel 

Seahorse

 Yellow Pen fish(I think it was called)

Here comes a selection of jellyfishes, love how they used the UV light to make us see them better

  

  

 

LOOK TURTLES!!!(and Erica!)

   

A cool fountain with dogs all around it

 The oldest building in Toronto

     

And we ended the day with a "Dueser's" dinner, Swedish meatballs and The Pilot of Due South