cloudy toronto

The pic is the view from the centre island. As you see, it was so cloudy and would be almost raining. But it wasn't cool and hot, but good for walking around the island. From the ferry port of the island, I followed the majority of the people who got off the ferryboat with me, 'cause I had no idea where I would go.

Many people seemed to go automatically to the small amusement park in the island, so I went there at first. Then keeping walking, I was impressed that this island was well-kept clean, and (though I just walked only in the middle-part of the island) seemed to be just like a nice garden.

After walking aimlessly for a while, I tried to go to the opposite site to the city, in order to see parts of the great lake, Lake Ontario.

Here was Toronto, Canada.

on a ferryboat

The ferryboat going to the centre island was very crowded, cause it was at the end of the week in summer vacation season. There were lots of children that were eagerly waiting for going to the island, and might play in a small amusement park there.
They were also playing inside the ferryboat, while running with their friends, siblings or even parents. Of course, high school boys and girls were also on the ferryboat and enjoyed seeing the vast panorama of the city.
I enjoyed a little bit humid, but cool breezes from the great lake. And suddenly, I heard a dry, sharp sound at my back. When turning around, I found a girl hitting her head against an iron pipe of the ferry, while playing with her friends. Fortunately, she was O.K. enough to laugh about her bump on her head.
Here was on the ferryboat, Toronto, Canada.

suddenly clouded

On a way to CN tower, suddenly it was getting cloudy, and a little bit later, it rained (you can see the person who had an umbrella in the pic). I didn't know whether this city would usually have a sudden change in the weather in mid-summer day.

Anyway, maybe, there might not be so many people who would go up at the top of the tower to see the city view on such a cloudy day.

I gave up to go to CN tower on that day, instead of the tower, I just walk to a ferry port to go to the Toronto Islands, especially the centre island.

Here was Toronto, Canada.

cn tower

When I found CN tower from the street, one of the tallest buildings in the world, it was in high summer. Though it was maybe a record-breaking hot day, it wasn't humid, so, sometimes, I felt nice dry-breezes.

Before coming to here, I thought that the tower might be so high that I could easily find it wherever I walked in the city. This prejudice was partly correct. The tower I found from the street seemed to be so near to me, but actually it took a little bit more time for me to reach the tower than I expected. And sometimes, this tower was hidden by other high buildings, especially around the business district in this city.

Anyway, I would go up to top of the tower to see the entire landscape of the city. The sun was shining strongly, and a couple of summer clouds were floating slowly. Of course, the blue sky was higher than the tower.

Here was Toronto, Canada.

a rainy day in ottawa

Finally, the sky had a plenty of winter drops, I mean, not snow.

Before passing by the great Fairmont Château Laurier and walking down rue Wellington, I just wondering if I should buy an umbrella in the Rideau Centre known as one of the biggest shopping malls in Ottawa.

Since I saved my dollars in the mall, the decision paid me back. I just covered my head with a hooded sweatshirt, and walked a little bit fast back to the mall. The rain melt snow and made it slush that made my pants marbled.

I just needed five minutes to sit in KFC, of course, famously known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, biting a crispy chicken and drying my pants.

Here was Ottawa, Canada.

choosing a salmon

The sky may be just like a break of dawn, or may be a beginning of dusk in a freezing winter day.

May be or may be not.

I guess it was around lunch time, and I was just wandering to look for a restaurant that had three stars as French contemporary cuisine in my guidebook. So, I didn't know which way to go, but just knew I had to follow a local, say, the man in the pic, when I was lost.

Though finding the three star restaurant in the very late afternoon/early evening, the waiter welcomed me and kindly recommended to choose a sauteed salmon or roasted halibut as a main dish.

That was one of the best lunches I've ever had in such a wandering winter day.

Here was Montreal, Canada

bonjour, walking down the alley

The music I listened to was Things you don't have to do- Loungin'in Ibiza Remix, The Peter Malick Group Feat. Norah Jones, from The Chill Album. That's still one of my best albums in my ipod to listen when I walk down the alleys, streets or even avenues.

The sky was not high. It's a chilly-windy snow day.

The temperature was below 0F or around -15C.

I saw some members of an amateur theatrical company surprisingly playing a drama in a small park. It was a completely outside theater under below freezing point, but there was an audience, I mean, a few tourists who might happen to pass by to look for a good French restaurant.

The play was good, anyway.

Here was Quebec city, Canada.

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