Flat Stanley's First Day in Toronto

Hi everyone! We sure had a long trip yesterday, but I was so excited to get out and see some of the city of Toronto. Meg said we would be able to see ALL of the city today, because we were going into a very tall building and be able to see things from really high up! So we headed off to the CN Tower. It's that thing in the picture that looks like a really big needle.



Boy, is this thing BIG! We had to take an elevator all the way to the top, which is 1465 feet off the ground! That's 147 stories!



I learned some very cool facts about the CN Tower today. For instance...

• It was classified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World in 1995.
• It took 1537 workers going around the clock almost 4 years to build.
• A 10 ton helicopter was used to lift the 44 piece antenna into place.
  
• When it's a clear day, you can see the US-Canadian border, and even see the mist rising up from Niagara Falls.

But the best thing about the tower is how much of Toronto you can see!





And they even have a glass floor so you can look straight down if you're brave! Meg was very brave and took this photo of me! The building with the white roof is the Rogers Center, where the Toronto Blue Jays play baseball.



As we were leaving the CN Tower, we saw some really funny bears, and Meg and her friend Miss Nadine wanted to take some pictures. I've never seen a bear dressed in a Canadian policeman's uniform before!



This bear looks a little more normal...but only a little.



We did some other walking around today as well, but it was kind of hard for Meg to get good pictures because it was raining so much. I said I didn't mind, but she didn't want my hockey clothes to get all wet since they're signed by the Kings players.

Speaking of the Kings, we're going to see them on Tuesday! I'm very excited to see a hockey game in another arena besides Staples Center. But before we do that, we're going to a place where they know everything about hockey...

I'd better get some sleep!