Riding up an escalator in the Skywalk we get a glimpse of the CN Tower. That's where we're going next.
Too bad it wasn't a brighter day. We entered the 1,815 ft. CN tower to find the ground floor room filled with people snaking along in a huge line up to the ticket counter. We paid $44 for the two of us and went up in the elevator. I thought the view from the elevator would be scarier than it was. There are six of them and it doesn't take long to zip up or down all those floors.I didn't expect though to be intimidated by the glass floor that you can stand on, on the 113th floor. I thought it would be made of those thick glass blocks you sometimes see in houses. These just looked like glass window panes.
Looking down 1122 feet, which is about circuit height if you're flying around the Victoria Airport. This isn't my foot but it's about as far as I got on the glass section. I started with the toe of one foot, then I stood on it with both feet, but only right by the edge and only for a second.
It doesn't faze some people. They walk, stand, lie and even jump on it.
Views from the Look Out Level at 114 storeys.
This shows the Toronto Island Airport. We're trying to figure out how people get to the airport from the mainland.
The Sky Pod at 147 storeys and 1,465 ft. up wasn't open due to wind. We didn't go to the revolving restaurant. According to their website, the elevators go at a rate of 20 feet a second, and staff numbers from 400 to 550.
I missed going up the CN Tower during my brief trip through Toronto in the 1970's. Now I've done it and I think once was enough.
Looking down 1122 feet, which is about circuit height if you're flying around the Victoria Airport. This isn't my foot but it's about as far as I got on the glass section. I started with the toe of one foot, then I stood on it with both feet, but only right by the edge and only for a second.
It doesn't faze some people. They walk, stand, lie and even jump on it.
Views from the Look Out Level at 114 storeys.
This shows the Toronto Island Airport. We're trying to figure out how people get to the airport from the mainland.The Sky Pod at 147 storeys and 1,465 ft. up wasn't open due to wind. We didn't go to the revolving restaurant. According to their website, the elevators go at a rate of 20 feet a second, and staff numbers from 400 to 550.
I missed going up the CN Tower during my brief trip through Toronto in the 1970's. Now I've done it and I think once was enough.
