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Oy, no poking fun :p

To do? What NOT to do? Huge restaurant district, best theatre scene outside of New York, lots of attractions (touristy stuff like the tower, Ontario Place, Medieval Times (must see)).

Lots of wine tasting, community shows, there’ll be lots of festivals in May…

There’s a tourist place at the Eaton Center which is basically “what do you enjoy… okay, here’s 100 places to do that” type of thing.

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In May, the musical Hairspray is playing, as well as The Producers and Mamma Mia, all of which are stellar shows.

Also, there’s a castle in the middle of the city, I forget what it’s called, but I visited that when I went a few years ago. Oooh, and they can go for dinner at Medieval Times perhaps… :P

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Go visit my family? That’s what I always do when in Ontario…

Although Niagra Falls is fun, too. It’s gotten extremely touristy, but the falls themselves are pretty neat.

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Jen, please see the Canucks NG “Goddamn FAQ” at http://www.nhlcanucks.com/gdfaq_v1_2.htm , in particular section 1.2, for rules that not only govern the Canucks NG, but truly are rules for life itself.

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When you’re in Toronto, be sure to check out the Music Garden, on Queen’s Quay West, just west of Spadina Avenue on the lakeshore. This large garden, commissioned by YoYo Ma as part of his “Inspired by Bach” series is a design masterpiece, in my opinion. It was going to go to Boston, but red tape blocked the project, and Boston’s loss was our gain. There are winding paths, interesting spaces, and the thing looks just beautiful when it’s in bloom. It’s probably the one thing that works as it should on Toronto’s waterfront.

Toronto has its fair share of “big ticket” tourist attractions, and the Music Garden tends to slip under the radar. But it’s free, and it’s been the part of my old home town that I’ve been most proud to show my in-laws from Nebraska. They were suitably impressed.

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