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jdmaine · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:20 am

Any thoughts/recommendations on visiting Toronto and Sky Dome (Rogers Centre?)
I am heading that way w/ my 11-year-old son in a couple of weeks. Never been to Toronto. Big group going there via bus (so hopefully one night out on the town :lol:

)
Staying at the Holiday Inn Yorkdale on Dufferin St.
Any ideas, etc.
Thanks...

pearljamfan80 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:37 am

From what I've heard, the Hockey Hall of Fame is a must see. Also heard the CN Tower is great.

Go_State · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:46 am

pearljamfan80 wrote:

From what I've heard, the Hockey Hall of Fame is a must see. Also heard the CN Tower is great.

Even a casual hockey fan should visit the Hall. Great times to be had.

Koufax · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:49 am

skydome is an awesome sightg...like a shopping mall with a ballgame in the middle. terrible place for actual baseball but its interesting

if you go to the Eaton Center which is the worst mall ever, you will leave cursing all mankind

Gordie Vedder · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:07 am

CN Tower now has a glass bottomed elevator. 'Cuz a glass floor just wasn't enough. Now they want you to experience the sensation of plummeting to the ground in seconds flat. :roll:

But it's a fun thing none-the-less.

Try to do the CN Tower on a REALLY good day weather wise (no clouds/smog) Go the the Skypod observation deck. It's worth it.

J38ryan · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:43 am

You'll have a great time Bud. Great city, nice culture. Bring alot of money though...expensive!

I stayed in the hotel at Skydome.....cool experience.

Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

I'm glad to see everybody calling it the SkyDome. Fuck Ted Rogers! Fuck Commercialization of Sports Arenas.

Koufax · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:06 pm

i found toronto to be just like new york, but with cleaner streets and nicer people

Doug RR · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:10 pm

Koufax wrote:

i found toronto to be just like Camden, but with cleaner streets and nicer people

fixed

Koufax · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:13 pm

Doug RR wrote:

Koufax wrote:

i found toronto to be just like Camden, but with cleaner streets and nicer people

fixed

that could be anytown, usa pal

LostDog1079 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:19 pm

I look forward to visiting Toronto one day; would love to check out the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Of course my main reason of going is to stalk Trish Stratus.

teflonsteve · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:11 am

Wes C. Addle wrote:

I'm glad to see everybody calling it the SkyDome. Fuck Ted Rogers! Fuck Commercialization of Sports Arenas.

YEAH!

/browsing with Rogers as my ISP
//watching Rogers Blue Jay Baseball on Rogers Sportsnet on Rogers Digital Cable

Go_State · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:27 am

teflonsteve wrote:

Wes C. Addle wrote:

I'm glad to see everybody calling it the SkyDome. Fuck Ted Rogers! Fuck Commercialization of Sports Arenas.

YEAH!

/browsing with Rogers as my ISP
//watching Rogers Blue Jay Baseball on Rogers Sportsnet on Rogers Digital Cable

How long until the city is renamed Rogersto?

Koufax · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:28 am

why wont the Jays intall a regular baseball diamond in skydome? every other artificial turf team at least switched to a true dirt infield. the jays field looks god awful. they should fix that

Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

Koufax wrote:

why wont the Jays intall a regular baseball diamond in skydome? every other artificial turf team at least switched to a true dirt infield. the jays field looks god awful. they should fix that

They probably don't have the technology to do so in order to cover up the field for when the Toronto Argos play their home football games.

I don't know the reason, but yeah I agree.

Koufax · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:35 am

Wes C. Addle wrote:

Koufax wrote:

why wont the Jays intall a regular baseball diamond in skydome? every other artificial turf team at least switched to a true dirt infield. the jays field looks god awful. they should fix that

They probably don't have the technology to do so in order to cover up the field for when the Toronto Argos play their home football games.

I don't know the reason, but yeah I agree.

let the Argos play in the same field.

if its good enough for NFL teams like Miami and Oakland, its good enough for canadian football

Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

Koufax wrote:

Wes C. Addle wrote:

Koufax wrote:

why wont the Jays intall a regular baseball diamond in skydome? every other artificial turf team at least switched to a true dirt infield. the jays field looks god awful. they should fix that

They probably don't have the technology to do so in order to cover up the field for when the Toronto Argos play their home football games.

I don't know the reason, but yeah I agree.

let the Argos play in the same field.

if its good enough for NFL teams like Miami and Oakland, its good enough for canadian football

and Twinkies/Vikings

teflonsteve · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:03 am

Go_State wrote:

teflonsteve wrote:

Wes C. Addle wrote:

I'm glad to see everybody calling it the SkyDome. Fuck Ted Rogers! Fuck Commercialization of Sports Arenas.

YEAH!

/browsing with Rogers as my ISP
//watching Rogers Blue Jay Baseball on Rogers Sportsnet on Rogers Digital Cable

How long until the city is renamed Rogersto?

Rogers pretty much owns the whole country.

jdmaine · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Appreciate the thoughts gentlemen. Hockey HOF is a definite!

Cheers

J38ryan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:52 am

jdmaine wrote:

Appreciate the thoughts gentlemen.

Who the fuck are you calling a gentleman?!

Have fun!

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