THE BASEBALL TRIP 2017

Day 2 - July 28, 2017

Toronto must have the worst traffic in the world. I swear the traffic was backed up twenty miles out of town. We ended up getting to the Rogers Centre for the start of the second inning.

Southern Ontario is rather uneventful; Randy once said it's much like driving through Indiana or Ohio. Plenty of rolling pasture, farmland filled with corn and wheat. Occasionally you'll run into a small town that reminds you that you are in Canada, M and M Marts, Tim Horton's, Petro-Canada.

Anyway, here are a couple of pictures I took  of downtown Toronto on the way to the ballpark:

The CN Tower

A schooner docked along Queensway Quay

And these shots of Skydome at Rogers Centre:

Front gate.

 Center field. There's a hotel built into the ballpark surrounding the scoreboard.

From left field. 

The Toronto skyline beyond the third base line.

From the third base line upper deck.

The dome was open tonight.

 The CN Tower lighting up.

Down the steps from the first base line.

It was a much better experience than the last time we were here - the dome was closed then. Still, it's kind of blah. It's like a mall, really.

Favorite town name: Ailsa Craig, Ontario

Favorite signs: Victory Biker Church

                          Miss Universe Campfire

Random observation from Randy: We can visit the casino in Ottawa if we have some time to kill tomorrow. There's just one problem, though; they'll want to talk to us in French.

Things we cannot stick around for: The annual Ailsa Craig Labor Day Car Show and Street Dance.

IAD - 2

KAPO - 1 kid with a dog.

Next: Ottawa