We took a city tour and one of the things we went back for was to visit the Sugar Shack.
Sugar Shack. This is a ship parked next to the storage area for the Redpath Sugar Company. They make so much sugar, they have to store the raw material in an extra ship parked next to the warehouse. There is a very nice, free museum run by Redpath. We learned a LOT about making sucrose and why and how it is in so many different forms.
Police Station. No, we weren't in any trouble! We visited this police station because it is also where the free Police Museum is located. It was actually pretty interesting to see the changes over time of what policemen and policewomen wear and how they operate.
Clock tower. Since we took the Clock Tour in Seattle, we have been noticing all the clocks in cities. Toronto is well endowed with some very nice clocks placed for public view.
Market. Every large city has a Farmers' Market and Toronto is no exception. As usual, when we visit a market, it is closed.
The Gold Building. This building is actually covered with gold! Actually, the glass panes on all outside surfaces contain small but visible amounts of gold. They put it in as part of the insulation and it worked so well, they have actually make a profit by covering their building with gold.
City Hall. This is the Reflecting Pool and garden area just outside City Hall. We didn't get to tour City Hall because all city employees are on strike. The city didn't have that "clean" look we have come to expect in Canada. The employees on strike included the garbage workers! We had no trouble waking past the picket line. We just announced we were "tourists" and everyone got out of the way!
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