On Thursday, Dan and I headed out on a Canadian sightseeing adventure of sorts. The housekeeper was here in the afternoon so we needed to escape for a few hours. We decided to take a walk to see Casa Loma. The walk was further than we expected, but it was a fun trip and a good thing to see.
Casa Loma is the former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt. It's literally a castle in the middle of the city. There are supposedly 98 rooms in the castle, an 800 foot underground tunnel, beautiful gardens and more. Sir Pellatt was forced to move out of the castle when he lost a large portion of his money on bad business deals.
Casa Loma, or "house on the hill" is now property of the City of Toronto and it is open for self guided tours to the public. In 1911, this home cost $3.5 million to build, took 3 years and 300 men to complete. It was the largest and most grand private home in all of North America during Sir Pellatt's time.
We had a great time seeing this touristy spot and getting outside for the afternoon. We thought it was in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, which we bought before we even knew we had to move out of the States. Now that book is our guide for places to live and things to do. Unfortunately, it is not on the list of items. For Toronto, the Four Season Hotel is the place. Well, if the book insists :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay safe from Hurricane Irene! We are keeping our fingers crossed there isn't too much rain or bad weather to our house in NC.
Only one more weekend til football kickoff!
Until tomorrow...xo
Casa Loma is the former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt. It's literally a castle in the middle of the city. There are supposedly 98 rooms in the castle, an 800 foot underground tunnel, beautiful gardens and more. Sir Pellatt was forced to move out of the castle when he lost a large portion of his money on bad business deals.
Casa Loma, or "house on the hill" is now property of the City of Toronto and it is open for self guided tours to the public. In 1911, this home cost $3.5 million to build, took 3 years and 300 men to complete. It was the largest and most grand private home in all of North America during Sir Pellatt's time.
We had a great time seeing this touristy spot and getting outside for the afternoon. We thought it was in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, which we bought before we even knew we had to move out of the States. Now that book is our guide for places to live and things to do. Unfortunately, it is not on the list of items. For Toronto, the Four Season Hotel is the place. Well, if the book insists :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay safe from Hurricane Irene! We are keeping our fingers crossed there isn't too much rain or bad weather to our house in NC.
Only one more weekend til football kickoff!
Until tomorrow...xo
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