It's Toronto - May/June 2017

ITINERARY
Try the “Exotic Escape for Two”
package, priced at $350 for 3.5 hours.
It’s well worth reserving the luxurious
Sapphire or Royal Couples Suite
for a nominal additional fee when
booking in advance. The package
includes water therapies (pool, whirlpool,
steam room) and a 50-minute
couple’s Swedish massage, as well as
a four-course dinner for two at the
onsite Bangkok Garden restaurant –
billed as the best Thai in town! Make
your spa reservation well in advance to
avoid disappointment.
We’re pretty sure you’ll be ready to
call it a day after dinner – but if you’ve
got energy to spare, the Yonge Street
nightlife is just steps away!
From the diner, it’s less than a kilometre
walk south on Avenue Road to
Bloor Street West, where you’ll find
one of the world’s largest collections of
natural history and world culture, the
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Just
show your CityPASS and you’re in.
One could probably browse the ROM
all day, lost among its five floors of galleries
and displays. Special exhibitions
include dinosaurs, Egyptian galleries,
blue whales and family photography,
although these are cycled periodically
and may not be available during your
visit. To check current offerings, visit
www.rom.on.ca.
When you emerge from the ROM, it
may take a while to re-adjust to modern
times. Luckily, a visit to Yorkville
– just steps away – should reset your
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DAY TWO
To fortify yourselves for your second
busy day, start off with breakfast at
another one of Toronto’s last original
diners, Avenue Diner at 222 Davenport
Road (corner of Avenue Road). Since
1944, this small, old school diner has
been serving up reasonably priced bacon
and eggs while the trendy “Ave
and Dav” neighbourhood has grown up
around it. It’s not unusual to see movie
stars or famous athletes in the Avenue
Diner.
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