Though a passing taxi could easily experience. Puff-puff-puffs of air poofed
drive me to my next destinations within at me.
ten minutes,I elect to hoof it amid
—
beautiful sunlight reflecting off the “All clear. You may proceed,sir.”
adjacent lakefront.
It’s all
The glass elevator arrives and takes about the
I soon arrive at the Direct Energy guests to the Tower’s bulb-shaped
Centre,Canada’s largest contiguous abode three quarters up,which houses
details!
exhibition space both the 360 Restaurant and observa-
—
(www.directenergycentre.com),featur- tion decks,including a glass floor with a
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jumbo-sized area for events of any 1,200 feet below. I gathered my own
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Across the street is the Centre’s re-styled I entered the stunning restaurant with
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sibling,the Allstream Centre its peerless every-degree view,taking my
Planning and Production
(www.allstreamcentre.com). It is Old - seat and enjoying a well-prepared meal
The 1930s Deco motif has been of bruschetta (3-ways),and tender
painstakingly restored,which opens Alberta sirloin steak. I sipped an out-
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into The New - 160,000 square feet of standing meritage long after I had fin-
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advanced-technology meeting rooms ished, utterly transfixed by the never-
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tems” controlled realm that offers some
of the most state-of-the-art (yet simple- Though a ticket to a musical was wait-
to-operate) energy systems of any meet- ing for me at the Princess of Wales
ing space venue in North America. Theatre (in the Entertainment District,
just two blocks north),I instead decid-
Along with so many large windows ed to walk off the calories ingested
highlighting the lake just beyond,the through the day into evening. I ended
Allstream also features the largest ball- up in Kensington Market,now quiet
room in Toronto. If the Direct Energy with a few hipster cafes emanating
Centre is a big and hulking big brother, good light and guitar strums,by day,a
then the Allstream Centre is his mod- trendy neighborhood of eclectic shops
ern, classy and dressed-up sister next and antique stores.
door.
TheeveningwanedandsodidI,so
SO
No trip to Toronto would be complete backtomycomfyroomIwent,
without visiting one of its most notable - lookingforwardtomynext
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and visible landmarks:The CN Tower Torontonianadventures.
Disc Jockeys, Inc.
(www.cntower.ca). At dinnertime,I
ambled the three blocks to this soaring
needle,the second tallest structure in
the world,making my way to 360,its Bruce Bell doesn’t just know Toronto,he
stellar revolving restaurant containing IS Toronto,a walking,touring,eating and
Quality disc jockey
“the highest wine cellar in the world.” exploring fixture whose knowledge of
its history,people and places is
entertainment
Views are incomparable (and compli- unmatched in the province
mentary of course),with the Toronto (www.brucebelltours.ca).
with style, class and
cityscape stretching way out before me
just the right amount of
like golden-jeweled webbing into the Bruce took me through the rococo
receding amber-azure twilight. splendor of the old Bank of Commerce,
personality.
1 King West (its huge vault a favorite for
Let me back up a moment,to my local meeting planners),and onto the 609.737.6865
entrance and ascent into this heavens- Historic Distillery District.
reaching spire. In the main lobby,guests
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must step into a security chamber, The old,red-bricked,once-working dis-
which scans for explosives. It’s totally tillery is now home to warren-ways of
innocuous,just a shame that today’s shops and cafes,and also,to a nearby NJ License #BW0384000
harsh world has made the fun fact of condo community that is helping to
venturing on high into an airport-like make this eastern outskirt of the city
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