I went with some friends to the [tag]African Lion Safari[/tag], some 100 km south-west of [tag]Toronto[/tag]. It was a nice place to go, especially if you have kids and they haven’t seen animals. All the wildlife is out in the open, while the visitors are en-caged in their cars or the Safari buses.

Since we were inside the car, I couldn’t take good pictures. Few of them are here:

It was quite warm that day (perhaps around 25-28 deg C). Main attraction of the place, the [tag]Lions[/tag], were resting calmly. It was thrilling to see them from so close.


Lions sleeping

Monkeys were all over our cars. They loved to sit on the car roofs and enjoy the drive. We had [tag]Monkeys[/tag] on our side-view mirrors and were wondering how to get rid of them. As the car started moving, and crossed a yellow painted line, surprisingly all of them jumped off. It was really strange!


Monkeys

Then there were…


Wild [tag]Buffaloes[/tag]

Maybe this was the first time I saw…


[tag]Giraffe[/tag]

The [tag]Ostrich [/tag]were pecking at windows of cars as we stopped to observe them. It was funny, the animal was pecking the sides of cars. No clue why…. pea brain indeed!


Ostrich

Rhinos are endangered species


[tag]Rhinoceros[/tag]

I don’t remember the name of this animal. Looks like an antelope or a goat or something of that kind. Does anyone know?


[tag]Antelope[/tag]?

The safari claims to have about 1000 species of birds and animals. I must have seen about 100 or so, but it was impossible to take pictures all the time. There are demonstrations showing how the birds hunt, elephant rides for kids, toy train and boat cruises for all.

Nice place to go. At least once.



Another blue-sky-blue-water photo was posted last week.

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We had a [tag]Canada[/tag] Day long weekend last week, and I was at the [tag]African Lion Safari[/tag] about an hours drive to [tag]Toronto[/tag] south-west. This picture is taken aboard ‘African Queen’, a little boat cruise in the Water Safari Lake.

The park claims to have about 1000 species of animals and birds in a unique setting:

Our manner of exhibiting animals is completely different from the traditional approach; that is, the visitor is caged in the car, and the animals roam in 2 to 20 hectare (5 to 50 acre) reserves.

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I’d been to the Toronto Distillery District in downtown Toronto.
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Here is some information from TheDistilleryDistrict.com:

Founded in 1832 by Brothers-in-law William Gooderham and James Worts, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery eventually became the largest distillery in the British empire. Set on 13 acres in downtown Toronto, the forty plus buildings constitute the largest and best preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture in North America. The Distillery District is a national historic site.

In just the past few years, The Distillery District has become one of the most romantic and enjoyable destinations in the City. The Distillery District is Toronto’s first pedestrian only village and the city’s only historic district. From the brick lined streets to the European piazza styled areas, The Distillery District is, as the Globe and Mail asserts, “a picture postcard draw”.

Like Soho in the 1960’s, The Distillery District has become an area associated with creative thinking and expression. The area’s rebirth has been dedicated to promoting arts, culture and entertainment. Over the past few years this new landmark facility has attracted the best of the best, including internationally acclaimed galleries, artists from all corners of the arts spectrum, theatres, restaurants, cafes and boutique retailers.

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