For Sunday's portion of the weekend Doors Open Toronto event I was going to drive to some of the locations further out from the city centre. First was the Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre on the DVP highway by Eglinton Ave. The parking lot was completely full and the event was packed despite being in an isolated location.The museum only opened a few months back to great publicity and I hoped to visit it soon. For the Doors Open event only 'the architecture' was...

I had a few more stops on Saturday's Doors Open Toronto event. Leaving Queens Park I went thru the University of Toronto campus which has many historical buildings but they were not included until Sundays Doors Open Event.The Robarts Rare Book Library was however included in todays event on the corner of St George and Harbord Streets. I've passed it before but never went in.It was designed to show the rows of books to a central atrium. However we were not allowed...

Next stop today on the Doors Open Toronto itinerary was Queens Park, the Ontario Legislature. It is not necessary to come during 'doors open' as it is open to visitors daily. However I have never actually made the effort to go always busy with work during the day.The closest I ever came to visiting was on a Saturday in the 90s when my cousin from overseas was visiting but they had stopped tours for the day and told us to come back on weekdays, which we didnt.I've...

After leaving the Don Jail I was next heading to the OMNI tv studios for the Doors Open Toronto event today. Last year the lines were very bad and same today. I made an unscheduled stop at the National Club nearby instead.The National Club is one of the country's oldest private members club. Nestled in the financial district by King and Bay its current members include four Canadian Prime Ministers and prominent political and business leaders.It has its own privat...

This weekend was the annual Doors Open Toronto weekend. This was my third year taking part, once a few years back before I moved overseas, and last year. They try to alter the theme and venues each year.As this year Toronto is hosing the Pan Am Games in July the theme was athletics and sporting venues, although there are many historical buildings mixed in. The venues are spread all across the city though the more historical ones are downtown.The same venues are n...