After watching the end of the Womens 80km Cycling leg the Mens 160km race was due to start at 4pm. I was already at the starting line having watched the womens race end just after 3pm. The racers gathered and waited for the starting pistolThey bolted off in a split second. They were due to do 10 laps so I followed the race route to catch them again on later laps. As Parkside Drive was closed for the race I went up Roncesvalles to catch the race again along Bloor ...

This was the final weekend of the Toronto Pan Am games and I was looking forward to some of the free events taking place in my neighbourhood. There were three events taking place. The morning marathon, the womens 80km cycling, and mens 160km cycling. I timed it for mid afternoon so I could see the last half of the womens cycling and first half of mens.As I'm overlooking the Humber Bridge I could see the roads backed up on the QEW Highway and The Queensway for the...

Friday before the final weekend of the Toronto Pan Am games I went by City Hall Nathan Phillips Square to see some of the events going on. Designed in the 1960s this is a bland concrete lovers paradise.The two curved towers face a large paved plaza. There is a rectangular pond which becomes a skating rink in winter. Attempts to break the concrete monotomy which potted plants and gardens have been tried.For the Pan Am Games a large dose of colour has been added. A...

This weekend was the start of the Pan Am Games which Toronto is fortunate to be the host city for this year. The Pan Am Games are the same as the Olympics but only for the Americas. With no Russia, China, or Europe its easier for many of the smaller countries to win medals and have some success in preparation for next years Olympics.Unlike the Olympics which is traditionally held around an Olympic Village the Toronto games are spread out across the Golden Horsesh...

During the Doors Open Toronto event a couple of weekends back I had visited the Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre (see entry http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-en tries/londone7/28/1436213424/tpod.html)However that day the museum was not open for free admission and only the architecture, park, and Ismaili Mosque were part of the Doors Open event. I planned on coming back as its close to my work.Entrance is $20 or free on Wednesdays after 4pm. I planned a Wedne...