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I just found a great deal using my mileage now from LAX to Toronto. I
know it's freezing cold there, and I had only been there once in the summer. Anything to do there now? Is it hard now to drive? How's the public transportation? Thanks for answering/ |
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Thanks a lot.
I know my question is pretty broad. I just wanted to take several days off after a tough time. I went to AA's site and the lax - Toronto deal was right there, unbelievable. Let me put it this way; it will cost me more to drive to San Francisco. In addition, Canada has always been our favorite destinations. When I was at graduate school in 1998, I had a road trip to Toronto and Niagara Fall with bunch of friends. Last time was three years ago in Vancouver and Victoria. Besides, do I need to put on a snow chain to drive to Niagara Fall? Do I need a snow chain at all? BTW, I'm shooting for 3/5 to 3/11, the weather should be fair. Andy |
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wrote in message oups.com... Thanks a lot. I know my question is pretty broad. I just wanted to take several days off after a tough time. I went to AA's site and the lax - Toronto deal was right there, unbelievable. Let me put it this way; it will cost me more to drive to San Francisco. In addition, Canada has always been our favorite destinations. When I was at graduate school in 1998, I had a road trip to Toronto and Niagara Fall with bunch of friends. Last time was three years ago in Vancouver and Victoria. Besides, do I need to put on a snow chain to drive to Niagara Fall? Do I need a snow chain at all? BTW, I'm shooting for 3/5 to 3/11, the weather should be fair. 5-6 days in TO in the winter is just about perfect. Plenty to do inside - Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, CN Tower, trip to Niagara (1.5 hours freeway driving tops - in anything but the middle of a raging snowstorm it is a breeze and the highway will be clear within hours of any snow that does fall ), maybe a basketball game, shopping. Heck, go sledding! You could get lucky and get temps in the low 40's, too! |
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Hsueh Hwa:
Besides, do I need to put on a snow chain to drive to Niagara Fall? Do I need a snow chain at all? BTW, I'm shooting for 3/5 to 3/11, the weather should be fair. Dave Smith: Not only would you not need tire chains, it is not legal to use them in Ontario. There is a chance of snow any time in March... Indeed, it's snowing right now. Here's the current 5-day forecast from http://text.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?yyz for Toronto. (I'll insert translations into inches and Fahrenheit.) WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUED Tonight: Snow at times heavy. Amount 5 to 10 cm [2-4"] except local 10 to 15 cm [4-6"] along the lakeshore. Wind east 20 km/h [12 mph]. Low minus 3 [27 F]. Tuesday: Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 cm [2"] except local 10 cm [4"] along the lakeshore. Wind east 20 km/h [12 mph] becoming northwest 30 [18 mph] late in the day. High minus 1 [30 F]. Wednesday: Flurries and blowing snow. Windy. Low minus 11 [12 F]. High minus 4 [25 F]. Thursday: Sunny. Low minus 13 [9 F]. High minus 4 [25 F]. Friday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 13 [9 F]. High minus 4 [25 F]. but that just makes Niagara Falls nice. They do clear the snow and you should not have a problem. Yes, well, if you've never been to a place where there's snow on the ground, or actually falling and blowing in the wind, you may feel differently about that. This is what it used to say in the rec.travel library (most of this bit was written by me): | If a major storm comes in the winter -- which might happen once | or five times in the year -- there can be a snow accumulation up | to about 25 cm (10 inches) and occasionally more. After such a | storm, all forms of transportation within the city (except maybe the | subway, but including walking) will be slowed for maybe half a day | until the bulk of the snow has been cleared. Highways and other | transportation between cities are more subject to drifting snow | and may occasionally be closed for a few hours. An even trickier | winter hazard is freezing rain, depositing a thin coat of slippery | ice on everything. | | On the other hand, you can spend a month in Toronto in the | winter and never see any of these things. It's a matter of luck. | More commonly, what you'll see is that even if it snows, it won't | be cold enough for the snow to really stay. So a lot of it turns | into slush, especially on the roads where salt has been used, and | it makes the roads really messy. So do bring or buy a good pair | of waterproof winter boots if you're going to be walking around at | that time of year. In this case, since we're talking about a time only a few days ahead, we can say pretty confidently that there will be plenty of snow on the ground, and snowpiles and salty slush along the edges of the roads, and perhaps some icy places here and there, at least when you arrive. By the time you leave it may be quite different -- either way. This doesn't mean it's impossible to drive or to get around by other means, but it is different. You basically have to be aware of limits to your traction (driving or walking) all the time when you aren't on bare pavement. If you're sure that sounds like a bad idea for you, then it's probably a good idea not to come. But millions of people live here, and life does not grind to a halt with every snowfall. -- Mark Brader | "Of course, if you only see one movie this year, | you're in the wrong newsgroup." Toronto | --Chris Pierson, rec.arts.movies.past-films My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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On 28 Feb 2005 12:59:16 -0800, wrote:
Thanks a lot. I know my question is pretty broad. I just wanted to take several days off after a tough time.... Besides, do I need to put on a snow chain to drive to Niagara Fall? Do I need a snow chain at all? BTW, I'm shooting for 3/5 to 3/11, the weather should be fair. Well, "fair"? if -5C and -9C is "fair, okay. Weather - http://tinyurl.com/4jcnx So if you are determined to come to Toronto from LA in the WINTER!, can we exchange houses? (LOL!) (Just kidding) I am getting SO tired of this winter weather... ================================================== == The drive to Niagara Falls will be easy in terms of snow - it is all major highways and they are well cleared - just stay away from rush hours .... no chains ... You will be here for a few events going on.. Here's a few things to do... MUSIC http://www.cmw.net/festivalmain.htm Flower show http://www.canadablooms.com/ St Lawrence Market Spadina and College - Kensington Market - China Town Art Gallery of Ontario Royal Ontario Museum Bloor Street Shopping Eaton's Centre Shopping (hooks up to the PATH system, below) PATH System of underground shops and pathways... http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/path/ If you are driving to Niagara falls there is the Casino Niagara if you are into that. Distillery District http://tinyurl.com/4lqlb Casa Loma Hockey Hall of Fame ARTS inToronto http://www.toronto.com/section/arts Hope you enjoy your trip +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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