We had the chance to enjoy an unseasonably warm autumn day at High Park. High Park is a huge park right in the middle of the city. It kind of takes the idea of Stanley Park, but obviously in a much smaller scale with no ocean or mountains! Our consensus though is it's one of the best parks that we've been to and it definitely wins the award for most amazing playground, ever!
When we arrived at the park, we were planning on walking around and just exploring the park. However, there was a train that went around the park and it was just coming to the stop near us so we thought we would hop on board!
The train ride is about 45 minutes roundtrip but the great thing is there are different stops throughout the park and you can get off and on the train.
(our attempt at a Christmas card photo!)
We decided to make our first stop where there was a good playground and a big field with lots of trees and freshly fallen leaves to run around in. I absolutely love the sound of the crunching of leaves underfoot.
After fun in the leaves and lots of playing at the park, we hopped back on the train.
The train took us for a lovely scenic tour through ruggid trails and past a huge pond.
We then got off at our starting point to check out the playground there. Well, we have never seen a playground like it. It is basically a huge medieval castle with tunnels and lookout towers. It is the most amazing playground we have ever seen.
Thankfully, Owen decided to have a nap when we got there because the playground isn't really suited for those younger than 2 (it would have definitely been a gong show with him trying to jump from every tower).
We finished off our day by walking over to the 'petting zoo'. I'm not sure why it's called a petting zoo when all of the animals are behind chained link fences and aren't accessible for petting. It was more of a 'looking zoo' which was good for us because Josh wouldn't have petted any of the animals anyways. There were some very cool animals, including bison and wallabes (can you believe it!).
Overall, it was one of the most fun family days that we have had in TO!
I Love it that you are posting pictures! Your boys are so cute!! And I'm enjoying seeing where you are at in life :)
ReplyDeleteThat park looks pretty amazing alright! And the pic with Owen and Josh in the leaves- definitely christmas card material!!!
ReplyDeleteI so want that Christmas card. I think I'd title it "Silent Night...Martial Arts Style." It's so nice to know that you guys are having such fun enjoying Toronto's attractions together.
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