Here a flew towards downtown Vancouver (just before the mountains), shortly after take-off.
Alex is a friend of Brendon Joseph. She's originally from South Africa. Sarah is from Ireland.
This is a view towards Mississauga.
Ton traveled to Toronto for a 2-day training at Rational Software. He stayed at the Delta Chelsea Hotel on Gerrard Street (corner of Yonge Street) in the downtown area.
18.00 Ton met Alexandra Ritchie and her friend Sarah at the 51st floor (Panorama Deck) of the Manulife building.
19.00 We went to ... on Yonge Street for a bite to eat.
22.00 We met Alex' friends at the India Motorcycle club.
01.00 Alex dropped me off at the hotel. She had to leave for an early start on Sunday
13.00 Ton woke up.
14.00 Ton went to see a part of the Toronto Jazz Festival and had a beer at one of the patio's.
18.00 Back to the hotel for a swim in the hotel and to relax in the whirl pool.
21.00 Visited the CN Tower, both the observation deck as well as the Sky Pod.
21.45 Had dinner is the hotel restaurant.
First day of Ration Unified Process Implementation training. Took the can to their building and took the Subway back to the hotel, where Ton had dinner.
Second training day. Went to the Rational building by Subway. Took a cab to the airport (4 PM).
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Fr 21-Jun-2002 | The evening before Ton flew from Vancouver to Toronto he said goodbye to Brendon Joseph and Jeannine Buck who moved the Calgary two days later. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Ton flew from Vancouver to Toronto
to attend a 2-day course on Monday and Sunday. Flight Air Canada 108 left at
8 AM (local time). The plane was a Boeing 767. Here a flew towards downtown Vancouver (just before the mountains), shortly after take-off. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | The Fraser River is the foreground. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | View towards downtown Vancouver. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | View towards downtown Vancouver with the Fraser River in the front. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Vancouver with Cypress Mountain in the background. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | The BC Coastal range mountains an the Fraser River. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Shortly before landing in Toronto (around 3 PM local time). In the haze the Toronto downtown high rise area and the CN Tower are visible. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Toronto's Pearson International Airport. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Cab drive from Pearson International Airport to the Delta Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | At 6 PM I met Alexandra Ritchie
(left) and her friend Sarah (r) at the panorama deck of the Munulife
building. The deck is located on the 51st floor and a fast elevator brings
you there in no time. From the deck patio we had a great view towards downtown Toronto. Today it
was 28 degrees. Alex is a friend of Brendon Joseph. She's originally from South Africa. Sarah is from Ireland. |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | Great view from the panorama deck on the Manulife building (51st floor). |
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Sa 22-Jun-2002 | At the Indian Motorcycle club we met a group of Alex' friends. I don't recall their names, but all I remember is that three of them worked for Hewlett Packard. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.00 | View from the roof (27th floor) of the Delta Chelsea Hotel towards downtown Toronto. Today it was probably 32 degrees Celsius with a heat feeling (humidex) of 40. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.00 | A little to the left compared to the picture above. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.00 | ... and from there a little bit down ... towards Yonge Street. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.10 | Yonge Street, looking south. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.15 | At the corner of Yonge Street and Bay Avenue. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.15 | A little on Bay Street; these street cars appeared in the Toronto streets by the end of the 19th century. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.30 | With the 32 degree temperature and humidity (humidex of 40) it's better to stay inside, where it's cooler because of the air conditioning. Like here in Eaton Centre shopping mall (looking south). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.50 | Eaton Centre shopping mall (looking north). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.50 | This weekend was Jazz Festival in Toronto, as well as in Vancouver. Ton enjoyed the music and later a cold Rickard's Red beer on the patio. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.50 | Fountain, close to the Jazz Festival. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.50 | Funny ... all these hot dog stands so close to each other. Competition? |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 14.50 | Look at this advertisement. Legal help offered for driving offences. On your way to court? |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 16.00 | Just before I went back into the hotel Ton enjoyed another Rickard's Red on the patio. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 18.00 | Ton took a swim in the pool on the 27th floor and also used the whirlpool to relax. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 18.50 | There was also a sauna on the 27th floor. Needless to say that Ton didn't use it with a humidex of 40 ... Toronto already was a sauna. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 18.50 | A closer look in the sauna. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.30 | On his way to the CN Tower Ton noticed that CTV was recording the Jazz Festival. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.35 | With Global TV just around the corner. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.40 | Office buildings in downtown Toronto (1). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.40 | Office buildings in downtown Toronto (2). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.40 | Office buildings in downtown Toronto (3). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 20.40 | It's almost dark. Time to go to the top of the CN Tower (447 meter). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Although the sun sets pretty early
in Toronto Ton was just in time to get some images, taken from the
observation deck. This is a view towards Mississauga. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Toronto's downtown area as seen from the CN Tower. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Zoomed in on the Delta Chelsea Hotel where Ton stayed. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Another view towards downtown Toronto. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Lake Ontario and Toronto's water front. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | A little to the left, the railway station and the Air Canada Centre, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs (ice-hockey) and the Raptors (basket ball). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.00 | Another view to Toronto's water front. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.10 | We went up a little higher now, to the Sky Pod. This level is at 447 meters above the ground. A higher view towards downtown Toronto now. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.10 | And another (higher) view of the railway station and the Air Canada Centre. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.10 | Zoomed in on the Air Canada Centre. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.15 | Downtown Toronto as seen from the CN Tower's "Sky Pod". |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.15 | Ton in the Sky Pod, the highest visitor level in the CN Tower (Toronto). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.20 | A view from the Sky Pod to the railway station, 447 meters below. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.20 | From the Sky Pod we could see the Toronto Skydome from above. This is the home of the Toronto Blue Jays (base ball team). |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.20 | Here you can clearly ee how close the CN Tower and the Skydome are. From the Sky Pod we can also see the round first level visitor deck. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.20 | I turned the camera 90 degrees for a different angle. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.20 | Above the first level visitor centre we can sot a few communications antennas, mounted to the CN Tower. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.30 | A sign above the elevator tells the visitors how high above ground level we are. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.30 | Back on the main visitor level. Construction workers have mounted a thick glass window in the floor for visitors to walk on. Through the window you can see the CN Tower all the way to the ground. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.30 | Part of the Skydome is visible through the glass floor. Ton is standing on the glass. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.30 | Another look through the glass floor. A lot of people didn't have the courage to stand on the glass. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.40 | It's getting dark early in Toronto. This picture is taken from outside the first level visitor deck. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.40 | Downtown Toronto at night. |
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Su 23-Jun-2002 21.40 | Downtown Toronto at night. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 08.30 | Rational Software's office building in Toronto (4120 Yonge Street). |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 18.30 | Toronto's Pearson International airport currently has two seperate areas, called number 1 and 2. Here we see the new airport that's being built to be finished in 2003. It replaces the old airport completely. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 18.30 | Toronto's Pearson International airport currently has two seperate areas, called number 1 and 2. Here we see the new airport that's being built to be finished in 2003. It replaces the old airport completely. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 18.30 | Toronto's Pearson International airport currently has two seperate areas, called number 1 and 2. Here we see the new airport that's being built to be finished in 2003. It replaces the old airport completely. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 19.30 | In the bar where Ton was having a bite to eat and a drink he spotted Star Trek Deep Space Nine actor Rene Auberjonois. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 19.30 | I had to take a picture without him noticing it. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 19.45 | The Boeing 767 is almost ready to fly from Toronto to Vancouver (Air Canada flight 109). |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.00 | The flight finally left at 20.30 with a 1 hour delay. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.15 | While the passengers where already boarded ground personnel still loaded the cargo space with suite cases. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.15 | Suite cases are being loaded into the cargo bay of the plane. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.30 | The plane is taxiing to the runway. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.30 | On the way for take-off we passed a huge Air Canada hangar with a Boeing 747 in front of it. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.30 | More hangars at Pearson International airport. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.30 | Turning the plane around the hangar. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 20.30 | Ready for take-off. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 21.30 | In the air, flying west from Toronto to Vancouver (4.5 hours). The sun is already going down to prepare for sunset. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 | 4.5 hours after take-off in Toronto we're approaching Vancouver International Airport. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 | It already got dark and the local time is 23.30. A view towards Vancouver at night. |
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Tu 25-Jun-2002 | Shortly before landing with a view towards Vancouver. |
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