Since we were in Canada, Jorge and I decided we had to go to Toronto. The night we arrived we went to see the CN Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world. It was perfect timing, as we got to see spectacular views of the city at sunset. They also have a glass floor that you can stand on and you can see the city below your feet!
"The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 1,815.4 ft tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN Tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai.[3] It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas, the signature icon of Toronto's skyline, and a symbol of Canada."
We also went to see a historic house called Casa Loma. It is a gorgeous house -- it looks like a castle really! -- and was the former estate of Sir Henry Pellatt, a prominent Toronto financier, industrialist and military man. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911-1914.
We also went to visit the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) where they happened to have the Dead Sea Scrolls on display! It was absolutely fascinating to see these ancient documents from around the 2nd century BC! We couldn't take pictures inside, but here are some I found online.
"The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered among the greatest archaeological finds of the past century. They include the earliest written sources for the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament), as well as other less well known writings. Many of the ideas and beliefs contained in this collection of ancient parchments have resonated through the centuries and remain influential today. Indeed, they reflect the foundations of important religions such as Judaism and Christianity and have influenced Islam.
Dating from around 250 Before Common Era (BCE) to 68 Common Era (CE), the Scrolls include some 207 biblical manuscripts representing nearly all of the books in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament). Between 1947 and 1956, approximately 900 Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Some almost entirely preserved and others in fragments. Together, they comprise one of the most important collections of writings ever discovered. The Scrolls are a collection of biblical writings, apocryphal manuscripts, prayers, biblical commentary and religious laws. Prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the oldest known copies of biblical texts were written 1,000 years later."
We also saw dinosaur skeletons... check out this one that looks like he's having our heads for dinner, LOL!
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