International Tourist Guide Day 2009
Before the lights go out – come on down, walk and
explore Toronto’s Underground City - PATH - with us.
On Saturday, March 28th the lights will go out, but only in
celebration of Earth Hour between 8:30 - 9:30 PM. We are planning a
marvelous event during that morning and we really need the lights on for
that.
The members of the CTGA are thrilled to invite everyone who is
interested to our annual celebration of International Tourist Guide Day.
This free of charge-event is celebrated all over the world by members
of tour guide associations in order to promote local tourism and the efforts
of professional tourist guides.
After carefully planning and researching, we have come up with a unique
walking tour that will tingle –
not your feet - but your minds, because you will learn about a few extra
tidbits of interest regarding Toronto’s PATH. It’s the stories that you
don’t read about and sights you might not have known were waiting to awe
you.
The PATH is not just about connecting offices and out-of-the-rain shopping
possibilities. Follow us and experience 90 minutes of art, history and
architecture. It’s not going to be all underground though:
Look up at a waterfall, inside a bank? Watch 7 cows enjoying a rest on the
pasture, downtown?
Feel be-dazzled by a crystal galleria; raise a salute to the Wise Men of
Commerce and be humbled by the three resident queens at the Fairmont Royal
York Hotel. Furthermore, there is this outstanding hidden gem - the Inuit
Art Gallery.
We would love to welcome you at 10 AM in the concourse (lower) level, in
Brookfield Place, Toronto. We will be in front of Bagel Stop in Zone
E.
Don’t worry if you can’t be there at 10 AM – our tours will leave every 15
minutes, so catch the next one between 10-11 AM.
Brookfield Place connects to Union Station via the underground PATH Walkway
system.
There is also underground parking with entrances/exits located on Front
Street and Wellington Street. You can also use the Bay Street entrance and
go down.
See the right hand column for a map of Brookfield Place. We will meet
and start our walking tour in front of The Bagel Stop, lower level.
Well, we hope to see you there. Don’t let another cold winter day keep you
from enjoying our great city.
For more information call:
Petra Aykler 416-453-8004 cell
Marilyn Perlman 416-964-2701
Linda Humphreys 416-461-8885
- OR -
Contact us by email:
walkingtour@ctgaoftoronto.org
For a
reminder of your invitation to participate in our free walking tours, click here and
copy our flyer.
