A bunch of us made our annual trip to the CNE today, since Labour Day Monday is the last day of the fair (thereby also marking the end of summer vacations). We ended up walking from Union Station to Exhibition Place (about 3.4 km), since the wait for streetcars was over an hour. I figured it was smart of us to start burning some calories earlier, anyway, because we would definitely be eating about three times our daily recommended caloric intake today (doughnut cheeseburger was on our must-try list). The weather was absolutely perfect: overcast, cool, and slightly breezy. Definitely nice enough to be staying outside for long periods of time (no heatstroke!). Here was my day summarized in pictures:
The grand entrance
Deep-fried food stall!
Deep-fried Mars Bar
Deep-fried butter
Ferris wheel
Crappy roller coaster
Beaver Tails (cinnamon and sugar)
Krispy Kreme doughnut cheeseburger (really wasn't that gross; tasted like honey-glazed ham)
The Colossal Onion (deep-fried onion blossom)
Coney Island hot dog
"Rock on Rock" (rock sculptures made without any adhesives, tools, or magnets) at the Direct Energy Centre
Sand sculpting competition finalist at the Direct Energy Centre
Sand sculpting competition finalist (looks kinda like Lady Gaga...)
The Garden Show (dahlia competition first place winner)
The Garden Show (dahlia competition finalist)
Jumbo corn dog
Tiny Tom's Donuts (we got a dozen each of icing sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate)
Inside the midway
The guys won me an Angry Birds bird!
Don't worry, I shared all of that disgustingly delicious food with five other people.
Hope you all had a wonderful Labour Day!
