Hi friends, how are you?
Today, we are going to experience the fall colours of canada
for this we are visiting two places,
Toronto city's Botanical garden, which Iam currently in and this weekend we will visit Algonquin
Fall marks the end of summer, when the lush green leaves become yellow, get dried, shed and fall to the ground
the leaves turn to red, yellow,orange and sometimes purple. they change colours likewise and shed.
the notice summarises that we must strive to preserve bees
as they play an integral role in preventing extinction of herbivorous animals
Bees also help to produce 92 billion worth crops,Lets preserve and protect bees!!
The temperature fluctuates to a greater extent here from season to season.
Viewers guess the temperature for today, will reveal when we leave the place.
This place gives me nostalgic memories of a similar botanical garden at Yercaud, close to my hometown Salem ,India.
Aghh!! Ishould stop thinking else Imight get cravings of raw mango,bajjIetc.,(South Indian snack).
there are lots of brooks here, hence the bridges
Idont have a lot of information on the history of this garden,but Ido have a lot of memories to connect with this garden.
Every fall we go for a walk here, this has been a practice from the time Iarrived in Canada, can't get over its beauty
the garden is our go to spot for photoshoots, videoshoots, etc.
I have posted two videos wearing saree on my insta profile, that was shot here.
Actually this georgeous place is about 10 minutes from my home, so dont get the thought Ihave travelled far.
the city administration maintains parks and gardens well,
This garden is in the midtown of Toronto.
There's another one similar which is very big called High Park.
High park was also very colorful, when we went for a drive there
I wanted to do a video log there also
but, I am tired. Lets stick with this garden for now.
High park is known for being vibrant in Spring season
In Spring we get Cherry blossom there
I will do a vlog that time
I love this place, want to do a photoshoot here
I am alone so no photoshoot, but yeah I will try a selfie.
The colours get enhanced in cloudy and overcast weather compared to a bright sky.
Dont forget to check the weather if u want to enjoy the colours here.
Its time to reveal the weather, Its 9 degree celcius here!!!
I dont feel that cold, because of the sun
and my clothing, yea its a pleasant day!
This weekend we will travel to Algonquin.
Algonquin is famous for its fall colours
People take a drive to see that,lets experience that too
We are taking a long drive today
Algonquin is a provincial park in Canada
It is famous worldwide for its scenic beauty during the fall.
Provincial park is to Canada what Reserve forests are for India.
A similar provincial park was shown in our last camping video
Algonquin is about 280 kms from Toronto
It will take about 3hrs by car
Its been 5 years since I arrived in Canada.
But this is the first time Iam going to that place
the visit gets postponed because of one reason or another
this year because of covid, we were not able to do our regular get togethers
Hence we planned this long drive
Its forcasted it will rain from 1 pm today
fingers crossed on the feasibility of the activities we do there
yeah lets take the risk
We are driving on 401 highway
also known as 'Highway of Heroes'
This is the world's busiest highway
Iwas very surprised to know this at first
because Ithought populous countries
like China, Japan might have the busiest highways in the world
they have planned this highway beautifully
this highway bisects Toronto city
and it connects most of the important cities of Canada
hence the name 'World's busiest highway'
especially in the GTA area
people use this highway to connect within the city as well
GTA stands for 'Greater Toronto Area'
cities surrounding Toronto are collectively called as GTA
This our drives next stop
He is feeling sleepy already, because we woke up very early today
We have stopped at Tim Hortons now
Tim Hortons is a famous cafe in Canada
This is my regular order, Dark roast double double (Coffee)
I took tea, steep tea!
Rowdy:Where is my treat,Ahh! where are we going??? never mind its fun!!
We still have 50kms to cover, It'll take another 30minutes
We have now diverted from the highway and now in the countryside you can see the one lane roads
The trees are very colourful here ,its a bit yellow and orange tinted
and it was initially forcasted rain around 1 pm now they have changed it to 3 pm
so yeah!! we can spend some time there
Rowdy:I want to pee ,when will you guys stoppppp..!!!
Rowdy:Yaaaaa finally!!
we have reached Algonquin at last!!
Its weekend, so they charged us $21 for a car
and whenever we enter any Provincial park they give us a map similar to this
we entered through the East gate
it was reviewed that the East gate is usually less crowded
if you see in the map, it takes around 56kms to get to one end from another
there is a store here, we are planning to go there and see if we can do some activities
we are now at lake Opeongo,wanted to rent the canoe and kayak available here
but unfortunately due to heavy wind, they have stopped day rentals
Sigh!!, feeling bad, these people must have rented it 2-3 days back they are enjoying, ah! we can't
Now at Lake of Two Rivers, the view is breath taking
Imust be cursed, Iwon't get anything on the first attempt
here they closed doors citing the wind again
last week we went for a briyanItreat,
I love chicken lollipop,
but again the man ahead of me in the queue bought the last piece
Praveen and my friends tease me of the curse that I never get anything if Iask, lolzzz
I think its just my bad luck :(
Rowdy:Heyyy! Rosy, It's been long (My lucky day )
We got down at another lookout point and chilling here
I had a feeling that, Algonquin is a dense forest full of trees, off-roads, Trekking paths etc.,
contrary to it, the place is very touristy and crowded
because its the weekend, lots of people
Two places were really good on the way, but it was already crowded
,lots of cars were parked there, we couldn't get a parking space
Let's chill here for a bit and go for another trail
Rowdy is super excited to meet his on-screen heroine Rosy,
Rosy in real-life is 'Mika', Mikaaa, -Mikaaaa
Ta-daaaa!! Its lunch time, Mutton Rolls!!!
Algonquin is actually famous for camping,cottage stays etc.,
in North America, Algonquin is an important camping/vacation spot for many
Summer reservations start one year early here because of the demand.,
especially if you are planning to do a 1 or 2 week long stays its recommended to book much in advance
Rowdy, stay, you want to swim?? Do you, ha?
Rowdy loves the water!! so badly he wants to get in
Rowdy: why would Iwant to get into this cold water??,lets stay safe here!!
fall colours are a treat to our eyes in this park from late September to early October
maybe we came here a week late
most of the leaves are in Yellow
Three trees are important here ,one is this Aspen tree
another is this Maple tree leaf, almost every Maple tree had red colour leaves
actually they update the fall-age reports daily in the park's website
so its better to check the report, if you want to experience the beauty
Maple and Canada have a long history
Maple leaf is soo important that it found a place in the Canadian flag
and whenever we visit someone in India, we usually buy them Maple syrup, chocolates as gifts
We are now exiting via the West gate of Algonquin park
when we had a look from outside, there was a rental area here also the fall colours were exquisite
the trees are colourful here, so planned to take some photos,videos here as we take a walk out
We planned to do some drone shots here as well,but was too windy
we were expecting rain, luckily we escaped
because of the wind we were not able to take rentals and go for boating, as well as take quality drone shots.
This marks the end of our day trip, planning to head back to Toronto
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