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Because Kid 2 lives in Toronto, we make lots of trips to this bustling city.

We often bring Kid 1 to make it a true family outing and we've even gone down with my folks and met with my younger sister, who also lives in Toronto, to make it a bigger family event. We also have American friends, who live about as far from the GTA as we do, and they have joined us on a couple of occasions, including this past weekend.

But one thing nobody has an interest in doing, on these visits, is go up the CN Tower.

It's funny, because as soon as I see the CN Tower, entering the metropolis, I know that we're practically at our destination. And whenever I'm in the downtown core and know I have a clear view of the tallest freestanding structure in North America, my eye always turn toward it.

It's a pretty impressive sight, now going on gracing the Toronto skyline for 52 years.

So it's no surprise that when I was standing on the corner of Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue, holding two D-SLRs, that I would snap a photo or two. There's just something about viewing the top of the tower through the network of cables for the TTC streetcars that is so photogenic.

Is there anything else that comes to mind when you first think of Toronto? If so, leave a comment.

Happy Friday!