Comments on: Where There Is Yonge Street, There Is Aurora

By: Anna Lozyk Romeo

Anna Lozyk Romeo — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:38:09 +0000

Michael thank you so much for taking a time to give me all this information.
I don’t know much about the Big Blue bus so it helps. We always talk about it, that one day we will go on the adventure.
Matthew already knows it a lot about it, just by seeing when we drive in the car – he always get excited about the Viva bus.
I will definitely try your recommendations.
Thanks again and enjoy your week.
Anna

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:12:53 +0000

Anna the Big Blue bus may be a solution for your costs to go to Toronto and back. Buth then again with a young son like yours perhaps skipping the blue bus for another day may also be an option.

My wife and I have found it to be much more economical to go down via Finch Station especially on weekends. There you can get a $10.00 day pass for the TTC (parking there not included but is probably lower than $30.00) for a weekend day (i.e. either Saturday or Sunday). you can take your son on the TTC all day anywhere it goes. We usually hop on and hop off for adventures of the downtown.

As for the blue bus and places to go. You could take your son up to fairy lake. Simply board a Northbound VIVA Blue (Newmarket Terminal bound) bus from Orchard Heights, Wellington Street, Golf LInks Drive or Henderson Drive to Eagle Street and transfer to the YRT 56 Eastbound to Main Street Newmarket. (Note: hold onto your VIVA ticket as it is good for two hours on both YRT and VIVA). Your son will love the big blue bus as it trundles up and down Yonge Street and announces all the stops (Geek factor: The announcements are made 250 metres from the stop location and the announcers voice is named: “Crystal Clear” or “Crystal” for short) on top of that the bus is articulated (i.e. an accordian bus). The wow factor will be there just before you get off as the VIVA Blue turns west off of Yonge Street onto Eagle which makes the bus bend in the middle. He will then get a taste of another bus as you go east on Eagle on a smaller YRT bus. Big vehicles seem to be impressive to young boys for some reason.

Once you get off at Main Street Newarket Fairy Lake is to the south and follows the Holland River southward. This is pretty park full of ducks and geese. Further along the path and over the bridge in the park is a playground (another great stop for you!). If you keep adventuring southward you will end up at Mulock Drive where you can pick up YRT bus route 57 westbound back to Yonge and the “Big Blue Bus” to Aurora. Otherwise you can keep walking to Aurora along the Nokiida trail. O.K. this last part isn’t a great idea with a little person in tow….but nonetheless it makes the connection between Aurora and Newmarket from your adventures all the worthwile.

Happy adventuring!

Michael

By: Anna Lozyk Romeo

Anna Lozyk Romeo — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:16:03 +0000

Hey Marvin, no worries about reading, just do whatever you can, lol.
I don’t know how to fix the RSS feed on my site, but I know that if you use this link http://www.livinginaurora.ca/feed it seems to work for me.
I tried in my MS Outlook and Blogger, and it works.
Yes that was fun trip. I am sure you know it too, as you been here before.
Thanks for visiting again Marvin.
Anna

By: Marvin the Martian

Marvin the Martian — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:25:56 +0000

Okay, I took your subtle hint and came over here to see what the fuss is about. It’s always nice to read your stuff, so now I will have more of it to read. I don’t think you have RSS feed active on this site? I can’t link my Google Reader to it. I don’t want to subscribe by email just because I have enough emails to sift through. Hm. I will figure it out.

I’m glad you had fun on your trip to Toronto! Fascinating history of Yonge Street! Very cool! 1796 was such a short time ago.