Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight in Canada. I’ve just had it confirmed that I’ll be part of a group from the museum who will be opening the Toronto Stock Exchange on that morning.
Though not as prestigious as ringing the closing bell on Wall Street, it’s still exciting. Who knows, it might just be the stimulus that the Canadian economy has been waiting for. Or just a whole lot of fun.
Of course, I don’t think we’ll have any giant pandas in attendance like the World Wildlife Fund did when they opened the market.
EyeNo general Canada, Toronto
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Let’s close the book on this one. Flight from Zurich to Toronto took 9 hours and 5 minutes. The plane was only half full so I got 2 seats to myself. Not enough to stretch out (like some lucky bastards who grabbed the middle row did) but much more comfortable than normal.
Turbulence across the Atlantic was pretty brutal for about an hour. Always fun to watch those big-ass wings flex. We took off in cloud and I didn’t see the ground or water until we were about 5 minutes from touchdown as we crossed Lake Ontario.
I shot off the plane and managed to get through Customs in about 5 minutes which must count as some sort of record. We landed at 1:15pm and I was home by 2.
Delivered chocolates last night and this morning so I can now say that the trip is officially over!
EyeNo Travel Toronto
So I missed the big kickoff at the Museum yesterday. Looks like it was a success as we launched the new name and our capital expansion program.
One of the highlights was the playing of the above video. Harrison Ford owns a de Havilland Beaver and recorded this for us. Nice touch.
Too bad the submitter spelled the the word congratulates wrong.
EyeNo aviation "Canadian Air & Space Museum"
