We arrived in Toronto after a seven hour flight and consequently we all suffered from jet lag - a strange feeling wanting to get up at four o'clock in the morning. This, however, did not prevent us from immediately sampling the first of many hamburgers. This seems to be the staple diet of most Canadians - hamburgers, hamburgers and more hamburgers! Canada has no national dish because so many nationalities make up the country.

Our first hotel was situated in York Street and fortunately, or unfortunately as the case may be we all had to share double beds! This was bad enough, but the beds were like planks, and came complete with long communal pillows. We all soon became accustomed to the mechanics of the lifts and lift-racing became a frequent habit.

As is so often said, Canada and America do everything in a big way. We were not disappointed. The skyscrapers were impressive and spotting a "small" car became quite a feat.

Whilst on tour, we experienced some tremendous sights; the principal one being the Falls at Niagara. It was an experience we shall never forget - the sight of gushing water, huge chunks of floating ice, and the deafening roar and the misty spray. The Falls were magnificent, but the town of Niagara had naturally been transformed into a commercial slag-heap, with souvenir shops and more bars selling hamburgers.

Another spectacular sight on tour was The C.N. Tower - the tallest free-standing structure in the world. This "building" dominates the Toronto skyline and was particularly awe-inspiring at night. The external lift took us to the top with alarming speed, but once there the wonderful view made it all worthwhile.

Canada also possesses the longest street in the world - Yonge Street, part of which passes through "Downtown Toronto". In addition, we visited the longest Go-Kart track in the world where we had a very enjoyable time tearing around the course at the expense of our generous hosts.

As everyone knows, Canada is a great sporting nation; we were able to see two of their national sports, basketball and baseball. Some visited the baseball game featuring the Toronto Blue Jays against the Detroit Tigers, and we all saw an inter-collegiate basketball game.

Whilst we had the advantage of low prices, we all bought Canadian sports wear including ice-hockey shirts, baseball bats etc. The shopping centre called "Eatons" on Yonge Street was overwhelmingly large, a village within itself with an exciting female population it seemed.