Toronto Islands consist of several small islands and Algonquin Island in the title is one of them. The name of Algonquin derives from that of the native Americans in eastern Canada. I'll show you some of the pictures taken during walking on the island. In Japan, you almost always aren't allowed to walk on the grass and I was walking along the paved path to avoid damaging the grass. After looking at the signboard in the first picture, however, I stepped on the grass area. There was no one but me around. It was a weekday. I could view the CN tower from there too. It was really the landmark of landmarks.
I found a description on the back of a bench on which I happened to sit down to take a rest. It is just what I thought at that time and might be incorrect, but this bench would be built by donations from good sons and/or daughters who missed their parents. Besides, I thought it was a good idea to honor loved ones in this way. Looking around carefully, there were several benches with such descriptions. Relatives and friends of the persons who were honored might enjoy picnicking around the benches. I'm supposed to see the mayor of my hometown next year, so I'm going to show him these pictures.
(Vocabulary)
Algonquin アルゴンキン族 (カナダ東部のアメリカ先住民)
It's true that many park benches in Canada are dedicated to departed relatives.
Posted by: Peter | Dec 27, 2012 at 04:24 PM