SEATTLE
The soggy city
Sunday People
SLEEVELESS IN SEATTLE
On my third day in Seattle, something strange happened. A hole in the low grey sky appeared and a bizarre yellow light shone down making everything happy and beautiful.
The cold and rain that’d soused my stay until then was soon replaced by warmth and high blue skies. It was a new city. Off came the raincoats, out came the T-shirts. Children frolicked, couples sauntered, blossom glistened amid lush foliage. I now understood why it was called the Emerald City.
My initial impression, though, had been quite different...
TORONTO
CN Tower suspense
Sunday Mirror
TORONTO HAS THE EDGE
What I’d expected was fear or adrenaline. Instead, I was listless – a dull, sick feeling as my senses refused to comprehend the 1168ft of abyss between myself and the concrete below.
Our far-too-perky guide tried to convince me to let go of the rope that held me there – face down over Toronto. But I couldn’t even speak the words: “No, leave me alone.” So I just grimly shook my head.
I was on the roof of the main viewing deck of the CN Tower, formerly the world’s tallest building. Despite being only two thirds of the way up, we were still higher than any other building in Canada, and 164ft above the height of the Shard in London.