Mississauga and Marilyn

My first stop was actually Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area.  But, to call it a suburb is a dis-service because it is a full-fledged city (pop. ~700,000) on its own and is the 6th largest in Canada.  This is the city where most of my family and friends in Canada live.

Mississauga's famous landmark, I would learn, is the Marilyn Monroe towers.  That's just the nickname for the Absolute Towers, a pair of curvaceous condominium buildings at the corner of Burnhamthorpe Rd. and Hurontario St.  Do you see why they are nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe towers?

 

                                                                        (Image of Marilyn Monroe taken from here.)

The buildings, 50 and 56 storeys respectively, were indeed mesmerizing. 

Other inconsequential photos.... The lobby of the Novotel Mississauga.  

It was a fine sunny day.

...and I thought this was funny.  The perfect place to put a bottle of water...in case of fire. :-)