Old Fort York

We were recently in Toronto, visiting our daughter in her new home.

Her new apartment overlooks Fort York, the British military fortress that led to the creation of  the town of York in the 1700's. 

Later, the town of York became the city of Toronto.

We walked around inside the fortress, checking out its soldier and officer quarters, that date back to the 1700's. 

We even had a free guided tour.

One of the most interesting parts of the tour - for me - was a demonstration of the loading and firing of a musket, the weapon soldiers used at the time.

Stepping back into the past like this was all very interesting!