| One of the beauties of Toronto is its
| |
| | next to the Humber River.Once we had
|
| diversity, the fact that hundreds of
| |
| | reached the southern edge of the park we
|
| ethnic groups from all over the world
| |
| | turned northwards again and walked past
|
| congregate here in this metropolis and
| |
| | Colborne Lodge, the home of Jemima and
|
| give their distinct flavour to this urban
| |
| | John George Howard, a monument to a
|
| mosaic of cultures.Since I had already
| |
| | couple that helped to create one of
|
| taken my European visitors on a walking
| |
| | Toronto's largest parks. The
|
| tour of downtown, covering most of the
| |
| | Regency-style cottage, built in 1837, is
|
| main sights, as well as on a bicycling
| |
| | also a perfect example of the
|
| tour of Toronto's waterfront, I decided
| |
| | architecture that was so popular in the
|
| it was time to show them some of
| |
| | early 19th century.After High Park we
|
| Toronto's residential neighbourhoods for
| |
| | headed further west through the lively
|
| an authentic feel of the city away from
| |
| | Bloor West Village neighbourhood, which
|
| the big tourist sites.We started in the
| |
| | features many stores and restaurants,
|
| East end and drove through East York, an
| |
| | many of them Ukrainian. A craving for
|
| up and coming neighbourhood, originally
| |
| | smoked sausages and cabbage rolls can
|
| working class, where many of the older
| |
| | definitely be satisfied here. Then we
|
| bungalows are now being upgraded into
| |
| | turned down from Bloor Street towards the
|
| two-story homes. Crossing the Leaside
| |
| | parking lot right next to the Humber
|
| Bridge over the Don River, we explored
| |
| | River. We parked our car and went for a
|
| the upscale Leaside Neighbourhood,
| |
| | half hour walk up the path by the river.
|
| featuring beautifully kept houses
| |
| | I explained that the Humber River leads
|
| sheltered by a canopy of huge
| |
| | towards salmon spawning grounds and every
|
| trees.Making our way over through the
| |
| | fall thousands of brightly coloured
|
| equally upscale Moore Park Neighbourhood
| |
| | salmon make their way up the rapids. We
|
| we crossed the Mount Pleasant ravine to
| |
| | also saw several grey herons, stalking
|
| get to the highrise towers of Yonge
| |
| | their slippery prey.A nice gentleman,
|
| Street. Further west on St. Clair I
| |
| | originally from New York City, stopped
|
| turned north towards Upper Canada
| |
| | beside us and asked if we wanted our
|
| College, one of Toronto's foremost
| |
| | picture taken. I immediately spotted his
|
| private high schools, an appropriate
| |
| | accent and he admitted he had been in
|
| anchor point for the elite Forest Hill
| |
| | Toronto since 1963, I guess he still
|
| neighbourhood. On our drive through this
| |
| | hadn't lost his accent. He gave us some
|
| exclusive area, my visitors noticed all
| |
| | restaurant tips and walked on with his
|
| the horseshoe-shaped driveways in front
| |
| | dog. A nice little interlude.All this
|
| of the mansions, something that I had
| |
| | walking had made us hungry and we wanted
|
| never even noticed before.Heading back
| |
| | to return home where my brother would fix
|
| down to St. Clair we drove past the
| |
| | us a delicious lunch. The last part of
|
| multi-ethnic area around Bathurst Street,
| |
| | our West End exploration included the
|
| continuing our trek westwards towards
| |
| | very upscale Kingsway neighbourhood, with
|
| Corso Italia, another Italian
| |
| | its mansions, expansive front lawns and
|
| neighbourhood in Toronto. My European
| |
| | majestic trees. From there I drove back
|
| visitors commented on how green the city
| |
| | through the Annex neighbourhood and up
|
| is, something that struck them as very
| |
| | the Rosedale Valley towards the Don River
|
| different from many European cities. They
| |
| | Valley, where I crossed the river on
|
| also noticed that the residential
| |
| | Pottery Road. Again, my visitors were
|
| neighbourhoods very extremely quiet and
| |
| | commenting on the huge amount of green
|
| peaceful and that all the hustle and
| |
| | space that Toronto had to offer.Our
|
| bustle and noise was confined to the main
| |
| | second last destination along our driving
|
| streets. We enjoyed looking at the little
| |
| | tour was Chinatown East, a collection of
|
| corner stores, displaying flowers, fruits
| |
| | Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean stores at
|
| and vegetables and the lively
| |
| | the intersection of Broadview and Gerrard
|
| neighbourhoods with all the shoppers.Then
| |
| | Streets, followed up by Little India
|
| we drove back south to Bloor Street and
| |
| | further east on Gerrard. The ethnic
|
| explored the Polish area around
| |
| | mosaic in Toronto truly creates some
|
| Roncesvalles Avenue, right next to an
| |
| | astounding neighbourhoods and the
|
| area full of stately houses and majestic
| |
| | diversity as well as the large amount of
|
| trees on the eastern outskirts of High
| |
| | green spaces had left an impression on my
|
| Park.Toronto's largest park was our next
| |
| | European visitors. They commented that
|
| destination. High Park features a variety
| |
| | away from the downtown core, Toronto
|
| of sports facilities, including baseball,
| |
| | didn't even seem like a large city, but
|
| tennis, a swimming pool and is a mecca
| |
| | more like a colourful collection of
|
| for fitness buffs. There is also a small
| |
| | villages.Susanne Pacher is the publisher
|
| zoo with various bovine creatures, goats
| |
| | of a website called Travel and
|
| and other smaller animals. The heart of
| |
| | Transitions( Travel and Transitions deals
|
| the park of Grenadier Pond, a beautiful
| |
| | with unconventional travel and is chock
|
| natural body of water surrounded by
| |
| | full of advice, tips, real life travel
|
| willow trees. Various fishermen were
| |
| | experiences, interviews with travellers
|
| practicing their hobby, although we did
| |
| | and travel experts, insights and
|
| not know what type of fish they might
| |
| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
|
| catch.We strolled along the pond while
| |
| | contests and many other features. You
|
| overhead the "Snowbirds", a team of
| |
| | will also find stories about life and the
|
| rather outdated Canadian fighter jet that
| |
| | transitions that we face as we go through
|
| have an unnvering habit of crashing, were
| |
| | our own personal life-long
|
| practicing for the Air Show. They were
| |
| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
|
| doing loops and flying in various
| |
| | in our first travel story contest( and
|
| formations, sometimes surprisingly close
| |
| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
|
| to some of the highrise buildings right
| |
| | cruise on the Amazon River.
|
