Blogs from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 23

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Geo: 43.6667, -79.4167St Lawrence Market is a great place for food shopping. It goes back to 1844 when it served as the first City Hall. The food market began in the 1900s. It is a paradise for food lovers. In its cavernous hall on the ground floor are several butchers, many cheese merchants, a number of bakers and food outlets/cafes. There was a fabulous kitchen utensil shop. What you can't find there is probably not worth having. In the basement are more grocery shops, health food shops, more eating places, chocolate shops, bakers and other type of stalls. It's a great shame that I couldn't bring a lot of the produce back to the UK. A combination of lack of luggage space as well as import restrictions. But there are ample opportunities for tasting what's on ... read more

Geo: 43.6667, -79.4167Toronto prides itself as a multi-cultural city and as such there are many areas settled by various groups of immigrants. The most visible is probably Chinatown. Like many Chinese settlements overseas, food plays an important part. So, along the streets are Chinese restaurants of all descriptions with some Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese mixed in. It has a different feel to London Chinatown. For instance, there were shops selling dried sea food, which the Chinese are very fond of, in open barrels. This reminded me very much of Hong Kong. But as far as I know, it is not done in London. Perhaps it has something to do with health and safety. Everything would be sold in sealed packages. Little Italy is a bit more out of town. The area used to be where the ... read more

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Travelling from Niagara Falls to Toronto is an easy 1.5 hours along the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Gardiner Expressway. Add 15 minutes if crossing from the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. Princess of Wales Theatre plays host to the National Theatre of Great Britain production of "War Horse". At a capacity of 2000 the sight-lines are excellent from every seat in the theatre. David and Ed Mirvish built the theatre in 1993 and showcased Miss Saigon as the first production. This theatre and the other 3 Mirvish owned theatres, along with Winter Garden, Elgin, Toronto Centre for The Arts, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Four Seasons Centre built in 2006 help make Toronto the largest live theatre centre in North America after New York. If I lived in Toronto I would never want for ... read more