Our second full day in Toronto and Rachel, Darina and I headed to West Queen West, in the west (suprisingly) of Toronto which is young, quirky and funky. It was full of little shops selling expensive designer clothes, antique shops, tattoo parlours and little cute restaurants. It was quiet (because it was a weekday and everyone was at work or school). The weather was and still is great here, around 30 degrees again. There was a nice breeze today to keep us cool though which made it a bit more bearable. Darina introduced Rachel and I to a traditional Canadian cocktail today (at lunchtime, naughty us, but hey we are on our honeymoon so we can do what we want!!) It is called a Bloody Caesar and is made with: Clamatoe Juice (clam and tomato juice!), ... read more

We finally arrived at our first destination Toronto. Depsite the one day delay (British Airways strikes) we got here ok and spent last night in the beautiful Toronto Hyatt, we had champagne and chocolate strawberries waiting for us when we got to our room! (We arent doing the whole trip in luxury but thought we deserved a treat on the first night of our honeymoon!) After a good night's sleep we had a morning in the spa and then wandered round downtown Toronto this afternoon. We are now relaxing at our friend Darina's who we are staying with for the next two weeks. Sushi for dinner tonight. The weather is amazing, 32 degrees, pure sunshine. Lovely jubbly. Will try and get some photos up soon. x... read more