Toronto is one of Canada’s great cities. Often called the “New York of the North” (I presume as a complement), it’s a fun place to visit. There’s lots to see and do in Toronto, from the amazing CN Tower which soars 1815 ft (553 m) into the clouds, to enjoying great architecture, to endulging in a large assortmant of great restaurants and markets. We’ll be discussing Toronto in more depth in the coming months.
Today I’d like to introduce you to Toronto through a series of photos taken while walking around the city’s many neighborhoods, and showing you some of the its signage and ads. I’m always fascinating by the glimpses these images can provide into a city’s character. This is actually be a two part post, this one taking a look at the city in general, the next (probably more interesting one) looking just at Queen Street, the hippie/Bohemian part of town.
For legends to any of these images, please hold your mouse over it, or click on the thumbnails below.
very colorful collection of pictures Dr F…..thanks
Thanks, Islandman! Canada has a reputation for being “clean”, generally true. As you can see from the gallery, even the “smutty” places are very clean-looking.
Nice selection of pics and thanks for the post.
Toronto is truly a great Canadian city. We are hoping to spend a long weekend there at the end of February or beginning of March. Your comment concerning the smutty being clean is a cogent observation.
Being compared to NY is always a good thing! But I am biased. =P
I do want to go to Toronto sometime, I’ve been there as a kid but I would like to actually explore the city as an adult.
Thanks for stopping by, Nonstop! And welcome to TravelGumbo.
I know you’d love to visit Toronto. It’s actually just a LONG day’s drive from NYC , and there’s lots to see and do. I’d combine it with a visit to the Niagara peninsula and you’d have a lovely time.
Enjoyable walk around Toronto DrF.
Love your “Victorian” attitude to some stores as “smutty”
Looks like a very enjoyable city and worth visiting.
I fear that all my relatives would discover my plans if I went.
I would spend most of the week drinking tea and hearing stories of Aunty Ethel’s bad leg. Oh …and the twins….let me get the photo album…
Thanks for your comments, Garry and Rbcia!
Garry, you mentioned twins!? Are you a grandpa again?
Rbciao, if you can postpone your trip to spring, when everything is blooming, I think you’ll have an even better time in Toronto. But there’s lots to see and do, even in the winter.