Toronto

It was a great 5 day get away, but I'm not sure what we would have done if we'd stayed much longer. We're not museum people; I get bored incredibly quickly in a museum. So the many museums were not an option. We thought about going to the zoo, but it seemed incredibly complicated to get there by public transport (we didn't rent a car and the subway train only traveled so far out of town, then we couldn't find bus information and our hotel was going to charge us $5 for 2 minutes of Internet time). There were a couple of restaurants that would have probably been intriguing if our stomachs ever knew what time zone they were in.

I supposed if we'd stayed for the weekend there would have been a festival on the harbourfront which would have been fun.

What we did do in Toronto was enough for a great 5 day break. By Friday we were ready to go home. We hadn't stayed too long, we didn't need more time, it was perfect!

The things we did in Toronto include:
1. Walking all over town.
2. Visiting the harbourfront on a very windy morning (discovering a Canadian pirate ship, and if you don't believe me then check out this close up the ship's flags).
3. Wandering through Chinatown, admiring the many many markets and bakeries.4. Finding a relaxed fairtrade coffee shop.
5. Walking all over town.
6. Walking across town for a beautiful breakfast.7. Attending a show at one of the many theatres. (We saw Doubt by John Patrick Shanley.)
8. Walking across town again in search of Portugal Village.9. Finding Village by the Grange and choosing between so many world cuisines.9. Discovering Kensington Market feels remarkably like home.
10. Walking and walking and walking but still never find Portugal Village.
11. Stopping to eat a DQ strawberry cheesecake blizzard. :-)
12. Wander shopping in the Eaton Centre and admiring the very pretty and expensive table design at Pottery Barn.
13. Eating supper at the suprisingly small and cozy Fisherman's Warf... where the seafood platter is tasty but so very filling!
14. Watching Up in 3D.

When we took refuge from walking in our hotel room I watched the Food Network which was inspiring. (Which reminds me that I want to look up a couple of recipes I saw.)

I am so happy we went and I'm so happy to be home. I like a holiday that encourages me to appreciate the moment.