Yonge Street

[the_vulture]

I had my first true taste of Toronto today. I walked down Yonge Street from Bloor to Front and back again. The overall hike was about 5 clicks. Though it was rainy, it was a pleasant walk with a fair bit to see, including some interesting architecture. I had a delightful lunch of spring and "krystal" rolls at a mixed Asian restaurant and, later on, indulged in a hot dog from a street vendor (seemed like the thing to do at the time). A couple landmarks I laid eyes upon included Madison Square Gardens and the National Hockey Hall of Fame. On my way back, I meandered a bit and came across some funky fountains (one looked like a truncated tree trunk topped by a spinning spiral that spat water out the tip) and a lovely, quiet section of street (St. Nicholas) that was fronted by quaint two story Victorian style buildings (formerly residential). I was somewhat disappointed by the shopping, though. It didn't have the astounding variety of Adelaide's Rundle Mall, nor the abundance of art galleries, pagan havens, and pleasant surprises of downtown Victoria. And Yonge Street isn't as pretty as the other two. (Maybe I'm just jaded; I wasn't impressed with Seattle's Pike Place Market, either.) Still, it was an afternoon pleasantly spent.

Comments

Well, that's because you were in a boring part of town!

[(Anonymous)]

About 10 years ago they started letting dollar stores and little sh*tshops move into the Yonge Street Strip. Natives no longer frequent that area, and the tourists are disappointed, as you have discovered.

No, you want Queen West, or one of the really ethnic enclaves, or King East (for antiques and nouveau art), or Harbourfront, or Mt. Pleasant and Bayview south of Eglinton, Queen's Quay......

Cool places!

Then there is the Science Center, the ROM, the AGO, Center Island, CN Tower, Casa Loma, canada's Wonderland, dinner at Gretsky's, or Baton Rouge, or Scotland Yard, HotHouse Cafe, C'est What, Top of Toronto...

[windsoftheeast.livejournal.com]

oh what fun we just had a hurricane that by passed us but still the weather is some timesa strange bit.Ive heard the same thing about Seattle from a bunch of folks who wne there on vaction so Iam thinking your not alone on that one there but its good to hear that you had a good day.