hello, toronto

just returned to shanghai after a whirlwind week-tour of toronto. the last time i visited this fair city was in high school as part of a class field trip, so needless to say, did not see any of the cool parts of toronto then or even remember much.

i admit, i was surprised by how hip toronto is: lots of young people, great arts scene, cool vibe, hipster hoods, fantastic restaurants....one of my friends dubbed the city the "new york of canada." i think he may be onto something there....unless new york is the "toronto of america".

quick montage of the week in images:

the bata shoe museum: fun little sculptural art piece entitled 'seduction'

 

st. lawrence market - meat, cheese, seafood galore

 

the distillery district

 

'soma' chocolatier at the distillery district - YUM!

 

made even more hip thanks to the iphone hipstamatic app

 i make a new friend who's just chilling with his owner at a cafe

 foliage! foliage! foliage!

 kensington market, aka hipster's paradise

 drinks with friends at rooftop bar, panorama

 the view of the city from panorama

whew! what a week. sadly turning back to the 'real world' now.....


cups of coffee: 2

mood: sleepy....sleepy....