I found myself in minus 4 degrees in the middle of Winterlicious Toronto! The locals laugh & consider this to be warm. After complications with my visa to LA, I found solace in an alternate route to Sydney via Toronto flying Air Canada from Havana. Tired, broke & hungry I arrived at 10.30pm in snow like conditions after 9 days in sunny Cuba! Secretly, I hoped for the little comforts that was missing in Cuba; like reliable showers, telecommunications,newspapers, magazines, internet access, and variety of food choices, telecommunications, merchandise, cable TV, and toilet paper...
Booking accommodation in Toronto was super easy! The touch screen teleports provided tourist information and was accessible at the terminal upon arrival. I booked the Bond Palace Hotel, Dundas st for $79 + tax in the heart of down town. I was a stone's throw away from shopping mecca, bars, cafes, museums, heritage buildings. The express airport shuttle bus dropped you off at every possible hotel for $32 return. Toronto with it's bright neon lights, model billboards, towering skyscrapers have all the glitter that New York has! The City of Toronto is the cultural, entertainment and financial capital of Canada. The city is home to more than 2.7 million people and growing!
The locals have a high quality of life with reliable services, in one of the safest urban environments around. The subway came alive at 7am, buzzing with cafes, boutiques, a great way to people watch and my favourite spots were St Lawrence Markets, a trendy flea market with over 120 specialty vendors it was voted in the top 25 best international markets in Food & Wine magazine.
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