toronto: Village of Roncesvalles in Toronto
- 01/08/11 11:33 AM
This summer I made my third trip to Torontoand second one to visit my daughter Rachel...after doing our tour of New York and New England and the Maritimes I spent a week wandering the neighbourhoods and villages of Toronto. One of my favorites is Roncesvalles........it reminds me of my home country Croatia. Probably because its surrounded by a multitude of Eastern European (mostly Polish) bakeries, butchers, delis,perogies and cabbage rolls.....mmmm mmm..I guess thats why its sometimes called "Little Poland. .I stocked up on a variety of Poppyseed cakes for my brother (his fav) and smoked sausages for my Dad and pastries and … (16 comments)
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toronto: Toronto's ~ The Junction
- 01/02/11 06:23 PM
While visiting Toronto this summer I stayed in a B & B in High Park and next to a cool area called "The Junction." In the mid-1850's most of the area was part of the Keele family Carlton Race Course, home of the first Queen's Plate. For a long time it was known as an industrial neighbourhood, where the railways cross; it was also the home to the Ontario Stockyards and many meat packing companies. Interestingly enough it was the last dry area of Toronto (until 2000 - the last area in Toronto to prohibit alcohol) which severely impacted the growth of the … (5 comments)
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toronto: Toronto's Kensington Market
- 01/02/11 04:51 PM
Kensington Market in Toronto - is an eclectic delight - and where my daughter Rachel lives - although she's been home for a few weeks (Hallelujah) over Christmas she'll be heading back all too soon - and frankly I can't blame her.
Kensington offers pretty much everything you could ask for...cool vintage, retro and classic shops, independent designers, italian bakeries, fish shops, neat cafes and several spice shops. Actually thats what I asked Rach to bring me for a Christmas present - an assortment exotic fresh spices - hand picked!
If you or someone you know is thinking of … (3 comments)
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toronto: Toronto's St. Lawrence Market - BuskerFest
- 01/02/11 04:28 PM
This last summer I had an opportunity to enjoy Toronto's BuskerFest in the St. Lawrence Market District...(One of the 25 best markets in the world, according to Food & Wine magazine! North America's largest Busker Festival and sponsored by Scotiabank with proceeds benefiting Epilepsy Toronto.
It was fun, with amazing acrobats, aerialists, puppets, fire-breathers - and a few things no words can describe - With over a million spectators and over 100 of the best street performers from around the world - Just another reason why I love Toronto so much!
If you or someone you know is … (3 comments)
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toronto: Wordless Wednesday - Bubblicious!
- 10/20/10 03:45 PM
If you or someone you know is thinking buying or selling a home - or if you would like more information on Chilliwack Real Estate please give Chilliwack Realtor Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com. Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C.
Copyright © 2010 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. Please do not use without permission. Information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is … (22 comments)
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toronto: Toronto's Croft Alley - A Graffiti Alley of Colourful Proportions!
- 10/15/10 10:05 AM
Walking home after dinner, my daughter Rachel wanted me to see what she called 'the Best Alley ever' or Croft Alley (also known as Graffiti Alley or Rush Lane - the laneway south of Queen between Bathurst and John, (actually the lane ends and starts again at a couple of different places).
I have to admit that I was fleetingly thinking that it probably was a good alley to get mugged in....as the alley went on and on slowly you started to see the odd wall or garage with graffiti on it - but as you walked on you discovered fences, doorways and sidwalks … (6 comments)
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toronto: Friday Fotos - Waiting for the Axe to Fall
- 10/15/10 08:36 AM
If you or someone you know is thinking buying or selling a home - or if you would like more information on Chilliwack Real Estate please give Chilliwack Realtor Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com. Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C.
Copyright © 2010 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. Please do not use without permission. Information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is … (28 comments)
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toronto: Wordless Wednesday - The Shapes of Things to Come
- 10/13/10 07:18 AM
If you or someone you know is thinking buying or selling a home - or if you would like more information on Chilliwack Real Estate please give Chilliwack Realtor Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com. Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C.
Copyright © 2010 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. Please do not use without permission. Information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time … (7 comments)
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toronto: Trip of a Lifetime - My Bucket List Vacation!
- 09/10/10 04:00 PM
Well, I just got back from my Bucket List Vacation - and it really was a trip of a lifetime! Some of you know that I've always wanted to go to New York......Is there anyone on this planet that has never wanted to go to NYC??? Oh I suppose there is - but I can't imagine!
I thought I'dl share the trip in a photo journal type series. Beginning with that fabulous Big Red Juicy Apple, I went onward to Rhode Island, Maine, Boston (the New England Portion of the trip) and then a couple of stops in Canada's Maritimes, … (8 comments)
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toronto: Friday Funnies - Never Let it be Said that You Don't Have Room for a Garden!
- 09/10/10 08:35 AM
If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.
Copyright © 2010 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. Please do not use without permission. Information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is not necessarily representative of the … (8 comments)
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toronto: Speechless Sunday - Combining Business with Pleasure! Or Pleasure with Pleasure!
- 10/25/09 03:45 PM
If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.
Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. All photos by Liz Moras ( except the one's I'm in!). All information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is … (14 comments)
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toronto: Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen) And Other Lessons in Life
- 10/20/09 08:23 AM
Hmm I don't know what happened here - I just removed my daughters photos.......and it came up as a new post - sorry!
Ahh and its come down to suncreen. Rachel, my youngest has graduated and is about to fly the coup. In a couple of weeks we'll be heading to Toronto - to find her an apartment (anyone that has or knows of anyone with a place close to the University of Toronto Downton -plsease contact me!) and get her settled in and ready to start college. (Please read to the bottom - you won't want to miss this!)
Its … (33 comments)
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toronto: Name That Photo - Reveal - The Royal Ontario Museum
- 10/19/09 04:16 PM
O.k. this is the REVEAL from Name That Photo - What Where and When? AND then SOME! :-) And of course I knew Sylvie Conde would know - thanks for not spilling the beans - AND - Marc Swartz for emailing me later with the answer.......Now I personally love the modern adjunct to the historical original part of THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM, in Toronto - I think its an amazing juxtaposition........See for yourself!
What do you think? :-)
If you or someone you … (14 comments)
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toronto: The CN Tower - My Farewell to Toronto - From That Chilliwack Girl!
- 10/15/09 05:06 PM
Seems like every city has a tower.......a marker - a source of pride ~ well it was the final stop on my Journey to Toronto - and a fitting way to end the day......I so wanted to catch the sunset a top of CN Tower...
What I didn't realize was the 4 hrs of waiting time it would take to get up and down it! For those of yOu that know me - I'm probably not the most patient person in the world...........And after spending the last 6 hour walking at the Canadian Exhibition - then walking another hour to the … (25 comments)
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toronto: Name that Photo - Blue Who? - Reveal
- 10/05/09 07:58 AM
Well I would have expected some ofmy favorite Torontonians to guess this one.......Here's the Before....
And there were some very good - close guesses - No its not the view from under a Glass Bottom boat - but cool guess -.........instead its
The view looking down from the CN tower in Toronto - i'm guessing its Roger's Centre -but if please correct me guys if its wrong!
If you or someone you know is thinking of buying or selling property in, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - … (11 comments)
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toronto: The CNE - Canadian National Exhibition (more of my My Toronto Trip )
- 09/29/09 08:52 AM
O.k. its a little late - the fair is over....its been 3 weeks......gee how time flies. BUT...we loved going. We missed the P.N.E....Pacific Nationial Exhibition in Vancouver because we were in Toronto - but guess what? They had one too -and it was even bigger!
So on my last day in Toronto - we went to the Fair! How cool is that? And I got to do it with my little girl.........RACHEL, (not so little - she's 17) but it was our last day together before I had to head home. It's now been 3 weeks - the longest I've every … (22 comments)
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toronto: Hollywood of the North - Toronto's - The Distillery ( my Toronto Series)
- 09/27/09 05:04 AM
I know it seems like My Toronto Visit Series never ends ~ but its such a fascinating City and there's so much to share ~ On my 2nd day in Toronto Sylvie and I headed out to the Distillery. It reminded me of Vancouver's Gastown in some ways. It's one of Canada's premier arts, culture and heritage precincts.....a great forum for artists and creative industries.
The Distillery District, is a national Historic Site and represents the largest and best preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture in North America. Formerly known as The Gooderham and Worts Distillery,it's played an important role in the growth and wealth … (13 comments)
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toronto: High Park - Toronto's Jewel of a Park - (My Toronto Visit Part V)
- 09/10/09 09:06 AM
How fortunate could I be to have my B & B right next to High Park? Over 399 acres of almost wilderness right in the middle of the city. No wonder Toronto is called a City within a Park!
Almost a third of the park is still in its natural state, with unusual and rare plants, like woodland ferns, cup plants and wild blue lupines. My almost 3 hour walk around the park was finished off on the park train - when I said 'daddy take me home, my feet are killing me!' lol
I was trying to figure … (6 comments)
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toronto: Indian Grove B & B ~ High Park, Toronto (My Toronto Trip Part IV)
- 09/08/09 04:10 AM
After a leisurely 2 hour ride to Toronto - Sylvie Conde met me at the station - after a year of chatting on A/R we finally met! Sylvie had scouted out a cool B & B for me to stay in ~ Indian Grove B & B that wouldn't be too far from Rachel's new place in Little Italy.....
I've always had a soft spot for Victorian Homes - and Antiques - and this place had it all! Right next door to Toronto's famous 'High Park'.........and only a 15 minute streetcar/subway ride to the heart of Toronto.
This West End Toronto Boutique … (10 comments)
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toronto: Sylvie Conde - Toronto Real Estate Expert - and Tour Guide Extrordinaire! (My Toronto Trip Part I)
- 09/05/09 12:31 AM
And did I say friend? After over a year of communicating via our Active Rain Blogs and through telephone conversations I finally met Sylvie Conde, (a local realtor with Sutton Group) while down in Toronto settling my daughter Rachel in to her first year at the University of Toronto.
University of Toronto
In the next few days I'm going to do a series of posts on Toronto and my experiences here these past 2 weeks but first and foremost I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the most amazing Tour Guide ever!
CN Tower - Toronto
From picking me up … (18 comments)
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This summer I made my third trip to Torontoand second one to visit my daughter Rachel...after doing our tour of New York and New England and the Maritimes I spent a week wandering the neighbourhoods and villages of Toronto. One of my favorites is Roncesvalles........it reminds me of my home country Croatia. Probably because its surrounded by a multitude of Eastern European (mostly Polish) bakeries, butchers, delis,perogies and cabbage rolls.....mmmm mmm..I guess thats why its sometimes called "Little Poland. .I stocked up on a variety of Poppyseed cakes for my brother (his fav) and smoked sausages for my Dad and pastries and … (16 comments)
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