posted by Traveller on Mar 16

cheapticketcanada : – Harbourfront waterfront park, in the City of Toronto is a very exciting place to visit and explore. To fully appreciate the waterfront, you have to explore the whole stretch starting from QUeen’s Quay West from the bottom of Bay Streeet to the foot of Bathurst Street. This stretch of Queen’s Quay West has become one of the city’s favorite place.

It is an exciting and adventurous waterfront park and some highlights include: Shopping at Queen’s Quay, Art exhibits at the Power Plant, York Quay Center, Craft Studio, Performaces, Weekends events and fesivals, International marketplace. You guess it, with so much to do here, prepare to spend one full day there to enjoy all its benefits,such as biking, sailing, canoeing, picnicking, watching crafts-people and shopping. Tell you what, in Winter, there is a large outdoor skating ring. You will have fun there.

Probably the best way to explore the waterfront park is to start at the Queen’s Quay. The Queen’s Quay is located at the corner of Bay Street and Queen’s Quay East. The Queen’s Quay is a shopping mall housed in an old warehouse building with specialty shops. Of course there are several restaurants outside the mall which you can enjoy a meal with the beautiful view of the waterfront.

Once you are done with Queens’s Quay, take a leisurely walk along the lakeside walking trail. This will bring you to the Power Plant, wihich is a contemporary art gallery. Spend some time here and appreciate the arts. Your next stop should be the York Quay. It is both interesting and enchanting here where you will see artisans glass-making, pot-throwing, jewelry-making, silk-screen and metal-sculpting.

Imgaine, what a coloutful atmosphere here, full with such wonderful activities. If you like some of the work, you can purchase them in the adjacent store. I am sure you will pick some of the unique pieces back home. At the York Quay’s lakefront, there is a small pond, a children’s play area and the outdoor Sirius Stage. It is a wonderful place for children to turn wild here!

Next, walk across the footbridge and you will arrive at John Quay. Over here you can enjoy some good food at the restaurants. In addiion, you can also visit The Pier Waterfront Museum.

If you want to have some physical activity, why not rent a boat if the weather is good. You are able to rent a sail and powerboats to enjoy water sport. Alternatively, you can just laze around on the grass and just enjoy the beautiful day passes by.

Habourfront also have lots of festivals and events. It holds more than 4,000 events of all types. Events such as Milk International Children’s Festival of music, dance, theater and puppetry, International Festival of Authors in October, First Night Celebration of the Arts in December. On Saturday afternoon, there is a Cushion COncerts, creative crafts on Sundays, daycramps during school breaks.

If you have more time to spend, you can visit the Tate & Lyle Sugar Plant, Redpath Sugar Museum, Harbour Square Park, DuMaurier Theatre, Ann Tindall Park, H2O Park, Toronto Musical Gardens.

The Hrabourfront development in the City of Toronto is a wonderful place to visit and relax. Be sure to include this place as part of your schedule when you visit the City of Toronto.

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posted by Traveller on Mar 10

Cheap tickets to toroonto : – In the City of Toronto, you may wish to visit some art galleries and museums that you may wish to visit.

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Visit one of North america’s finest art galleries, The Art Gallery of Ontario. The gallery boast its 66,000 works (around) covering many periods, genres and parts of the world. You will also able to see very important European works, by Van Gogh, Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani, Gaugin and many others. There are also aborigial art collections from African and Australian. It also houses the largest collection of Henry Moore works in the world. Some highlights are the: Corpus (Bernini), The Massacre of he Innocents (Rubens), The Fire in the Saint-Jean Quartier, Seen Looking Westward (Joseph Legare), West Wingd (Tom Thomson).

Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA). It time to enjoy some modern art. Yes, certainly you can find it in the Museum of Contemporary Cadadian Art (MOCCA). At MOCCA, you will find thought-provoking works produced by Canadian artists over the past 20 years or so. There are aound 400 pieces of permanent collection. Artists include: Stephen Andrews, Ivan Eyre, Arlene Stamp, Micah Lexier, Harold Klunder, Shelagh Keeley, just to name a few. Some highlights are the: Whitewatch by Ivn Eyre, Book Sculptures: Brothers (Bunk Beds) by Micah Lexier, Death Angel by Harold Klunder. It is an exciting place to visit.

Bata Shoe Museum. Walk along Bloor Street West, you will stumble upon a Bata shoe box. What? You mean there are shoe boxes lying along Bloor Street West? Yes, you are right, you will see a big structure resembling a shoe box and this is the Bata Shoe Museum. This is a very interesting museum that houses 10,000 items of past and present footwear. There are all kinds of ceremonial shoes such as sandals worn by the King of Kumasi in Ghana, lacquered and painted shoes worn to Shinto sharines in Japan. Some highlights are the: Mold of Homo sapiens footprint made 3.7 million years ago, 4,500-year-old wooden sandals, 2,000-year-old espadrilles, 500-year-old footwear of a Mayan boy sacrifice, 7.5cm (3in) “gin lien” for bound feet.

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. Marvelous ceramics collection is the centre of attraction here. There are nearly 3,000 pieces which include the Ancient Americas, Chinese, English, Italian, European, Japanese and contemporary. It has pre-Colubiam pottery dated from 3000BC to the 16th century AD, ranging from Mexico to Peru. You will expect to see some red clay Nayarit figures, Zacatecan-style male statuettes, Aztec objects and many enchanting marvelous ceramics pieces. Some highlights are the: Olmec figures, Smiling figures, Majolica, Commedia dell’arte figures, Scent bottles.

The two more museum worth visiting is the Royal Ontario Museum and the McMichael Collection. So, do enjoy the museums trip while you are in the City of Toronto.

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posted by Traveller on Mar 7

Cheap air tickets to toronto : – When you are in the City of Toronto, be sure to visit the St. Lawrence Market. The St. Lawrence Market is situated at Downtown East Toronto and along the Front Street East. The market is housed in a 19th-centuary historical building where it offers a wonderful assortment of food. Believe it or not, the St. Lawrence Market is the place to taste Canadian peameal bacon sandwich among others.

Indeed the St. Lawrence Market is a food-lover’s paradise where there are over 50 vendors you can choose from. All the vendors are esperts in theor own specialty. What you expect to find in the St. Lawrence Market are an array of irresistible cheese, meats, vegetables, deli goods, seafood, baked goods and goumet treats. Some of the stores you may want to visit are: Sausage King, Carousel Bakery, Mano’s Meats, Future Bakery, Scheffler’s Deli, Alex Farm Products, Caviar Direct etc.. These are just some of them, there are more to be explored.

If you happen to be there on a Saturday, you will be in for a pleasant surprise. On Saturday, farmers set up stores at the Farmer’s Market building which is just across the street. You will find fresh produce, preserves, fresh baking, meat, and art and crafts.

Next on the local market exploration list should be the Kensington Market. The Kensington Market is located at Downtown West Toronto. This street market is bounded by Spadina and Bellevue Avenues, and College and Dundas Streets. On the contrary, you will not find a central market square here. Instead, the Kensington Market is made up of stores lined along a series of narrow streets. Well, this is the true uniqueness of the Kensintgon Market. Who say you need a building to have a wonderful market?

Along the streets, you will experience the colorful setup, quirky, street sounds and tempting aromas. To shop with the locals, this is truely the place where the local congregate. In 2006, the Kensington Market was declared by the federal government as a National Historic Site.

So what is the major draw here? Culinary? Yes, you got it! You can find West Indian grocery stores selling sugar cane, plantains, yucca, papaya, mangoes etc. Other than that, you can expect to find fresh fish store and artisan cheeses as well. Not to mention, health foods are aplenty as well.

Culinary is not the only thing here. You can find young fashon designers selling boutiques and individualists combing stores. If you want to find something hippy, visit the THE RAGE. THE RAGE is set up by Toronto’s fashion student to display their cutting-edge, unique and afforable designs. Since it is a fashionable store, expect the design to change all the time. Not to worry, there are cafes here to rest your legs. Have a cup of coffee and see the crowds passes by.

So much of a street shopping, Why not visit the nearby Chinatown. The Chinatown is just across the Spadina avenue. It sells all the chinese stuffs and it is a good opportunity to acquire some knowledge of the chinese products. You can taste of the chinese food as well. If you are here during the Chinese Neq Year period, you will be treated with Lion and Dragon dances. It is amazing.

As I have said, shopping at local markets is one of the best experience in the tour. So, remember to visit the St. Lawrence Market and the Kensington Market when you are in the City of Toronto.

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