Happy Canada Day! For once, I actually did something on Canada Day. I returned to my old stomping ground in Scarborough to spend part of the day with my siblings. They had both been talking about wanting to do something, so I suggested we go to Thomson Memorial Park as it was close to them and not too difficult for me to get to from my part of ( Read more... )

( It has taken me two weeks, but here are some pics from Doors Open Toronto )

Last Sunday, I decided to go on a free walk that was being held by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. As part of the subway was closed (and I refuse to use a shuttle bus unless I absolutely have to), I walked part of the way to the cemetery. On my journey along Yonge Street, I saw a really bizarre sight: a motor cycle gang ( Read more... )

As this year was Canada’s 150th birthday, I wanted to do something special to mark the occasion other than popping Strange Brew into the DVD player (though I totally did that too, eh?). ( Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo! )

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This year, my brother was brave enough to accompany me during this year’s Doors Open weekend. As usual, it was a challenge to narrow down the choices when there were so many buildings to choose from. In the end, we decided to focus on the area around Yonge and King and visited St. James Cathedral, Tom Jones Steakhouse, and the Commerce Court ( Read more... )

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This year, I was looking for a fun Halloween activity -- a ghost walk if possible, though I knew I had gone on most of them already. As luck would have it, I found a list of Toronto Halloween activities online, which is how I learned about the Necropolis Cemetery tour taking place on Sunday. It immediately appealed to me because I had never been ( Read more... )

On Sunday, my mom, sister and I decided to visit some of the buildings being featured in this year's Doors Open Toronto. Given the popularity of the Old Don Jail last year, I suggested that we hit the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre first as it was the place we all wanted to see most. ( It won't just be me droning on. There are pretty pictures as well. )

One of my wishes came true today! Thanks to Doors Open Toronto, I was able to take a tour of the Old Don Jail. ( Yes, this is one of the many strange ways I pass time on the weekend. )