During the winter holidays, I was pleasantly surprised to
receive an email from a lady whom I befriended while vacationing in Cuba last
year. Sandra is from the French province of Quebec, located right next to
Ontario where we are residing. She is a Quebecer while I am an Ontario.
We met at a Cuban resort where we were vacationing. We went
to the dance classes together and we got along really well. After finding out
that we were both from Canada, we exchanged contact information hoping to visit
each other some day.
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| St. Lawrence Market, Toronto |
I was glad to hear from Sandra and we invited her and her husband to our house for dinner. The next day we played host to our Quebec visitors and took them to see a few places in Toronto. The first place we took them to visit was St. Lawrence Market, a popular place for both Torontonians and tourists alike.
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| This store at St. Lawrence Market sells coffee from around the world. |
St Lawrence Market has been around for a long time. It has three buildings.
We were in the main building where stores were selling fresh meat, coffee, teas, rice, pasta and spices from around the world.
The main building has three floors including the basement
level.
The main level is filled with shops selling fresh seafood meat and games of all kinds,
such as buffalo, venison, ostrich, and even kangaroo meat!
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| We and our visitors tried some fresh seafood at St. Lawrence Market. |
We tried some fresh seafood at the seafood place, yummmmy!
St Lawrence Market is also a great place to buy Toronto and
Canadian souvenirs.
We even found flags of different countries. With a Brazilian
background, Sandra and her hubby were excited to find the Brazilian flags among
many others.
Sandra was lucky enough to find a beautiful hat matching the colour of her coal perfectly from one of the stores. She was happy!
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| The second floor museum at St. Lawrence Market |
On the second floor of the St. Lawrence Market is a small
museum displaying some documents and items about the history of the place.
It was interesting to learn about the past and recent development of this area.
Admission to both the market and museum place is free!
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| Nathan Philip Square, Toronto |
Visitors to Toronto always visit our famous Nathan Philip Square.
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| Skating at Nathan Philip Square is a favourite activity for many in Toronto |
Especially in the winter months when the fountain is turned into a beautiful skating rink.
There is nothing more
Canadian than skating under the stars serenading by beautiful music playing in
the background.
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Another favourite spot tourists often visit is the Eaton Centre about a stone throw away from the Nathan Philip Square.
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| Eaton Centre, Toronto |
We took our visitors to the Eaton Centre too.
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| We took our visitors to Eaton's Centre |
It was great reconnecting with Sandra and showing her and her husband around in Toronto. I am glad that we could play host to our friends from Quebec!
R.T.
Toronto
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