Sometimes I have to laugh at myself. I live 20min from Toronto, yet I probably know London and Paris more intimately. So today I decided to fix that. I was downtown for some job opportunity stuff and grabbed my camera. What a day for it. Blue Skies and 1C weather. So here is my little walk around Toronto (from King and Spidina, down to Front St. then up Bay St.)
First stop was to reflect upon iPods continuing romp across the universe, to become the only meaningful brand. How does this ad not make you want to buy an iPod? Honestly.
Next, the perennial favourite, and everyone’s number one phallic symbol, the CN Tower. Just look how it dances above the buildings.
Just to provide some perspective, the thing really is huge. I’m still waiting for the day it rockets off into space — all 553.33 m of it.
In the pointy shadow of ‘The Tower’ sits the pudgy SkyDome. This is a picture of the figures that adorn the north end of the stadium. Look, the guy is taking a picture of me taking a picture of Him. As my buddy Tim would say, “Sure is a lot of camera filming camera going on here.”
A great example of the diverse theater one can attended in the City of Toronto. Forget about Phantoms, Lions and Cats. When you have Bats, you have it all. “Bat Boy Finds Love in TO”. Good job Bat Boy, good job.
The downtown core as seen from that street that runs between SkyDome and the ACC. Looks nice during the day, and stellar at night. It might be small, but it’s ours.
Coming back up Bay St. I dropped into BCE Place. This is a fantastic example of modern architecture in TO. They enclosed a city block, that was then renovated into office space.
This is a picture from the concourse beneath the picture above. I was grabbing a coffee and looked up to see peoples feet.
At Bay and Queen is a great example of one stop shopping. I don’t know how many times I’ve been doing my banking and had a sudden urge for a cup of java. From what I hear they can transfer funds while making a triple mocha latte, skim milk, extra mocha. This is a medicore rip-off of this photo. I blame the time of day for the differences in reflection and composition. I never pretended to be original.
I end my journey at Bell Trinity Square (directly east of Nathan Phillip’s Square). The vibrant colour of the building compared to its surrounds really caught my eye. I don’t know art, but I know what I like I suppose.
Well there you have it, my walking tour of a little slice of Toronto. Not being one to try and impart words of wisdom, I’ll just say, go take a walk and open your eyes. It really puts things in perspective. Everywhere has something unique to offer.
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