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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Torontonians |
| Date | Tue, 17 May 2005 13:52:40 -0400 |
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At Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30:40 Stewart wrote:
>Nope. Factor in the exchange rate and they cost pretty much exactly the
>same, if not slightly more. [snip]
And really hard to come by....retailers are consistantly out of stock of
these things (and the new Play Station hand-held thingy). It's hit or miss
when the stuff is available.
>I can point you towards several excellent inexpensive restaurants,
>especially around Yonge and Bloor, but unfortunately, most of my favorite
>record stores in the city are no more and I haven't found much to replace
>them.
Next time you're coming through, Stewart (September?) let me know and I'll
give you the location of three in and around Scarborough that'll more than
keep you busy.
>But if you're looking for day trips and you have a car, two things: the
>zoo, out in Jaimie V. and Paul >M.'s hometown of Scarborough, is truly
>excellent, one of my favorites in the world,
The zoo is 11 minutes from my house (and the property itself backs onto my
parents' subdivision):-) And it's a WHOLE day affair if you want to catch
all the attractions now that the monorail is no longer in service on the
grounds. They've rebuilt an entire African Savannah which I wasn't able to
thoroughly check out last year with my kids. It's a great day out and even
when it's raining there's a lot of stuff to see inside the pavillions
themselves. It's accessible by transit if you're not driving.
>and the McMichael Canadian Art Museum out in Kleinburg (www.mcmichael.com)
>is a must-visit if >you're at all into art museums, if only for the
>permanent installation of many works by the Group of >Seven, an early 20th
>century collective of landscape painters who did some truly amazing work.
> >(Indeed, many of the GoS are permanently installed there themselves --
>several of them are buried on the property!)
Good call....you'll need a day for this and, obviously, a vehicle.
>Finally, if you see a hot dog cart, get one. Trust me on this.
Hehe....a person can very easily get hooked on our "Smog Dogs" :-) They're
BBQ grilled and not boiled like in a lot of other cities....which also
allows the choice of not just Shopsy Hot Dogs, but different varieties of
sausage -- Polish, Italian, and German. I recommend ones on the South/West
corner of Yonge & Dundas or Yonge & Gould.
is truly excellent, one of my favorites in
>the world,
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