Mum and I are so excited to explore Toronto, AKA Canada’s Downtown. I’m keen to head to the city’s Old Town to explore the indie shops and cafes in Corktown, and I know that mum could spend hours admiring local artwork in the Distillery Historic District. This area is also home to the St Lawrence food market, which I’ve heard is one of the best in the world – we’ll have to pop by to see if it lives up to the hype.
The CN Tower is also on my Toronto bucket list. Mum’s a little nervous about heights, but I’ve convinced her that a meal at 360 Restaurant is a must for the market-fresh dishes and wines from the “cellar in the sky”. I’ve got a feeling I’ll be going solo for the infamously nerve-wracking glass floor and Edge Walk though!
Mum’s keen to plan in some spa time to “blow away the cobwebs”, as she’d say, so I’m going to book us in for a treatment at Four Seasons. I also thought we could head out to Eastside’s Blue Flag beaches to escape the hubbub of the city for a day or two. The district’s draw is also its laidback boutiques, casual restaurants, pubs, patios and spaces primed for culinary adventures such as Little India and Greektown. Koreatown, a little further west, is the place to go for BBQ restaurants.
