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Wasn't sure where to post this and while this is the best place it's not geared towards a topic of conversation, unless that
topic is how awesome Canadian cities are. This is from a whirlwind tour of Canada and the number of pics reflect that. The contrast between Canadian cities & American cities is great since not nearly as many left their cities for dead like so many Americans did. Hopefully these give some of the vibe of these neat cities.
Guelph
Guelph is a college town with a population over 100,000 aand has a bustling downtown with an eclectic mix of businesses including bars & boutiques.
Here's a side street. There's a nice cafe in the brick building on the left creatively named Red Brick Cafe.
I was going to have an omelette here since it was kind of early, but I just couldn't pass up the burger, which I didn't regret ordering.
Toronto
Toronto's Chinatown is very sizable, though I haven't visited many to know how it compares to other large cities. Lots of ducks and other animals (cooked, thankfully) hanging in the windows there.
Koreatown looked interesting, it's too bad I was in quite a rush that I didn't get to explore it.
Little Italy seemed to be centered on College St which also had a number of Portuguese restaurants and as the name of the street implies, it had a college-y feel. Ran into a true blue urbanite here and it was nice to see that we're not alone, although it's easy to see why in Toronto as opposed to some cities in a certain state.
Kingston
Another college town of a 100,000+ population, but with a New England vibe. I highly recommend the profiteroles at Pan Chancho on Princess St if you ever find yourself here.
City Hall
A view of Lake Ontario.
Ottawa
With only a day and a half I didn't have much time, so these were taken from the car.
Couple pics of Parliament Hill. To me, Ottawa was the Columbus of Canada. The locals though it was alright, there's lot's of government business and you need a car to get around unless you want to take the bus, though there is a small light rail line it doesn't go to the main areas. I found enough of interest in the neighborhood to the east of Parliament Hill around York St while to the south is Bank St which is the main strip along with Elgin St which isn't nearly as long.
Montreal
This is The Village.
Gays welcome.
It's as good as it looks.
Quebec City
I took the most photos here and I don't think it's possible to avoid doing so. This is one of the main strips on Rue St Jean.
This is above the Quartier Petite Champlain
Here's a street level view.
Well, that's all.
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