Last weekend was the most exciting holiday I have ever had in Canada. I took a 6-day off on midterm break and flew to Toronto! My first impression toward Toronto is that it's a huge city that offers many activities to do. Once I landed there,I got it right. I could feel that the city is energetic, lively and diverse. I could notice some differences between Toronto and Vancouver. First, the lifestyle, people in Toronto have more active lifestyle. They are always in a rush. They don't care about others as much as Vancouverites do but they are quite friendly. Whenever I needed help with direction, they always answered nicely. Second, diversity, when I first came to Vancouver, I thought that Vancouver is a very diverse city. You can hear many languages spoken on the street. When I went to Toronto, it's even more! I saw many people from different ethnic. For instance, the majority of Vancouverites are Caucasian and Asian. In Toronto, I saw some African-American, Caribbean, South American and, of course, Caucasian and Asian. In addition, there are more young people than seniors in Toronto. It's similar to other big cities around the world that young people usually live there.
I went to many places in Toronto. You can see my pictures attached.
at the front of Casa Loma with my friend who showed me around Toronto
inside Eaton Center...a huge shopping mall in downtown Toronto
I spent almost a day there!
view of downtown Toronto from the ferry
I like your pictures, it seems very nice, you made wonder why I never thought about going there!!!
ReplyDeleteI read your post imaginging your accent, as if you were reading this to me- I really like your accent, it's so clear, haha. It seems great! I should visit there as well.
ReplyDeleteP.S I also like your font!
I hear that Toronto is the most diverse city, we can find people from everywhere, and restautants of anys sort!
ReplyDeleteChanida, I'm glad that you liked your experience of Toronto. I lived there for two years during the time I did my M.A. at the University of Toronto. Unlike many Vancouverites, I feel a genuine affection for Toronto, and I miss it a good deal. I wouldn't want to live there now, though, but I very much do want to visit it for a holiday. I love the old buildings that one can sometimes see in the city, the energy and dynamism of the place.
ReplyDeleteI would caution that "active lifestyle" might not be quite the right phrase to describe Torontonians, though. They have a faster pace of life than we do, but I think Vancouverites are more active due to our outdoors-oriented lifestyle. Unfortunately, I myself need more of that healthy Vancouver lifestyle as my stomach is getting larger by the day.