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Long story short, I got a call a few weeks back saying I won a contest to go to the Much Music Video Awards (kind of equivalent to the MTV Music Video Awards in Canada). I had entered my name and e-mail randomly just for the heck of it...sure enough they hooked me up with a decent hotel and a flight.
Never been to Toronto (or any part of Canada), but I've always wanted to check it out. Unfortunately, I had no car and only a few days...so I didn't have too much time to explore outside of the central downtown area. A few general thoughts (Coming from someone who lives in NYC and grew up around Philly):
~CONSTRUCTION...everywhere! Not 100% on the population or the diff demographics, but I was surprised at how much construction there was for residential apartments. Seems like a very up and coming city
~liquor was noticeably more expensive and the abundance of stores was non-existent (at least, where I was)
~females were lovely for the most part
~I didn't partake, but it seems like the immediate access to Lake Ontario would be cool during the summer..saw a lot of people boating, laying out, etc
~people, in general, were very pretty pleasant and approachable...the city moved a little slower than here in NY
~an abundance of what NYCers would classify as hipsters roaming the areas we were in
~street art/graffiti/the arts seemed to be prevalent around the city
~poutine & gravy seemed to be on every menu
~the area on Queen Street where we were reminded me of South Street in Philly
~native Canadians didn't seem to be too fond of the Subway system / streetcar/trolly things were everywhere for public transport
~this pizza pizza chain seemed to be the go-to late night food for many...they were all over
~Katy Perry (including her chest) 10 feet away was lovely
~I was too old to be at the Much Music Video Awards
Can't quite put my finger on which city it reminded me of here in the U.S., but I definitely want to go back and I recommend checking it out for anyone interested.
A few pics:
Feel free to look at additional pics from the MMVA's via my photo site
Never been to Toronto (or any part of Canada), but I've always wanted to check it out. Unfortunately, I had no car and only a few days...so I didn't have too much time to explore outside of the central downtown area. A few general thoughts (Coming from someone who lives in NYC and grew up around Philly):
~CONSTRUCTION...everywhere! Not 100% on the population or the diff demographics, but I was surprised at how much construction there was for residential apartments. Seems like a very up and coming city
~liquor was noticeably more expensive and the abundance of stores was non-existent (at least, where I was)
~females were lovely for the most part
~I didn't partake, but it seems like the immediate access to Lake Ontario would be cool during the summer..saw a lot of people boating, laying out, etc
~people, in general, were very pretty pleasant and approachable...the city moved a little slower than here in NY
~an abundance of what NYCers would classify as hipsters roaming the areas we were in
~street art/graffiti/the arts seemed to be prevalent around the city
~poutine & gravy seemed to be on every menu
~the area on Queen Street where we were reminded me of South Street in Philly
~native Canadians didn't seem to be too fond of the Subway system / streetcar/trolly things were everywhere for public transport
~this pizza pizza chain seemed to be the go-to late night food for many...they were all over
~Katy Perry (including her chest) 10 feet away was lovely
~I was too old to be at the Much Music Video Awards
Can't quite put my finger on which city it reminded me of here in the U.S., but I definitely want to go back and I recommend checking it out for anyone interested.
A few pics:
Feel free to look at additional pics from the MMVA's via my photo site
