Arrived in TO after a bit of a long ride. Found a really cute town called Port Hope and the way in. And stopped at some farmers markets to get some squash and tomatoes. We were hoping to pick up some apples but missed the stand. So to get to our place we took Kingston road and then Dundas. That is to say we got off the 401 early and took some smaller roads in. Which was interesting but I don’t recommend it, it took forever! Am truly surprised by how far those suburbs extend. Each section has its own little commercial strip without a real “center”. Reminds me a little of Sydney or even London in that respect (outside the city center). Besides the highway there are no boulevards you can take to get through the city, they are simply long long streets. Around and in the city, most of the smaller streets are filled with loads of early 20th century worker housing. Basically 80 years old burbs. These stretch and stretch and stretch out. Then after that you have the typical 1950’s burbs (big lawns, big houses, type). Interestingly I find Montreal is less linear and more point based.
When we were almost home we arrived at the intersection of Dundas and Yonge, the “Times Square” of TO. Which is where the Eaton Center sits, and the closest Canadian Tire. (Photo). Pretty busy on a late Saturday afternoon.
Didn’t see much else, went for a short walk around the block in the evening to see the food shops on Dundas. Which is the heart of Chinatown, more on that later.
Dundas @ Yonge
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