What’s the 4th largest city in North America and the most international city in North America and the city where the longest road in North America starts? Why, that would be Toronto, Ontario, Canada–at least as our T’ronto (skip the “o” if you go native) tour guide tells us. You can check it in Wikipedia. One might infer a Canadian desire to embellish, as the forever-little sibling to big brother USA, but this might be wrong as T’rontons seem at ease with who they are.

No matter what Stephen Colbert says, after 1-1/2 days in this delightful city, we can unreservedly say that Canadians are COOL! The streets are full of people, friendly and unpretentious people, on foot and on bikes, walking dogs, pushing strollers, chatting with friends. Construction projects are everywhere, particularly new condo towers and new streetcar tracks. Unique neighborhoods, often only a few blocks in size, reside side-by-side throughout the city, with plentiful eateries of all shapes and sizes. People of color and varying ethnicity abound, which is a point of particular pride to T’rontons.

It’s a good thing our rental car is due back in Detroit in a few days. We like T’ronto so much and there’s so much to do that we’d be tempted to stay….at least until the snow flies. We’re curious though–how would snow and 10 degree temps affect the charm of this distinctly Canadian big city?

King Street, a common street scene

Photographer and belle in The Music Garden within Harbourfront

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