Oh Canada! Have you ever been to Canada? In this article I want to share why I love Canada so much. On the picture above you can see how proud I was after ordering food in French at a Tim Hortons in Quebec. We spent four days at Les Chalets du Lac Grenier in Quebec/Montréal last month. My French is good enough by now to survive. Awesomeness!
I fell in love with Canada after my first visit because it is so great. In Canada, I have been to Newfoundland, to Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Chicoutimi (yes, this is a city) and to so many other places that I can truly share some insight about this awesome country.
The main focus of this article will be Toronto; simply because this city is amazing and it is a special place that my husband and I discovered together. We have been back there several times since. We stayed at a tiny hostel the first time because the trip was all about walking around and exploring and not enjoying a beautiful hotel room. 😉 It seems we explored the entire city while walking, which was great. I remember my feet hurt but then again they always do because I never wear the right type of shoes. (according to my husband) We took so many pictures, ate awesome food (Check out this café at Kensington Market for breakfast/brunch or lunch) and did most of the touristy things. I loved the CN Tower for sure.
Yep, this is me, approximately four years ago with short-short hair, sitting on the glass floor all the way on top (553m/1,815 ft) of the CN Tower striking a Yoga pose. And it was winter – it was a cold winter 😉
Many say that Canada is just like the United States but it is not true. Not for me at least. There are all kind of differences that made me fall in love with Canada and enjoy it so much as soon as we cross the border every time. The first thing I noticed was that the people in Canada are so friendly. You know, heartfelt friendly – not fake friendly. Everyone is just so nice. No New York attitude and not everyone has the face down looking at a smart phone (is it so smart?) or avoiding eye-contact. People look at you! The other thing I noticed was how clean Canada is. Coming from Germany this was not a something new to me. Germany has rules for everything and one big thing is cleanliness.
Take the subway in Toronto and compare it to the Metro in NY. You know this nasty smell when you take any subway in Manhattan? This nice mix of feces, dust, dirt and urine? Yuk! In Toronto – clean! It all seems to work over there.
One more place I would like to share is The St. Lawrence Market. This place has everything a huge farmers market has plus more. You can easily stroll around for hours. Of course I have to mention that my husband and I bought real wool cardigans at one of the stands and I thought it would be enough to wear that when we stepped back outside. Note to self: Whenever it is below minus 20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) you don’t go out with just a wool cardigan on! Of course I got really sick but this is another story.
It probably sounds like I am exaggerating but with Canada it was love at first visit for me! I am looking forward to our next visit which is actually just around the corner. When you visit Toronto for the first time it can be slightly overwhelming because there is simply so much to take in.
If you plan a visit to Toronto, this website is pretty amazing. Also, feel free to ask me anything about all my Canada travels. You will find nature at its best!
Thank you for reading my blog.
