How refreshing to hear a young couple express gratitude for nothing more than a lovely day…and for recognizing privilege. You are lovely together…all f life’s blessings to you both.
4:45 is incorrect, Toronto Island was not man built, that would be the nearby Tommy Thompson Park which is connected to the mainland. It is similar to an island as the connection to the mainland is quite thin and the size of it extends outwards towards the lake. The city dumped massive amounts of construction waste such as rebar, concrete, bricks into the lake and built a park over it. Currently, Tommy Thompson Park is a bird and nature sanctuary for all types of animals. The Toronto Islands were once connected to the mainland by a sand bar, but it got swept away in a massive storm in 1858.
@@louisandchlo It's not surprising, a lot of Torontonians have never actually visited the islands or know the history of it. The tour guide was probably from north york.
Thank you. I came here to post a similar comment. The Toronto Islands were used by Indigenous Peoples for ceremonies for thousands of years and are considered sacred ground.
@@louisandchlo He made a mistake. They threw all the soil from excavation into the harbour, and it extended the shoreline out a LOT. But the islands are quite natural!
Loved it! Great job! I grew up near Toronto and visited often when I was a kid. The funny thing is, I never went to Toronto Islands until I was well into my 20's. The harbourfront area was still very industrial and hard to access 40 years ago.Also, when I was growing up, Lake Ontario was quite polluted, mostly due to poor sewage treatment. It really is a paradise now, and the lake water is much cleaner. Glad to see you enjoyed and you must visit my hometown of Kingston, where the Thousand Islands begin - but go in summer!!
Glad you enjoyed Brian! Yes Toronto Islands really are a paradise, we fee very lucky and can’t wait to visit again. We’ll definitely be coming back to Canada many times in the future and we’d love to visit Kingston and all the amazing lakes there!
Born and raised in Toronto and I love this city. Even going away up north or wherever for a bit I always miss Toronto at the end of the day and look forward going back to the craziness lol.
It’s such a great place! It’s been 6 months now since we were there and we’ve been to a lot of places since… but there’s just something very special about Toronto!
I love landing into Toronto and looking out the window in summer, seeing all the trees and ravine system across the city, it's a great tree canopy in this city.
I smoked a lot of weed in Toronto. Surely made me relax a lot more than I normally do when I travel. Normally I'm on edge the entire time I'm away from home but, in Toronto, I just kinda floated around the entire 5 days. Lol
Haha that is definitely a benefit we found from Toronto… floaty is the perfect word. Also across most of Canada & the US… but Toronto in particular was a very floaty city
Great video. As a Ukrainian Canadian I've never heard someone say perogie they way you did. Perogies are very common in Canada as Canada has the most people of Ukrainian origin outside of Ukraine.
Hi new subscribers thanks for loving my city i think I need to view it like you did . 😂 Crazy I’ve lived here all my life and don’t appreciate it until I saw you did . I just did the Spadina house tour and posted it .Think I’ll add more of Toronto to my videos Loves Mama Brooke
Really enjoy the video! May I know which month this was taken?😍 We’re planning a honeymoon in late-June to July, and watching this video made it less daunting to plan it all.. the calm pace of taking things in really inspired me. Any recommendations or advice will be so appreciated ❤
No, the Toronto Islands are natural islands. Although at one time they were a peninsula. In i858 a strong storm created the eastern gap making the peninsula islands. Maybe you're thinking of the Leslie Street spit which was created with fill.
there are 4 beaches on the Toronto islands one of which is a nude beach. The beaches are 1. Ward Island Beach 2. Centre Island Beach 3. Gibraltar Point Beach 4. Hanlan's Point Beach (Nude Beach)
Haha, thank you Morgan… I think everyone in the UK thinks Canada is awesome to be honest! But until going, we didn’t know quite how awesome it really is!
The Toronto Islands were not originally man-made. Instead, they were formed hundreds of years ago by lakeside cliffs miles away eroding and the resulting silt gathered in the bay and formed the basis of the islands. However, much of the land where the small regional airport is was reclaimed from excavation debris, as was the Leslie Spit which is entirely man-made.
I'm curious as to why you automatically expected MTL/QC to be hipstery or cool just because they're French speaking cities. Also, secret for English ppl: you can actually get a "full English" anywhere, without the mythological name. We just call it 3 eggs with meat, toast and potatoes etc.
@@louisandchlo You kind of have to take internet suggestions with a grain of salt, because people tend to aggrandize the city they live in and give it all sorts of imaginary qualities. Montreal has some really nice aspects, and the old touristy part of Ottawa is nice, but overall I think you made the best choice coming to Toronto!
Weed is legal, but as someone who lives just east, I find Toronto is a rat race. Being a tourist is chill. And ya, the weed helps if you partake but if you think Toronto is chill, then Montreal and Vancouver are horizonatal !
You should do better research of your commentary. The Toronto islands were NOT created by dumping construction rubble. The islands are natural and one of the reasons that it formed a good natural harbour which was one of the considerations for the British both militarily and commercially. The waterfront WAS extended with rubble dumping, however, and that may be the source of your confusion.
@@torontoash45 Toronto may not be the safest city in Ontario, but it is far from *dangerous*, especially by world standards. In fact, it is considered to be one of the safest major cities in the world!
i lived in Toronto for almost 16 years,and every year it became more dangerous . Now it is common to see assaults , robberies ,gang violence and shootings
@@louisandchlo Don't blame you one bit. I grew up on a suburb of Montreal on the West Island. As for the language issue, if you only plan on living there temporarily, it's not imperative that you know French, since roughly 1/4 of Montrealers are English-speaking and most French-Canadians there are fairly fluent in English.
@@terryomalley1974 it’s amazing! And I do actually speak a fair amount of French, but I have a terrible accent and I struggle to hear and understand others speaking french! I’ve always wanted to live in a French spoken place so that I can become conversational/fluent!
@@louisandchlo You'll be just fine then. As long as they sense that you're trying to communicate with them in French, they'll cut you a lot of slack, because they'll appreciate your effort. Guaranteed. I know my hometown quite well
The Toronto Islands are NOT the result of constuction rubbish being dumped in the lake. They are natural formations that have been there since time immemorial, used by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Islands
How refreshing to hear a young couple express gratitude for nothing more than a lovely day…and for recognizing privilege. You are lovely together…all f life’s blessings to you both.
Really glad you had a nice time here! :) Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
4:45 is incorrect, Toronto Island was not man built, that would be the nearby Tommy Thompson Park which is connected to the mainland. It is similar to an island as the connection to the mainland is quite thin and the size of it extends outwards towards the lake. The city dumped massive amounts of construction waste such as rebar, concrete, bricks into the lake and built a park over it. Currently, Tommy Thompson Park is a bird and nature sanctuary for all types of animals. The Toronto Islands were once connected to the mainland by a sand bar, but it got swept away in a massive storm in 1858.
Oh! Our tour guide on the sightseeing bus must have been incorrect! Thanks for educating us 😊
@@louisandchlo It's not surprising, a lot of Torontonians have never actually visited the islands or know the history of it. The tour guide was probably from north york.
Thank you. I came here to post a similar comment. The Toronto Islands were used by Indigenous Peoples for ceremonies for thousands of years and are considered sacred ground.
@@louisandchlo He made a mistake. They threw all the soil from excavation into the harbour, and it extended the shoreline out a LOT. But the islands are quite natural!
I've been watching a lot of toronto vlogs recently and this is definitely #1. From the vibes to the editing to the comprehensive travel, great video!
Loved it! Great job! I grew up near Toronto and visited often when I was a kid. The funny thing is, I never went to Toronto Islands until I was well into my 20's. The harbourfront area was still very industrial and hard to access 40 years ago.Also, when I was growing up, Lake Ontario was quite polluted, mostly due to poor sewage treatment. It really is a paradise now, and the lake water is much cleaner. Glad to see you enjoyed and you must visit my hometown of Kingston, where the Thousand Islands begin - but go in summer!!
Glad you enjoyed Brian! Yes Toronto Islands really are a paradise, we fee very lucky and can’t wait to visit again.
We’ll definitely be coming back to Canada many times in the future and we’d love to visit Kingston and all the amazing lakes there!
Born and raised in Toronto and I love this city. Even going away up north or wherever for a bit I always miss Toronto at the end of the day and look forward going back to the craziness lol.
It’s such a great place! It’s been 6 months now since we were there and we’ve been to a lot of places since… but there’s just something very special about Toronto!
I love landing into Toronto and looking out the window in summer, seeing all the trees and ravine system across the city, it's a great tree canopy in this city.
It looks like they just dropped the houses into the middle of a forrest.
Wonderful tour of Toronto it's an amazing city come back soon ....Thank you 🇨🇦
Lovely video with nice shots and beautiful imagery. Very professional looking!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your visit to Toronto. It is an amazing city to visit and to live in, even in the winter!!
Hi guys great video. It took me back to when I was in Toronto OMG it is one amazing place. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for visiting Canada glad you had fun. As a home sick Canadian living abroad thanks. Come back.
Enjoyed watching this one! Keep them coming!!! I'm sure that it's only getting better🙌
Thanks Riddhi, really glad to hear you enjoyed it 😃
I live in Toronto and was so pleased at how good it was looking. It was kind of drab during all the shutdowns during COVID.
We loved it Margaret! Such a fun and diverse city. We’re definitely going to go back for a longer trip!
Looks so fun!! I love the squirrel shots 🐿 and the bloopers 🤣
The squirrels are so big and cute and fluffy here. We have since seen more animals so more cuteness is to come
Aw this is brilliant! Looks amazing - very envious. 🇨🇦🔥 (also the bloopers are hilarious 😂)
Glad you like the video Em! 😊
I smoked a lot of weed in Toronto. Surely made me relax a lot more than I normally do when I travel. Normally I'm on edge the entire time I'm away from home but, in Toronto, I just kinda floated around the entire 5 days. Lol
Haha that is definitely a benefit we found from Toronto… floaty is the perfect word. Also across most of Canada & the US… but Toronto in particular was a very floaty city
Great video. As a Ukrainian Canadian I've never heard someone say perogie they way you did. Perogies are very common in Canada as Canada has the most people of Ukrainian origin outside of Ukraine.
You guys are lovely. Safe journeys!
Glad you are enjoying my city . I found your video charming.
We loved it! Glad you enjoyed our video John 😃🇨🇦
Hi new subscribers thanks for loving my city i think I need to view it like you did . 😂 Crazy I’ve lived here all my life and don’t appreciate it until I saw you did . I just did the Spadina house tour and posted it .Think I’ll add more of Toronto to my videos
Loves Mama Brooke
Aww brilliant video, Toronto looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing more. Plus slightly jealous of the yummy vegan food, looks delish
Thanks Emma! Honestly, Toronto and the vegan food here are both amazing!
Enjoyed your video. Looking forward to more.😊🇨🇦
Thanks Carol! Our next one is up on Sunday :)
Thank you for sharing your travels!
Really enjoy the video! May I know which month this was taken?😍 We’re planning a honeymoon in late-June to July, and watching this video made it less daunting to plan it all.. the calm pace of taking things in really inspired me. Any recommendations or advice will be so appreciated ❤
Hey! This was from 27th May - 6th June 2022. We absolutely loved it! All of June & July will be a great time to go too.
@@louisandchlo Thank you!
Wow, wasn't quite enough for me haha. Lovely review of the city though! Thank you.
I am from Toronto..it is a beautiful city.
It is! We loved it there and can’t wait to go back at some point!
Or as the Brits would say, "I's a beau'iful ci'y."
I live in Toronto canada it's amazing AND SO FUNNNN THE CN TOWER SND BLUE JAY.
No, the Toronto Islands are natural islands. Although at one time they were a peninsula. In i858 a strong storm created the eastern gap making the peninsula islands. Maybe you're thinking of the Leslie Street spit which was created with fill.
That’s what our Toronto bus tour guide told us! They must be wrong!
there are 4 beaches on the Toronto islands one of which is a nude beach.
The beaches are
1. Ward Island Beach
2. Centre Island Beach
3. Gibraltar Point Beach
4. Hanlan's Point Beach (Nude Beach)
Yes, we went to Centre Island Beach! What a brilliant place!
I would normally tell relatives from England not to tell their friends about how awesome Canada is; sadly you have made a video that dispels my lie :P
Haha, thank you Morgan… I think everyone in the UK thinks Canada is awesome to be honest! But until going, we didn’t know quite how awesome it really is!
Just wear compressed socks on airplane. Will help with no clots 😀😊. Thanks sharing your trip.
Leslie Spit is composed of rubble, but the Toronto Islands are a natural sandbar deposit.
It’s always so funny when people realize that weed is legal here !
Your Vaca just got better 😂😂
As a Canadian; Most visitors who wants to visit Toronto the airport is in Mississauga. So most visitors doesn't know it.
The Toronto Islands were not originally man-made. Instead, they were formed hundreds of years ago by lakeside cliffs miles away eroding and the resulting silt gathered in the bay and formed the basis of the islands. However, much of the land where the small regional airport is was reclaimed from excavation debris, as was the Leslie Spit which is entirely man-made.
Yes we’ve been told this on a few comments now, it was just what we were told by the bus tour people!
Brilliant
I'm curious as to why you automatically expected MTL/QC to be hipstery or cool just because they're French speaking cities.
Also, secret for English ppl: you can actually get a "full English" anywhere, without the mythological name. We just call it 3 eggs with meat, toast and potatoes etc.
Not because of them being French speaking - just from our research everywhere said they are more hipster & cool!
@@louisandchlo You kind of have to take internet suggestions with a grain of salt, because people tend to aggrandize the city they live in and give it all sorts of imaginary qualities. Montreal has some really nice aspects, and the old touristy part of Ottawa is nice, but overall I think you made the best choice coming to Toronto!
One of our nicknames is “Toronto the Good”
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Weed is legal, but as someone who lives just east, I find Toronto is a rat race. Being a tourist is chill. And ya, the weed helps if you partake but if you think Toronto is chill, then Montreal and Vancouver are horizonatal !
I'm going to guess that Louis is a Sagittarius and Chlo is a Pisces.
Toronto is at the same latitude as Monaco and the French Riviera.
What is the name of place you stayed in in toronto
Hi Irene, it was an AirBnB on Wallace Avenue!
You should do better research of your commentary. The Toronto islands were NOT created by dumping construction rubble. The islands are natural and one of the reasons that it formed a good natural harbour which was one of the considerations for the British both militarily and commercially. The waterfront WAS extended with rubble dumping, however, and that may be the source of your confusion.
We were told this by the bus tour, and mentioned this in another comment below - we were just told the wrong things!
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fuuny how people show the nice part of Toronto ,but forget how dangerous it has become
We didn’t see any sign of danger at all! Maybe we were lucky to have missed it
Toronto is dangerous but like most cities it depends where you are
@@torontoash45 Toronto may not be the safest city in Ontario, but it is far from *dangerous*, especially by world standards. In fact, it is considered to be one of the safest major cities in the world!
Where have you been hiding under a rock maybe? I guess you didn't know about all the gun violence happening.. Toronto isn't safe at all
i lived in Toronto for almost 16 years,and every year it became more dangerous . Now it is common to see assaults , robberies ,gang violence and shootings
Too bad they only see the downtown area…
If you were impressed with Toronto, you're going to love, love, love Montreal! Much cooler and more hip.
Thanks Terry - we absolutely loved Montreal! I (Louis) have decided I’d like to live there for 6 months or maybe more in the future!
@@louisandchlo Don't blame you one bit. I grew up on a suburb of Montreal on the West Island. As for the language issue, if you only plan on living there temporarily, it's not imperative that you know French, since roughly 1/4 of Montrealers are English-speaking and most French-Canadians there are fairly fluent in English.
@@terryomalley1974 it’s amazing! And I do actually speak a fair amount of French, but I have a terrible accent and I struggle to hear and understand others speaking french! I’ve always wanted to live in a French spoken place so that I can become conversational/fluent!
@@louisandchlo You'll be just fine then. As long as they sense that you're trying to communicate with them in French, they'll cut you a lot of slack, because they'll appreciate your effort. Guaranteed. I know my hometown quite well
The Toronto Islands are NOT the result of constuction rubbish being dumped in the lake. They are natural formations that have been there since time immemorial, used by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Islands
We have since discovered this! We went on a bus tour and that was what we were told sadly, and we can’t re-edit this video.