Visit Toronto - 5 Things You Will Love & Hate About Toronto, Canada
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
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The Best & The Worst of Toronto. If you are heading to Toronto here are a few tips to get the most out of your visit. It is a fantastic city with great museums, nightlife and independent shopping and bars. From the Royal Ontario Museum to Kensington Market there is so much to love and enjoy about Toronto. So when you ask yourself what to do and see in Toronto this will give you some ideas and there is always the Maple Leafs, Raptors or Bluejays games to check out.
Filmed in Toronto, Canada
Copyright Mark Wolters 2014
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Ontario has two seasons; Winter and Construction.
Cake Middleton I grew up in calgs, live in Toronto. Cheers
Taryn DeCicco
The same is true of Pennsylvania.
I live in Edmonton and visit Calgary a lot and as the two fastest growing cities in Canada man is there ever a lot of construction
Calgary is literally the cleanest city on the planet, I lived there a while and i loved it. I live north of Toronto and what you say could not be more right, winter and construction.
Robert Curtis at least it is better than Winnipeg though, eww
I live in Toronto and It is so strange to hear it talked about like a tourist destination. You just sort of get used to all those things when you actually live there.
TheShaleco boring city
Bount Pathammavong For tourism, perhaps. It's actually a great city to live in though.
+TheShaleco hey are there many bars and clubs there? Just wondering
I live in new york and i feel the same way
We have an Entertainment District; Nightclubs and bars in a large section of the downtown, along Adelaide & Richmond(One-way roads in each direction) very active on the weekends, but throughout the city, both downtown and in the outer boroughs, we have many ethnic neighborhoods with bars everywhere. Summer is the time when this city really thrives, festivals and concerts, etc..
I will say the hardest thing about living in Toronto is resisting the urge to go out and blow my paycheck at a cool bar or restaurant every single night.
I live about an hour away from Toronto in Guelph, and love going to Toronto every chance I get, I take the greyhound so I don't have to worry about driving, if you're gonna drive to Toronto for even a day I suggest you take the dufferin cut off from the 401 to the Yorkdale shopping centre and park for free then take the subway right downtown and do whatever you want !!
Fun fact, Toronto is actually pronounced as Tronno/Trawna/Churr-ono, at least it is by the natives, the last t is silent, if you pronounce the last t like Tor-on-to you are easily spotted as a tourist.
Tarana!!
So what if he's "spotted as a tourist" why you idiots make a big deal about everything?
Yoda Ydyxz I was simply stating a fact, you calling me an idiot for it is you making it into a big deal.
F Dannn So fucking what? if somebody is perceived as a tourist? what's the big problem here? is it worthy of talking about? You are a tourist if you actually have the brain and visit some place else.
Yoda Ydyxz You clearly have some unresolved anger issues…I'll leave you to that.
I have been to Toronto several times, and I wouldn't say that these are things I "hate" about the city as much as they are minor annoyances, which can be applied to any major metropolis. The transit system is the best...and "The Ex" in late August is my favorite thing about Toronto!
I've been to so many other places, and while I often had to find my enjoyment those places, I find comfort in Toronto. it is a place to live and grow. Toronto is not a perfect city, it can be improved upon, but Toronto is like a person, it has to learn and grow and find its identity, Toronto is simply a great city to live and visit.
Don't forget the Ontario Science Centre - definitely worth a visit.
Absolutely one of the greatest cities on Earth.
Anthony Darrow it is pretty darn cool
Very friendly, so so safe compared to other major cities, and just beautiful, but unfortunately Toronto is very misunderstood...
***** I totally agree. Very Cool!
lol not compared to Paris
*****
actually, I've been there once and Paris is suprisingly cleaner than you'd expect lol
I'm a Couchsurfer host here in Toronto. I live in the St Lawrence market area and have a fabulous view of the city. I do a one hour tour highlighting some of the places you mention, but I include the many green spaces downtown. My tour also contains many sculptures, architecture, and things that are not in the tour books. I love my city and so do all the Couchsurfers who have stayed with me.
I was born and raised in toronto and I never heard any one have so much fun! I couldn't wait to get the hell out. (I now live in a village in nova scotia lol.)
who from the TTC paid you to say that Toronto has a good public transit system?!
Aaron King what? ;) maybe it was my feet after I walked from the waterfront to Chinatown to the ROM then back to the hockey hall of fame... dang Toronto so much to see that I couldn't leave the street ;)
Aaron King if he was paid by our TTC he would of pushed stuff like the, unlimited 'Day or week Pass'. =P
Hes just saying that you can get to places using ttc. He didnt say it was time efficient or anything lol.
Aaron King Better than what we have down here in philly.
I can't stand SEPTA
Aaron King I agree...the TTC is awful. Ride the rocket? More like ride the snail. That city needs at least 3 more subway lines and service that doesn't break down every day
I love the variety of international foods at the restaurants/bakeries and shops!! Never boring!
Nicely done. I was born in Toronto. I have lived in other cities around the world, but Toronto is #1 in my heart. Thank you.
Thanks.
My favorite track is 21st Century Schizoid Man. Thanks for asking. Have a great holidays.
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Same I was born in toronto
same but I moved back after living somewhere else
I am always amazed when I read or hear people complain about Toronto, and the complaints are either from people who have never been here, or live here and have never been anywhere else to compare. confused and judgmental people really aren't sure what they like.
Thank You Mark for your wonderful comments on our beautiful city! We hope you come again sometime soon. All the best to you and your Family!!
Thank you so much! As a proud Torontonian, I have helped out many tourists in my time and don't mind doing so. We are friendlier than the rest of our countrymen think we are. BTW taxes here are 13% which is our harmonized GST/PST. Also another great place to go is The Beach on Queen Street East. You walk along Queen St. E and check out the shops or you can walk down to the Beach itself. Also check out the Olympic Pool which is located at the Woodbine Beach area. Cheers all :)
Born and raised here, true it's huge. Wolters is just talking about the central area of Toronto. Still venture there from time to time but it's harder to get there and my days of parking downtown are over. Some things are better than before but in general it was more liveable pre-2000.
I lived here for 5 years. Your analysis is very accurate. The only thing you missed was that city hall is actually quite an old building and Most Importantly HIGH PARK! High Park is in the west end and is an extremely large natural park so when you're recommending outdoor activities this has to be included. This was the neighbourhood I lived in and it is worth noting.
+Alexandra Laureate-Gabriel I always thought High Park was something to be avoided because of the high rates or robberies and rapes? Or is that just an area to be avoided at night? Let me know :)
One of the weird things, is that City Hall is old, but there is another older City Hall :)
Very late but, green space is amazing if you know how to find it.
The ravine paths are amazing, Don river, Rouge park, get out of the core and explore the amazing Edwardian and Victorian communities.
Brick Works, just a short walk and you can see otters on the river.
Pretty much every neighborhood has a creek, ravine or river to explore.
Toronto means the meeting of the waters.
Even better and i think more to do in the winter months especially if your an outdoors enthusiast.
Thank you for the positive video, even the downfalls of my hometown~ I live in the Maritimes now and go back home as a tourist and actually enjoy it more than when we lived there.
I lived an hour outside of Toronto until 21, and I can completely agree with all of your points! Spot on. :)
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Great job describing my city. Thanks for coming and I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.
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I grew up 2 hours from Toronto, in London, Ontario. Toronto is an amazing city
OliviaAlexandra Weber American here, drove from St. Louis to Toronto last September one thing I found really strange about driving there (drove past London) is that there’d be a city with so many people and I look off the highway and there’s a storage place or something with no houses. It was like the towns are hidden. Just a random comment it just seemed unusual to me. Took the 401 the whole way I think.
Robert Baratheon ya. They don’t have houses off the 401. Its farms or industrial buildings the houses are never right off the 401
It’s basically like that through out Canada. I live in Alberta now and it’s similar here. There are a few houses, but not many.
As per perpetual construction: It is the fastest growing city in North America and outside China perhaps the world. 50 skyscrapers over 60 stories are slated to be built in the next 5 years. When I was a kid it was sort of like Cleveland, then Detroit and is now bigger than Chicago.
Essardee 50? wow
+Essardee lot's of poor people moving into Toronto to beef up the pop.
+PamP1m
www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/05/largest-cities-north-america-toronto-chicago_n_2815578.html
What are you smoking?
North American city's are small though for example I'm from London and the city's population alone is more than the whole of torontos metropolitan area. Let alone londons metropolitan area
It's not really bigger than Chicago. Sure it depends on if you measure the city limits or metropolitan area limits. But once you have been in Chicago you know what I mean.
I am going to visit Toronto for the first time this summer. I can't wait to see it; I have been to Montreal and I loved it. Canada seems like a really awesome and enlightened country.
+Michael B Toronto was great. You will enjoy it I'm sure :)
Yeaaaa... I'm going back to Toronto after 17 years... Going to spend my holidays July 2017 visiting some Canadian friends. It's going to be only for a week though. But enough to see and enjoy this marvellous city. I can't wait... See you soon, Canada. Hi from Brazil.
I live and work in downtown Toronto (some of us call it "T dot", I agree with your comment that its deceptively a very large city. I lived in NYC and travelled to a lot of american cities (Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Northeast corridor, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago) and in comparison to a lot of american cities Toronto is huge, more urban and has a unique vibe. I find a lot of Americans are surprised of how big it is, most thought it was as big as Seattle (using the space needle as an anchoring referential point), however I find its big like Chicago. In fact downtown Toronto is bigger more dense than downtown Chicago.
Awesome vid. My mom has been wanting to move to Toronto for the past month now, gonna show her this.
SpaceyWacey Torchwood thanks for sharing it with your mom! we really enjoyed Toronto and I really didn't think I would like it as much as I did
I love hearing about my home town. Enjoyed your video, I'll be watching more!
I live about 1 hour from Toronto. On a weekday I would definitely take the GO train/public transit. On the weekend or a holiday I would definitely drive. On a weekend I have never had any problem with parking. Just select find parking with google maps or Waze. Sometimes it is costly, sometimes surprisingly reasonable. Just try to time your departure from the city or any downtown driving away from the end of any sporting event. It will take you like 1 hour to drive 4 blocks!
lol, i live in Toronto, and the thing about there being nature and green spaces is TOTALLY true! It even surprised me, even though I've lived here all my life... One time when I was in this camp at Harbour front when i was younger, we took a little boat to some Islands in Ontario. Not centre island, but they are not too far off the shore. It's kind of hard to explain, but they're these little tiny islands that you take the boat to with AMAZING trees that grew in all sorts of crazy ways on the sand and you can even see the roots with some of them. So anyway, we stayed in a little tent there overnight, went swimming for a bit, and ate some macaroni and cheese for supper. I think it was homemade. And seriously, even though we were only a little bit out off the shore, it felt like we were so much more in the wilderness and with nature, it was truly amazing. We're not just some concrete jungle! xD lol. Although it wouldn't have been my first choice of places to live (I'm a guy who likes the country and nature more), it's still a pretty amazing place when you think about it! :D i just discovered your channel, and I absolutely love all your videos so far! =^-^= i'm sorry my comments are always kind of long, I tend to ramble and I always have a whole heck of a lot to say...
Not sure what it's like now. My last visit to High Park was about 10 years ago. When I was a kid in the in early 70's the one thing I remember is hand feeding chipmunks there. Then off to suburbs. About 82 or 83 started roaming around the city on Saturday nights. Lived in city from 96 to 04. I think the days of getting a bachelor apartment for 400 a month is over! Had a good view of CN Tower from Queen and Niagara. Was about 25 the one and only time I went to top.
Correction about the transit system: no one says "the yellow line" they say "line 1 or Yonge-University line"
I was wondering what he meant by yellow line
Everyone I know says yellow line. I think only old people say Yonge-University.
I, an intellectual, referred to it as the yellow line for the greater part of my existence.
@@TheCanadiangirl4 If I remember right, he's originally from Illinois, and in Chicago, our public tran system is color-coded. Red line, yellow line, blue line, etc. So, if he sees a rail line colored yellow, he might have just fallen back on that.
*IT DOES no MATTER !!! - TORONTO SUBWAY IS THE WORSE SHIT in THE WORLD !!! - Amen !!! Oh, US subways get the same score (ex aequo) .*
In case anyone is wondering, every single point -- both the goods and bads -- that Mark mentions is absolutely spot-on, 100% correct about Toronto. If you're driving into Toronto and staying at a downtown hotel, I cannot overstate the importance of parking your car in a lot on the edge of the city and taking the subway or train into downtown. Yes, it's going to cost you a bit for parking, but it will save you more headaches and frustration, not to mention even more money, than you can possibly imagine.
Toronto is my hometown. I've been living in Rome for 21 years and in a month I will be moving back to my city. I can't wait. Toronto ROCKS !!! I love the positive vibe, its great people and its atmosphere :)
Positive vibe? What the hell? Everyone is so cold and cynical here
@@jessforan7810 sorry about that. I have a different experience than yours.
Englishing What is your experience? Community? I have been living here 20 years, and while people seem nice, it’s often just politeness. There is a difference. Torontonians are quite known to be reserved and a bit cold, unlike Italians. You should like where you live
@@jessforan7810 of course I like where I live. I live in Toronto. Torontonians being Cool? Torontonians are from everywhere, and they are nice, polite and civil. I lived in Rome for 21 years, and I loved it. However, my personality changed and Rome changed too. I didn't like it anymore. It did not give me the opportunities I have here in Toronto. Toronto is living in the future. Rome, on the other hand, is living in its past. I wish you luck whoever you are.
Englishing Well, what matters is that YOU like Toronto, it doesn’t matter if I do or not. Glad you are happy here. Personally, I am just tired of the politeness and civility because it feels fake and no one tells you the truth and I feel like everyone expects you to act a certain way. I just find that irritating sometimes. other than that, Toronto is ok. Our transport is meh, it is fast growing and not enough infrastructure to support that growth. a lot of toronto is being gentrified and being replaced by bland glass box condos and no one is doing anything about that. I hope Toronto can truly be liveable but we are losing arts & culture and that is the most important thing. It is simply unaffordable here. Thanks, good luck to you too
The Beach/Beaches... 20min street car ride (depending on traffic) from "New" and old city hall. New city hall is over 60 years old, so it's new-ish. ;) The Beach is also a great place, a bit expensive, but you will find cheap places as well.
I'm from the UK Manchester and i just love Toronto, my first visit was back in May 2005 and i've been back 6 times. My next visit is in 3 weeks :)
Si Hunt Have fun here we are glad that you like our city :))
i love the way you break down the good and bad. that said, i definitely want to spend some time in Toronto
I love hearing seagulls, it sooths me since I love summer and beaches
Most tolerant and multicultural city on the planet, hands down.
Vancouver? Monteal? Problem about Toronto and Torontorians are their intolerable pride. Maple Leaf is the shittiest and overpaid hockey team ever; still the city is proud of it. You can easily get beat up outside Air Canada center by yelling "Leaf Sucks"!
No The intolerant deserve no tolerance.
No why would you walk around telling random people about how much you like a political figure when you're on vacation in the first place...
@ timmmahhhh - Now, now! You're being intolerant!
I LOVE CANADA TORONTO BECAUSE I WAS BORN THERE!!!!!!!!!! 🇨🇦❤🇨🇦
+Rida khan Toronto us a cool city
You live in amazing city
Mustafa Alam shut your shithole
Hey Mark,
Another great video!
I always love getting value and learning something new from your video's.
You're video's are short, sharp and packed with relevant information.
Ashley Smith Thank you Ashley. That is what we are going for :) and I do really appreciate your kind words. It makes me know I am not just wasting my time making these videos. Glad we can help :) all the best on your travels!
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They come across as really genuine.
To be honest I don't even watch any other travel channels to compare you to.
Why would I go to a lesser channel?
Ashley Smith you are too nice :)
Went to Toronto for a few days and then on to Niagara falls a year and a half ago in Aug- Sep of 2016. Both were amazing experiences and yes, the people are so friendly and helpful. I even had cash hanging out during one encounter...I had forgotten to close my bag, and a lady behind me on the street tapped me on the shoulder and told me.....God Bless HER|! Everyone we asked happily gave us directions and chatted with us and it was truly heartwarming. Niagara is a spiritual experience combined with an experience in the strange and bizarre with a strangely carnival feel.....a place unlike any other I am sure and we loved every bit of it.
Traffic sucks there. Leave car at home, fly in.
Honestly people, if you were born and raised in Toronto and end up living somewhere else, in my case overseas all over Asia, you're gonna miss it at some point. I miss home terribly.
Thanks for sharing this, I am now sold on visiting. Loved the video.
I used to take Via Rail weekend getaways from Windsor, ONT by train to Toronto. I the whole experience was always great. I love Toronto! I finally went to NYC after many Toronto Trips. I love the huge metropolitan cities of North America!
First off, that "New" architecture you're referring to behind you is called "New City Hall" Which is a total misnomer, it was built in 1966!!!
Second, you could have mentioned the restaurants. There are some truly amazing restaurants in Toronto. And although some, like North 44 and Centro can be quite pricey, others like La Vecchia and La Fieramosca are very well priced.
I caught that too! Our "interesting and new" city hall design? It's over 50 years old!
I'm born and raised here in Toronto and I have to tell you I absolutely love my city and you will too! The traffic and construction is definitely something you will hate but if you rent a bike or take the TTC and try to avoid travelling between neighbourhoods during rush hour you'll be fine. So many people travel in and out of the city per day that it makes for a huge headache and cabs will get expensive so use Uber or like I said earlier rent a bike or take public transit.
There's so much to do and you will absolutely fall in love with Toronto! Something worth mentioning that this video doesn't is that we have an actual castle that was home to royalty and from atop of the hill it's on there are beautiful views of the city.
And don't underestimate the fall season - Toronto is often compared to New York (hundreds of films have dubbed our streets as New York's in Hollywood blockbusters) - and in September/October gives off a beautiful "Autumn in New York" vibe.
It's absolutely stunning in the fall and Halloween is celebrated city-wide! A section of Church Street in the LGBT village is closed off every year for a wild Halloween costume street party!
Last but not least, don't mention the Montreal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs fans get all riled up when you do.
Love this video. Thanks for sharing these tips. :)
Very informative I’m going next month luckily I found this video
You even pronounce Toronto like a native (born & raised) Torontonian.
Props for that 👌
Nice video Mark and I really liked Toronto when I visited but those "hates" were pretty mild. :)
Tosh T its Canada, not much to hate except the price and the winters.
jovicrazed LMAO I wonder how expensive Canada is compared to FINLAND :-D. Woltersworld said in his finland video that in finland stuff is expensive. I wonder which one is more ''expensive'', canada or fin :D
Finland is way more expensive. Throughout the entire country you're paying a good $20 for a beer. In Canada the most you'll pay is in downtown Toronto where the major bars charge about $10 a beer. That's just one example but pretty much everything is (much) more expensive in Finland.
Thanks for your tips on Toronto. My 3 1/2 days in Toronto were great! Could not do everything we wanted to do. Best tip was using the Subway and streetcars to get around. Also the Path was neat to use.
I've been to Toronto fairly often, for business and vacation. (I'm Canadian.) You can save a bundle on hotels by staying at Bed and Breakfasts instead. When you book ask if they have parking. It might be free. Get a map of the city and plan your excursions first. I know lots of people use GPS but believe me in a strange city, use a map too. Just don't use it on the street because it screams TOURIST. Look for Family Style restaurants if you want deals. If you prefer peace and quiet, then go to more upscale venues that will likely not have screaming children. The TTC/Metro/Subway is very good, not too expensive. It's linked to buses and streetcars. It's a good place to visit. They have music concerts every day.
I've lived in toronto my whole life. I love it here.
Roxasmaker What a clueless lowclass Idiot you are then
+Roxasmaker Obviously then you need to have your head examined. Toronto is a disgusting shithole filled with no class crude rude assholes the rest of the country would like to see obliterated off the face of the continent.
+Gregory McGilvray Dude you have zero clue about Toronto , it is a clean beautiful city with amazing culture with hardly any crime or poverty. Now please tell us where do you hail from? I live in B.C BTW
+Gregory McGilvray damn tell me how you really feel! You must be from Detroit
+arslank Pakistan Paindabad Unlike all the other people here commenting I actually live in Toronto. It is absolutely terrible. Two people I know got stabbed while at work and the homeless are everywhere, and will attack and rob you if you don't give them money. Everyone here is terrifying. There are signs in the Subways to keep you cell phones and ipods hidden because they will be stolen from you. Do not listen to people who say what a wonderful place this is. It's so expensive and soul less, you can't trust anybody and the people in cars will probably try to run you over even as you cross the street. Everybody hates everybody, you could get attacked just for looking at somebody, and if someone you don't know walks up to you and starts talking to you, get away as fast as you can, that always ends bad. Stay off the streets after the sun sets, or at the very least out of the subways, we have bad gang problems as well. God forbid you end up in the wrong area wearing the wrong color, and someone shoots you because they think you're in a gang. This is toronto. I've lived here all my life and am desperately trying to find somewhere else to move too. I don't want to die here.
I'm originally from Toronto and I can tell you that the highways are horrible-401, QEW, DVP. Traffic, traffic and more traffic. The people here are not friendly and act very materialistic. Hotels are not expensive if you get deals before you go and we stay on the outskirts but I have family and friends here. Road rage is common here and I was almost a victim of it. Don't count on getting parking spots here under any circumstances-especially Yorkdale shopping centre. The city is expensive if you want to live here. Count on being homeless unless you have $1200-$1500+ a month on rent for horrible apartments or you can secure a $500,000 mortgage. The transit systems is a joke because the infrastructure goes back to the 1970s and only now are they starting to do something with transit. Unfortunately, it's not much and gridlock continues to be a problem. The city for the most part is not as safe as it once was and in parts of North York and Scarborough it is not recommended you walk at night. And much of the city is controlled by gangs, especially Jane-Finch and other selected pockets. The gap between rich and poor here has widened significantly. Need I say more?
Barry Krebs too much Chinese money. The High rise apartments that popped up over the last ten years is horrific.
a $500,000 mortgage in Toronto or anywhere in the GTA??? where do I find these???
Barry Krebs so regarding these facts I think Montreal is more worth living and workings! Do you think so according the fact that both cities are cosmopolitan ?
Love this! I will be visiting soon. Thanks for the tips.
Glad you said TORONTO is huge...it is...which surprises many tourists...
miss toronto so much, my hometown 4 10yrs
Me too ! and coming back for good in a month :)
96 to 04 for me plus born in city. Have never lived more than 100 km away from CN Tower!
Toronto city is not designed to please the drivers. Its a densely populated city that promotes public transportation. Unfortunately, the TTC is really good but far from New York. They need to improve subway lines.
I can totally relate to the driving issues! We went for the CNE and , while we found parking (eventually), getting out was a nightmare. We actually wound up driving on the rail line! Whenever we got lost (it is a HUGE city) we found the people of Toronto to be the friendliest, most helpful people that we've encountered in our travels.
judith frieh It's better to park your car at one of the Go train stations outside of the city and take the train in. You can end up at Union station (downtown TO) and you won't have to worry about parking in Toronto.
LOL driving on the rail line, our favourite way of humiliating tourists.
Toronto very nice city i lived there short time back late in 1989-1990. because my dad was living in Markham Ontario before he passed away. i love to come back there to visit
Funny that he kept on referring to the new building when standing in front of City Hall. That was built in the 60s
That's because it sits next to the Old City Hall building built in 1899. Now registered as a historical site.
It is called Nathan Phillips Square. An ice rink to skate on in winter.
"There is always construction going on here"
Welcome to London, UK.
Had a blast when I went there in 2016 during the Rio Olympic season. Saw the opening ceremony at CBC's downtown headquarters, went to a Blue Jays game at the Skydome, CN Tower, Canada's Wonderland up in Vaughn, Casa Loma, ROM, etc. Great inexpensive public transportation (TTC/GO Transit) and food options too. I would recommend buying a Citypass which saved me a lot. I coming back there in January, but sadly, on a brief layover in Pearson Airport on my way to Tokyo (hope they have poutine and Tim Hortons).
Mann, I live in Scarborough, work downtown, and now feel like being a tourist in my own city. Great vid and commentary!
I live in the building right beside where he was filming - everything he listed was 100% correct - Toronto is amazing and anyone who doesn't like living in Toronto - must not like big cities. The only thing I wish Toronto had was a more European vibe - and protected more of our historical buildings - but it does seem like we are heading that way.
If you need a European vibe then Europe is a more appropriate place. In Canada, you get a North American vibe.
Afam Orji Actually When I went to Toronto The vibe I got was very Canadian since Toronto happens to be the Heart of Culture and Media and Financial of the your wonderful Country. Going to NIagara Falls next week thinking of taking a train to Toronto to check it out again.for the day.
Toronto is awesome for tourists. But having lived here your whole life? It loses its luster. You start spending more time outside of Toronto after getting too used to the layout, if you're the type that likes getting lost and exploring a bit.
The islands never get old though.
luckily i grew up on the edge of the city (Scarborough and North York) so downtown never lost it's magic to me. it was still a 40 min mission by ttc so I barely went there when I was younger. now it still feels like a new city to me
this video was very helpful. it helped me prepare for our family trip to Toronto with our two kids earlier this year (April 2016). we were there for three days. we stayed at entertainment district near king street. took the metro to the Royal Ontario Museum (the rom) , walked to the CN tower, and up and down King Street (even tried food from a food truck) and discover the deliciousness of "Poutin" yum. really really loved Toronto, and really hope to visit again soon. This was part b of our trip - we did start at Niagara Falls for a day - but Toronto was definitely the highlight. we are from Chicago, and to me, everything seemed reasonably priced (at least compared to Chicago). be sure to visit the markets he mentions
Good point tons of construction and huge downtown bigger thant you expect ! Thanks !
our next destination. thanks for the advice
Tonioshouse you are very welcome. we all loved it in Toronto. ROM is a must. For hippie shops fun go to Kensington Market which is right next to China town. Hockey Hall of fame is fun even if you don't like hockey that much :) you will have a blast
we went on a road trip this summer and had the best time. toronto is next summer's destination. what kind of foods are traditional in canada ? we went on a cruise once to new brunswick and st. john but we didn't get to enjoy any traditional canadian foods.
Tonioshouse well if you are anywhere in the central to east then you have to eat poutine. fries with cheese curds and gravy. totally Canadian. we have a few viddeos on Canada vs the USA for tourists and 5 love and hates of Canada and they can give you some more ideas. Duck in Quebec city is traditionally good too
thanks for the advice. we appreciate it
silkentresses thanks for the recommendations
Born and raised....lived in London Montreal Belfast love them...love NYC Paris and Rio as well...but for better or worse I love my town. Not as polished as NYC or London but a lot cheaper and more laid back..if u like it...great! If not, who cares?
Born in Toronto off to Suburbs but soon as a teen in 80's that was our summer nights . Lived in city from 96 to 04! My very 1st visit to Montreal was 91 or 92 and I hated it . Went back in 08 and have made a good 30 trips since then! It took 8 years to get timing right for a Mount Royal sunrise! Also 4 for 4 with really good snow for winter trip!
I love Montreal, its so much better than Toronto
that being said. really seems to have a good grasp of our amazing city
We are from Boston and we went to Toronto (granted it was 10 years ago or so) and we had a great time. I think a lot of what people are complaining about your going to get with any big city. Whether its Boston, LA, NY etc, your going to encounter traffic and crowded places, we found Toronto to be no different in that regard but still enjoyed it. Would go back again in a minute.
I just moved to Toronto a few days ago and what is one of the first things I do? Check out if Mark has already made a video about the city to see what I should do/visit ^^
ParticleFairy depending if you’re in the west end check out the junction
Still in the city? When lived in city from 96 to 04 had a great time. Have never lived more than 100 km away from city. It sure has changed from being a teen in the 80's.
i live in ottawa and i freaking lovee torontoooooooo SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much hhhj I went to Toronto in summer 2015 and went to wonderland while I was at Toronto I explored the city and its SOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice but lots of traffic but I miss it sosososososo much I can't wait to go back again summer 2k17 I wanna move there and I want my kids to grow up there
Kind of surprised you didn't mention the kid-friendly Toronto ZOO... it was the best zoo we have ever visited... you are closer to the animals and they seem less confined than in U.S zoos. Great entertaining and helpful videos you put out.
Thats awesome! Please keep safe and continue vlogging have a great day!
And for an afternoon of history try CASA LOMA, Toronto's own stately home. Near Downtown, worth a visit if you like European style historic houses. Like Biltmore I guess in NC
I loved Toronto!
Toronto is really amazing for the districts, festivals, market and outdoor space. Looking to get a feel of the real Toronto, dig into the districts. Visit the Evergreen Brick Works market and petting zoo on Bayview.
Downtown Toronto can be quite ugly architecturally but when you travel into the burrows you will find some absolutely stunning character houses. Multiculturalism is what truly makes Toronto amazing.
The clubs and bars can be expensive but the night life in the summer is absolutely amazing. Ive lived in Toronto for 8 years now and I am still finding amazing new places. If you like the outdoors or want places to bring your family there are many beautiful parks here, walk or bike the don river trail, have a picnic at Riverdale park, or watch some horsesback riding at Sunnybrook where there are public barbecues you can use. Even northern Toronto has many little areas that you can spend a day in nature.
Toronto is also a center point for traveling in southern Ontario, you can easily take a day trip to Niagara Falls (very tourists fyi) or see the crystal blue waters of Tobermory, or spend a day on a beach at the Sandbanks.
Feel free to message me if you are coming here and need some recommendations.
p.s. you can see amazing things in Toronto for free, culture flows freely here.
We have 2 seasons in Toronto -- Winter and Construction. Great video
l love toronto---a peaceful multicultural city.this is the place makes me no regret when i die and bury here.
+Fan Zhengming I Know Right!
I LOVE Toronto! I'm there every year, and I've lived there in 2013/2014! :D It's home to me, and I would really like to raise a family there someday :)
+CATSbrittany Also, a specific thing I love about Toronto is the venues and big-named artists that always come around and play shows there!
Such great bands come. It really is a fantastic city.
+CATSbrittany Lived Here Ever Since I Was Born!
+D Shand I live in London
I lived in Toronto in the sixtys on dundas not been back for ten years but still would like to think id see it again
Interesting video...I agree with most of it and I am from and still live in Toronto...thank you
Hummmmmm......ok, things I despise about Toronto (I was born, and have lived my entire life here, so I know what I'm saying)
1) the TTC (Toronto Transit Commision, but I say it stands for "Take The Car" sucks! Every subway, street car of bus, is alway fully packed, and you end up waiting for two or three trains to pass by before you can barely squeeze into one (which is why I drive everywhere).
2) with an additional 100 000 people moving here every year (but I think it's actually more), they are constantly building condos and office towers, or doing road and critical infrastructure work, making going anywhere in the downtown core a nightmare most days (unless you're walking, but it really is a huge city, so if you really want to walk, prepare to loose some weight!
3) it's expensive! The average price for a modest house is now over $1 million, which is why so many are going condo, they're about half that price, but...just an example, every condo around the CN Tower wasn't there 10 years ago, they are building these huge towers which average about 50-60 stories each, some much taller then that. So suddenly we have over 70 000 people living in a few square blocks, allowing the few stores to jack up the prices and stick it to us!
4) as you stated in the video (well done by the way!), the traffic is always bumper to bumper, for many reasons, mostly growing pains. This city is growing so fast, it's literally tripping over its own feet. There are currently 354 skyscrapers either under construction, approved, or proposed, 99% of which are all downtown. For every project they close one lane of traffic to allow for construction vehicles and materials. Because of this, I'm not lying when I say more then half our streets are close because of this. This current building boom began in 2005, and has continued unabated ever since, with no signs of slowing down, just the opposite!
Ok, and now, the reasons why I actually love living here, aside from being born here......
1) there are so many restaurants, you could literally eat at a different one every night for over four years, never having to go to the same one twice!
2) if you're into the arts, then this is definitely the city for you. We have the third largest theatre scene in the world, behind only London and NYC!
3) if you love the outdoors and cycling, you'll be in paradise! We have hundreds of kilometres of pave cycling/walking trails along our water front, and on the Toronto islands, which is only a quick 10 minute ferry ride across the harbour. We also have a legal clothing optional beach on the islands, it's one of only two legal,nude beaches in all of Canada (the other being Wreck Beach in Vancouver).
4) no matter where you're from, you'll find someone or something from your culture here. It's the only city on earth where 49% of all citizens are not born in Canada, and is the most multicultural place on earth! If you live here, you really don't have to travel to other countries, there are neighbourhoods representing 147 different countries here, sounds hard to believe, but it's true!
5) we have so many places for not just tourists, but for citizens too, some of my favourite being the CN Tower, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Royal Ontario Museum, Ripleys Aquarium (at the base of the CN Tower), Harbour front centre, The Rogers Centre, the Air Canada Centre, Massey Hall, Roy Thompson Hall (home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) and many more.
6) if you're a sports fan, we have teams and venues for every major sporting event, except the NFL (which is about to change, but we instead have the CFL aka the Canadian Football League). Just don't be a fan of out professional teams! Living here can be heart breaking when being a devout fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs (totally sucks ass, they haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1968!), the Toronto Blue Jays, the Toronto Raptors (they're actually getting better, given how young of a team they are), the Toronto FC (worst soccer team on earth!), the Toronto Argos (they're actually pretty good, but given they only have what, less them 10 teams in the league, it's like shooting fish in a barrel, which is why the CFL needs to go, and the NFL needs to come!).
7) I could go on forever, but, over all, Toronto is an amazing place to work and to play, with so much to do, you'll never get bored, and it's one of the, if not THE safest city of its size on the planet. We do have crime, but given there are over 6 million living here, our murder rate? Last year we had 43 shootings I think! I live and work downtown, and have walked all around every area day or night, and never once have felt unsafe or threatened, so to sum it all up, come visit us, I promise you you'll love it here, my only warning? Don't even attempt to drive around downtown, you'll spend half your vacation stuck in traffic. The biggest complaint I get from my out of town friends is, they never have enough time to see everything. I've lived here all my life (I'm 46h and I still haven't seem everything!). Enjoy your stay here, but it's best to come in the summer, not because of the weather, but because there are literally hundreds of different festivals to choose from, the biggest being Gay Pride (average crowd of over 1 million), Caribana, now called the Scotiabank Caribbean Festival (again, over a million people come from across the globe), and this summer, the Pan Am and ParaPan Am games, some come on, back you bags, and remember, if you're coming from the States, with the current exchange rate, you get about $1.25 CDN for each U.S. Dollar!
Argos won the grey cup (somehow)
The Leafs last won the Stanley Cup at the end of the 1966-67 season, not in 1968. Are you REALLY a Torontonian?
TTC is not that packed. I used to subway downtown for work. And when it's not rush-hour, there is plenty of room on the trains.
Toronto maple leafs is the best hockey team ever 😎
LOVE MY LEAFS AND JAYS. RAPTORS. FOOTBALL ARGORS.... TORONTO SOCCOR TEAM ..SKATING. SKIING..ALL THE WINTER SPORTS..
How many cups have they won since 1967?
after the habs
Awesome information
lol "slighty cold January and February" this year we got -25. Super cool video man, thanks!!
this is a stupid question, but if you're driving from NY to toronto do you need a passport to enter Canada?
Nope. Just drive right on through and they won't even stop you. It worked for me. And when you get here, the customs officers give you $1000 (canadian) to spend on whatever you want here. Bring your guns too if you have any. They won't even ask to check, but make sure you declare it first.
HHHKOK06 nice sarcasm
justinjacques766
Well, you were asking for it
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I believe to get into Canada you just need a birth certificate but bring a passport. It's a lot less of a hassle for the border officers. To get back into the States you need a passport too.
Pablo Escobar
Lol dude I was messing with him. I'm Canadian, born and raised, and damn proud of it.
+WorldWhirl he's right, ever since they stopped doing checks on suspicious people on the street crime has gone up...
What do you mean about these checks? Just walk up to you because they don't like your look? What did the people they were checking look like? And what did the check consist of?
no as in because of Tory, police officers are not allowed to do a random check based on suspicion
lmao they still do that shit all the time. what are you talking about? the crime rate has gone down every year regardless of who's running the city.
One more mention: In regards to agricultural products, Ontario has very strict land zoning laws to protect its arable land, some of which iis VERY fertile: Examples: the Niagara Fruit Belt to the west, and the Holland Marsh to the north near Hwy. 400 on your way to Barrie.
Thank you! I love my city too!!!
Toronto sounds like most of the U.S. Every major city is like this. Other than the obvious, Toronto sounds like a cool place.
Braulio Merino absolutely. Toronto pretends to be NY. The only unique thing would probably be Niagra falls or nature reserves in Ontario.
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Nurit L Toronto doesn't pretend to be anything. It has a completely different vibe from New York, which I've visited, is far leafier than most cities its size, has a mix of old and modern architecture, and is built *entirely* on a grid (New York is not).
Similarities obviously exist, but why should any shock or surprise result from such a realization? I mean, a lot of cities across Europe share similarities, but you never hear anybody claiming that they "pretend" to be one another.
Will Balogh
You went to the ROM and the Royal Ontario Museum? lol
Congratulations for the really nice videos..!
Thanks for great videos Wolter. Defiantly gonna check out your videos in the future when i go travel the next time.
Visited Germany for a Quick Trip this year was pretty nice and it was so easy to get a place to stay at even at close to Nighttime.
B4NTO Thanks B4NTO! I hope the videos help with more of your travels! all the best!