5th then 6th and trekking

way cool store...

I knew Richard would love Pylones! For years, Saffrey has been giving me strange and wonderful things like graters that look like fancy ladies and nail clippers that have insect wings on them! It's a visual delight - full of things you don't really need but HAVE to have!

A WALK IN CENTRAL PARK

Autumn in New York. Before we left Trinidad, I wondered if there would be any leaves left on the trees in New York. When I lived in England, I always got depressed when autumn arrived, as it meant that winter was right around the corner. But the beauty of autumn has won me over.

Our walk through Central Park in the sun was full of incredible colour and shapes. Richard and I sat on a bench and turned our faces towards the heavens to imbibe the sun. And people who walked passed us were doing the same. We smiled at each other in shared recognition of that special moment. Have a look at the glorious trees!

a wonderful day, wonderful weather...good times.

Saturday Dreevay with Sharon in Cabbagetown and Kensington Market

Sharon and I had a good ole dreevay around the place on Saturday.  There was a beautiful art and craft market in Cabbagetown with delicious jams and jellies; Sharon's favourite was the shortbread.  We then headed across town to the groovy Kensington Market.

Mobiles and garden art/ ornaments/ sculptures.

Packages of yummy shortbread!

Not sure what I make of this - some sort of post-apocalyptic, hippie thing!

Gorgeous jars of pickles line the walls of the Grilled Cheese restaurant in Kensington Market.

Some sort of mobile skateboarder convention.

Wandering around on Queen Street

I walked into a fairly dodgy part of town - there were drunk skaters staggering about the place and I knew I had to hot-foot it out of there.  But luckily, I found myself on West Queen Street, where I took these photos.

Ontario Museum of Art

Rickshaw!

The CN tower and Streetcar cables

The Market Incubator Group.

We're at the University of Toronto, and we've been working hard!!

Day 2 - At Uof T

So I was in pretty intense workshop sessions all day today.  But when we wrapped up it was a balmy afternoon, so I went walking around a bit.  The thing that I like - which I have to admit I used to hate - is that Toronto is pretty orderly, and your average Joe seems to do the right thing.  It's really relaxing when compared to the chaotic and aggressive living back in Trinidad.  Here are some of today's photos.

 Gorgeous buildings at Uof T

Ivy

 The CN Tower off in the distance

 Freshers week!

First day in Toronto!

I'm here in Toronto for intensive training workshops for pitching and networking in this industry. But of course, I can't help but do a little site-seeing and some tasting. So here's what I did/ discovered today.

Brazil day at Dundas square.

Delicious bruchetta!

Trinidadian playwright, Tony Hall.

Me outside the Mac store at the Eaton Centre.

Batman on Yonge.