Canada Adventures

                                                                

Tim's Toronto Adventures

Not as fast paced
as New York City

This place feels
Like home:

photography

Although it has been 4 months since I've gone to Canada, looking back at these pictures has helped remind me of the essence that my 2017 summer embodied.

I experienced heaps of growth over the course of June and July and am glad that I documented a time when I finally began to discover more of identity, and where I plan to see myself in the future.


I remember the first day that we landed in Canada. It was cool outside of the airport, the air was dry, I was deathly exhausted from the flight across a continent, and I was sure of one thing—that I was ready to dig in to lots and lots of good food.



When we got to our hotel in Brampton (in a suburban area on the outskirts of Toronto), my family checked into our room and crashed. Napping is always good for the soul.

We visited our relatives in Brampton the day we landed in Canada and had dinner with them (they were very lovely and hospitable). The next day, we were eager to drive to the city early in the morning, and my soul was definitely ready to experience what Toronto had to offer.

Although I had a severe case of jetlag, I powered through the day and the 6 hour time difference and strutted my stuff around city blocks.

My outfit looked really bomb, even though I remember my mom saying something like "you look homeless" or "you should change" as we were getting ready that morning.

what ever! *said in Clueless voice*

I would have to say, I was in awe, and super duper uber booper happy to feel like I finally meshed with a place in my life. Toronto was a city that oddly felt like my second home.

I would've liked to post more pictures of the side streets around Chinatown, but that would have made this blog post way too long.

Side note: I did an attempt at some street photography in Chinatown and thoroughly enjoyed it

The blend of Northeastern style architecture with the modernness of the city literally melted my heart to its core, considering how much time I can spend watching HGTV. Some residential houses would even come within a 10 feet distance to a 20 story building. There's something so fascinating about how balanced Toronto is in how its style and how it has developed structurally.

Simple things such as the wires that helped run the cable cars along the middle of the roads, the fast paced walking of everyone around me, the delicious ramen we were able to find for lunch, the cheap and juicy blueberries and strawberries, our rental car which I spent a lot of time sleeping in is what I loved and remember most about my first and a half day in Toronto.
I was vibing with Canada, she was vibing with me. I hopefully pray that I'll be able to revisit Toronto sometime in the near future.



The day after, we went to the Ontario Science Centre. It was a short day of adventuring, but the museum covered several floors, which in turn equaled to tons of walking.

There were lots of places for kids to explore, including a section for parts of human development and another for technology inventions over the years. I enjoyed walking around and feeling like a little kid on a field trip.

We sat under the stars in the planetarium around 1pm for a special showing that the Science Centre did, and I fell asleep during the short 15 minute showing.

Here is part two of my Canada Adventures captured in 17 (more) photos.


Click here for Part 1

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