Toronto Christmas Market Renamed To The Distillery Winter Village

 

I heard on the news the other day that they were renaming the Toronto Christmas market to The Distillery Winter Village.  It looked the same to me with the Christmas trees, lights and all the other usual festive cheer.  

 

 

I'm disappointed to say the least.  Calling festivals Winter or Holiday instead of Christmas is not right if you ask me.  I don't see this for any other groups doing that with their special occasions to be honest so why should we.

 

We went December 2018 and it was so busy but fun.  All the pictures are from then too so I'm glad I got some good memories.    

Loblaw's Maple Leaf Gardens In Downtown Toronto Is All Decked Out For Christmas

 

 

 

Today my husband and I went grocery shopping at our favorite Loblaw's grocery store and it was all decorated for Christmas!

 

There was so many Christmas items for sale too.  They had so many holiday cakes, as well.  It was marvelous!  I'm going to have to start decorating also.  I can't believe Christmas is about 6 weeks away already.

 

 

I posted more photos on my Facebook if you want to take a look.

My Travels

I'm very lucky to have travel so much and from a young age too.  My husband and I try to go somewhere every year or every other year.   LA, Paris, Rome, NY, Quebec, Cuba are a few places I've been.

I've become quite the pro at packing and living out of a suitcase.  I used to feel a bit uncomfortable in hotels but now I am more at ease.  There's nothing like your own home and your own bed but sight seeing or relaxing by the pool is a good trade off.

I've logged most of my past trips on my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/annagarastophotography/albums

Flickr has gone pro and limited photos to a mere 1000 pictures so I haven't logged my most recent trip on their because I am not feeling their sub.  If you want to see my most recent trip I posted on here:  https://annagarasto.blogspot.com/2020/09/hiked-in-quebec.html

My husband and I also enjoy sight seeing in our own city of Toronto and province of Ontario.  It always has so much to see and do.  I have posted some of our experiences on this blog.

A Quick Trip To Eataly

We went to the downtown Toronto location yesterday for a couple hours and it was a great time.  Though, their restaurants were closed, their market was open, and full of goodies.  We spent over $120.00 on various Italian delectables.  We will definitely be back soon.

 

Hiked In Quebec

My husband and I booked a two week trip, including a RV, of Quebec.  We went on some hikes where we walked 7.6 km to Notre Dame du Saguenay our first day there!  It was very difficult because the path was mostly stone steps going up or down.  It took us almost four hours to complete the hike.  I never really hiked before but knew that it was not at all an easy hike.  As a matter of fact, it was a hike for experts, I believe.  So many people were struggling and I felt so bad for them.  Oh well I must say I will never forget it.

We also hiked to a beautiful waterfall and lookout point in Mont Albert.  The hikes were not that difficult so we enjoyed ourselves more.  

We also stayed in Perce, Quebec which was my favorite spot of the entire trip.  They had a great boardwalk and shops.  We got an ice cream and strolled around for a bit. 

We were lucky and saw a beautiful sunset before we made a campfire and enjoyed some s'mores.

Our Canadream RV that took us from point A to point B with comfort and style.  It's our second time using that RV company and it was a really great experience.  We also learned a lot so if we ever buy one we will know what we are doing.

The Georgian Bay Loop

We rented a RV and decided to do a loop trip and since we have wanted to explore Up North more we decided on Georgian Bay.  It exceeded our expectations because there was so much to do and see; plus it was very beautiful too! 

 

 

 Sure there were beaches and trails but there were nature centers, touristy hot spots, natural wonders, RV/camp grounds with parks and much more.  Aside from keeping your eyes open for bears it was a very wonderful trip.

 

What a beautiful sunset and amazing night too sitting around the campfire and enjoying the night.

 

So many gorgeous wildflowers and butterflies all around too!

We had to take a ferry to get off of Manitoulin Island and boy was it ever amazing.  It was so huge and even had a full restaurant on board.

 If you would like to see more pictures please click here and if you would like more information about the Georgian Bay Loop please click here.  Thanks for your interest! 

Sweet Smelling Sugar Beach In Toronto, Ontario CANADA

Not only is Sugar Beach lovely with a pretty amazing view but it literally smells like sugar too because the Redpath Sugar Company is right next door, hence the name.  There is a great patio also and lots of Green P city pay parking which you can access on an app if you prefer.

  Though there is no beach access to swim you can boat there and there is a splash pad nearby.  If you notice there are dock cleats and I believe it's free which means no parking fees for the day.  For more information you can go to the City Of Toronto Sugar Beach Website and if it's not there contact them.

If you are going to be in Toronto you should try to check out the Harbour Front and Toronto Islands.  I think if you took a full day or two max you could see a lot of it.  There is so much to do here in Toronto you will probably need to keep coming back.  It's a great place to visit and an even better place to live.  

I put two links in this blog post and if you noticed the Redpath Sugar link you then will find some pretty sweet things!  Here are another two links I just found an amazing recipe for Lemon and Lavender Flower Tartlets and then there is the Acts Of Sweetness section where they list that Redpath will have their truck at some events in Southern Ontario.