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Edited on Sun May-09-04 06:17 PM by fudge stripe cookays
We had a really nice hotel next to Second City and kitty corner from Wayne Gretzky's (the Soho Metropolitan).
I had conflicting reports about Toronto. My mother visited in 1983 and raved about how amazingly CLEAN it was compared to American cities.
My husband (Albertan) told me Toronto was one of the few Canadian cities with American type crime problems and filth.
Walking down Spadina Ave(I think I must have been in the garment district), I was appalled at the grafitti all over EVERYTHING-- even business doors and windows. Streets were dirty, trash was everywhere.
And I picked up a Real Estate magazine to check prices, as we are considering moving up as well. I was disavowed of that notion very quick. Toronto is horrendously expensive($500,000 CDN avg for a house in the suburbs), just as hubby had told me. I thought he might have been exaggerating, since I know Albertans tend to have problems with Ontario, but now I don't think he was at all. The people weren't as friendly as in Calgary (save the nice waiter at the Italian restaurant next to the hotel). I hated Toronto.
And I don't know where my mom was staying, but things have changed a lot in 20 years.
You might want to consider Calgary as well. Alberta's economy is one of the best in the provinces now, and the mountains are RIGHT there for rest and relaxation. The weather is a little milder than Edmonton's because of the Chinooks, and I've had some incredible meals at Nellie's, the River Cafe, and Paros on 4th St. It's one of the most conservative areas in Canada, but we have plenty of progressive friends there, and their conservative doesn't begin to touch the crap we have to deal with here. Screaming Lord Byron is there if you need more info too.
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