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Favorite Corners - Toronto

We had a free day in Toronto before moving onto our next destination.  The issue with Toronto, as with any big city really, is it's impossible to see everything.  Due to our short time here, we didn't feel like waiting in lines to do the standard "connect-the-dots between the big tourist attractions" routine and instead, we opted to hit a few neighborhoods and streets to see what else we could find.   

Sleeping shops on a quiet Sunday morning in the area of West Queen West.

Look up!  Street art is everywhere here.

Only on Queen West can you find a squirrel shooting rainbows out of its eyes.

Welcome to the Vog Vault at 686 Queen.  Proving that shoes aren't the only thing that can be found at a John Fluevog Shoes store.  And yes, it really used to be a bank vault.

Jimmy enjoying a little gravity-defying fun.

All those yoga classes are really paying off...:)

We arrived in High Park just in time to catch a wonderful surprise...

...cherry blossoms!

Stop at the heart archway...

...and continue on past the giant alien robot...

...to reach the Distillery District.  

Despite the Distillery District's old Victorian era industrial brick exteriors, the interiors are filled with a few things that are a bit more modern.

A sculpture made of locks reminds us that all we need is...