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Who are we? We are 2 friends who love their hometown of Toronto and wanna explore every inch of it. We found this "City Walks Toronto: 50 Adventures on Foot" city guide and have made it our mission to complete them and document our adventures. Our blog consists of our sometimes-witty commentaries as we complete each walk. The black text represents information from the cards. The coloured text written in "Comic Sans" font is Monica speaking; the coloured text written in "Georgia" is Alma. ENJOY and please feel free to leave us your comments!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Memory Lane


#32 CHRISTIE PITS AND KOREATOWN
Karaoke bars, markets, and exotic delicacies will transport you to Seoul on this facinating walk, which includes a dash of Toronto's darkest history.
DATE: Saturday, April 2, 2011.
TIME: 3:03pm - 4:13pm
A beatutiful day! Not as cold as I thought it would be. We're in spring jackets!
So even though I've walked this stretch of Bloor plenty of times, I haven't paid much attention to the venues, so the walk should be enlightening!


Like Mon, I've been here so many times! The girls and I often come here for some cheap (and when I say cheap, I mean cheap!) Korean food, followed by some XO karaoke (who doesn't like singing out of tune to 80s, 90s pop songs?! I sure do!).  Let's see what the cards have in store for us! 

Christie Pits and the Annex 008


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Take 1 of the traditional Alma-Monica starting photo. I had to include this picture for pay back for some unflattering Monica pictures.
Thanks, Mon! I'm smiling nonetheless!
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Take 2: Much better.
Look at those smiles! :)

1. Christie Pits Park
....where, following a 1933 baseball tournament , Nazi sympathizers descended on a team of Jewish players, provoking a riot that lasted many hours and involved more than 10,000 people. Now, as in pre-riot days, families flock to the park to picnic and make use of its extensive sporting facilities, which include an outdoor ice skating rink, splash pad and pool, and toboggan runs in winter.

Hey, did you know that the Toronto Maple Leafs play here?... the baseball team that it.
Oh Monica...

Amid my research I discovered there used to be sand pits here till the early 1900's. They were known as the Christie Sand Pits. Named after the street. And the street is named after Mr. Christie of course, (you know, the cookie guy).
He makes good cookies! (as the slogan claims).


So the park is quite nice. Bigger than I originally thought. Looks like a fun place that would definately be busy in the summer. We explore and are quite impressed. Though couldn't figure out where the skaking rink would be.

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Here's the pool. It's big. And it has a slide! We get closer to investigate.
Looks crazy! (maybe it's the graffiti that adds to it!)
 I hate slides that are covered... makes me a bit claustrophobic.


Coolness!


Mon comments of the overgrowth/bulge the tree has...
Maybe there was a forced Harry Potter reference thrown in too... who knows?!
No, didn't try to make a reference. Just thought it was interesting.

Didn't we later that day in Book City see a book that was basically an audobon of clouds? Can't remember if it was factual and about the different types or if it was a joke about different cloud shapes.
Yes! I want that book! 

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When we first walked by this I thought it was just a splash pad. However, upon further inspection, we realize it's a labyrinth. When we exited Christie Station, on the little island on the road outside the station there was a little labyrinth and some teenagers tracing their way through. This one is much bigger. Anyhoo, seems like our type of thing (we are corn maze vetrans) we're going to have to solve it!
I wonder if we would still have done it, if we hadn't seen those teenagers do it...
just a thought. 


As it turns out, there wasn't much to solve. It's a winding path. No wrong turns or choices to make. So is this what makes a labyrinth different from a maze?
(I did check, and yes, that is the modern meaning. A maze has multiple  branches off the main path, where as a labyrinth is a single non-branching path leading to the centre.

As we walked our way around, a lady and her dog and her son on a tricycle came by and were standing on the labyrinth. I think she may have not realized what we were doing and just thought we were nuts.

Yeah, what was up with that?!  Oh well... look at Mon go! 


Christie Pits and the Annex 007
We make it. The victory picture!

Two thumbs up!

A glimpse of the playground. They had some really cool swings in there that was basically a wide circular surface. Alma says you're supposed to stand on them. And by the way, that's a phone book up there on the roof of the pavilion. How did it get up there? It would have to be a really strong bird. Or superman..... or dare I say a wizard or witch breaking the Statue of Secrecy and performing magic in a crowded park where Muggles hang out?!
Forced!


2. PAT Central Market (675 Bloor Street West.) 
...for a crash course in Korean cultural immersion. The giant supermarket is accustomed to curious browsers looking to explore basics like fiery -garlicky kimchee or sample prepared foods.


Hmmm... a little odd for a walk right?

A little... but the cards are right... right when you enter this market, there's a row of  stoves cooking up enkoi mushrooms... and there's freshly cut apples... thrown in for fun! yum!


Beside the market you can see the "alternative" movie theatre.
Those fellas are going in the market...fyi


As we peruse I look for my favourtie cheese. Australian Kraft cheese. My mom says you can get the canned version at some Asian food stores so I thought I'd check if they have it. They don't.
Mon looks slightly amused or confused at all the korean marked packages. Doesn't she?!

Every kid's favourite aisle...
or adult...
or just me...
yum!

yum! 

Christie Pits and the Annex 009
This is a side shot of the building. Koreatown and Christie Pits sure has a lot of pretty street art.

3. Korea House (666 Bloor St. West)
Grandfather of Toron's Seoul-food scene, where large portions of dumplings and spicy short ribs draw a knowing crowd.

I'm not one for short ribs... but dumplings are a girl's best friend.
okay, maybe they're not. But I do enjoy freshly made dumplings.
Wait... are they freshly made?!

This street is not on the walk...
What's this doing here... 
MONICA?!

Christie Pits and the Annex 011
The view down Manning Street. Not that important.... someone interesting may have lived down this street. Let's just call him Mr. Calculus Man.


Uhh... Alma did you have a story to do with this one?
In fact I don't. This isn't on the walk, but it's one of the best places to get walnut cookies! So yummy! Get a assorted box, you'll thank me later.



4. Gorisu Herbs (646 Bloor Street West)
If you're feeling ill of merely adventurous... A Korean apothecary that promises to heal what ails you using traditional remedies.
Upon reading this description, I commented that this is very Harry Potter. Come on, an apothecary! Alma thought I was stretching to create a reference. I think she's delusional and insist we get a closer look.

Even before we get there, we can see they've changed names. Clearly an attempt to further associate themselves with the world of Harry Potter, they've renamed the business to actually include the word "magic". Care to rebuttal alma?
Bah Humbug!

We did go up to the window and look in. It isn't anything like the Diagon Alley apothecary. Just a regular ol' vitamin supplement store.

Happy Easter! 

Happy Reading!
These monkeys are so cute... they nod, while on the toilet. so cute.

5. Morning Glory Toronto Plaza
...for an astonishing range of stationary, much of it based on the latest youthful trends.

 Closed! D'oh!
Crazy that it's closed!
In high school, one of my swimming buddies had recommended going to Morning Glory for some cool pencils/stationary. Her only description to find this shop was that it was outside Christie Station. 
One day after Stef's (Mon's best friend) orthodontic appointment, we tried finding this shop. I think we ended up walking the wrong way or something, so we chose to eat at some random diner. I think Stef had grilled cheese and I, a BLT. I recall it being burnt... and was disappointed.
I've passed by this stationary store a couple of times... but I guess it was never meant to be that I actually step foot in it.
big sigh...

Maybe we should lease it. What should we do with the premises?

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Some more of that street art I mentioned. All the planters on the side of the road are painted with different images. This is just one.

6. Ka Chi (612 Bloor Street West)
...for a steaming bowl of siganture "pork bone soup" at the perennially crowded
restaurant.

We should try it someday.

Christie Pits and the Annex 013
We came across this cute little boutique and went inside. Alma ened up buying that dress on the most right.
It's cute, right?! Haven't worn it yet... 
Was so close to buying a dress with cats all over it.

7. Joons (605 Bloor Street West)
...where guests use personal hot plates to barbecue spiced meats, tofu, and vegetables to succulent perfection.




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Ooo!!! Sean told us about this place and we are totally excited about going here sometime. It's a cafe that's open late and everyone comes and plays...wait for it - BOARD GAMES! Totally our thing. This needs to be on the walk!
It should! It's new, so I don't blame the cards.

Christie Pits and the Annex 017
Sigh.... this used to be one of my favourite restaurants: Rocco's Plum Tomato. It's a chain, so it's not like I can't get the food anywhere else, but I loved this location. Sean and I have eaten here quite a few times and have always had good experiences. I guess, that's Toronto. Venues always changes and turning into something else.


Well, that's the walk but we're not done yet. We knew it would be a short one so we planned ahead to do the annex next since it continues where this one leaves off.

MONICA RATING: I had a lot of fun on this walk, but there really wasn't anything super exciting (that was actually apart of the walk). Just a great day and always fun hanging out with Alma. Plus, the sentimental value. My favourite part of the walk was the park. Definately would like to revisit sometime. So...a 3? Is that too low? I'm writing this weeks after the walk, I can't remember. But I really did have fun.
BowlBowlBowl  3 out of 5 steaming bowls of Korean food (enough though we didn't have any).

Alma rating: Aww, Mon... always have a great time hanging out with you too! I'll give this walk around a 3 too. It'd be cool to hang out at the park... though I know that it'd be crazy crowded during the summer months, but the other things listed on the walk are not really that interesting... like the apothecary shop. I like how they once again recommended places to eat (cause I sure like eating), but there's so much more to Korean town than dumplings... like the cute little dress shop we went to, or the baked goods shop, karaoke places (they never recommended a place) or even just the small shops that carry sanrio characters in it... but yeah, I guess there's just so much that you can put on the cards. So.... 3 out of 5!


...and a little bit further down Memory Lane

#34 THE ANNEX: SIGHTS ON BLOOR

This walk's highlights include youthful pubs, a shoe museum, and a dash of history that give this neighborhood its buzz.
DATE: Saturday April 2nd, 2011.
TIME: 4:16pm - 7:00pm
On to walk number 2 of the day. It takes off right where the last left off. We've definately strolled down this stretch of pavement plenty of times - what UofT student hasn't. So I guess it'll be a trip down memory lane.


Unlike Mon, I didn't spend so much time here during University. Actually, I probably spent more time on campus after graduating since I always got this uneasy feeling when stepping onto UofT property. Particularly Canadiana Galleria. 
But I digress...
The Annex is one of our go-to neighbourhoods, since we used to patronize sushi on bloor like no tomorrow.

1. Honest Ed's (581 Bloor St. W)
A city landmark/department store known for its great bargains and tirelessly kitschy self-promotion.



Ahhh... Honest Ed's. It's been ages since I've been inside. No fantastic memories here. One summer my brother Carl participated in a hockey camp at St. Mike's College. My mom and I would take the TTC down with him and then while he was at the camp my mom and I would just go places. And quite a few times we'd make our way down Bathurst to Honest Ed's. I remember kind of getting lost in there once - which doesn't really mean much cause everyone gets lost in there. What I mean is, I got separated from my mom. Obviously, we found each other.
Yeah, if you ever mention honest eds to either one of my parents, they'll probably tell you when they first got to toronto, they lined up to get a bag of rice for a quarter or something ridiculously cheap.  Honest eds is known to have some crazy bargains... but i guess I'll always know them for... the bag of rice, the signage and for the free turkeys during thanksgiving. They're good like that.  



So, if you have never been inside Honest Ed's, you couldn't possibly be a true Torontonian. The place is a chaotic mess of.... stuff. We should try playing hide and go seek in there. Though, it'd take all day. Lot of discount items. We spent some time going through the DVDs. Lots of movies we'd never even heard of before - and sometimes with people who are somewhat famous now. We considered getting a random movie to watch... but they all look horrible.
Yeah, Alex and I were there once to get away from the cold... and they had these 25 cent movies... they were from a series called Geppetto's workshop, which were suppose to teach kids about dealing with their feelings and with bullies! I was really curious about them and for only a quarter... why not?! .. well we didn't buy one and when I was with mon... they were gone... it wasn't meant to be.
And yes, to playing hide and seek! We should try doing a scavenger hunt! Oh my, we can have teams! It'll be fun!



Happy Easter! So colourful! I like how they displayed these chocolate eggs!



I was on a mission to find a couple of items. Mainly a muffin tray. We actually came across the area with the muffin trays early in our wanderings of the store, however we missed seeing it amid all the other stuff. But somewhere along the way we came across a guy that was carrying one. Alma got really excited, and said "OMG, where did you get that?", or something like that.  It was kind of funny cause the way she started talking to the guy it first seemed like she knew him and was excited to see him. Like an old friend she hadn't seen in ages. They guy had a vague idea of where he got it, he was totally turned around. We did find the muffin trays in the end, but they were kind of pricey so I didn't buy them. I did end up buying some salt and stickers (Thomas the Train for Liam and Little Miss and Mr. People for my students).
Tee hee... I just got really excited in seeing the muffin tin! 




We totally forgot to take our standard starting photo earlier. But better late than never!
I like it!
2.  Lee's Palace and Dance Cave (520 Bloor St. W.)
...where parts of Cocktail were filmed.
Another place I haven't been in a long time.
As for Cocktail, where hasn't that movie been filmed? A couple of summers ago, the twins and I went on a tour of the Don Jail before it closed its doors for renovation (into a health center) and they said that the bar scenes from Cocktail were filmed there.

I don't think I ever watched a concert here... but it's turned into a burrito place. I think. For my "Paint the City" course... we had to do 5 minute sketches around the Annex. I drew some people inside this venue and they totally knew I was drawing them. I wasn't being discreet at all. Oh well.
They did redo the painting for this building... I don't know the artist, but it looks pretty cool!
This is not a posed picture. I was actually reading the card...however, not very well, as you will soon see.
Mon fools me all the time...
she's always pretending to read stuff. 
Actually, I can hardly read infront of someone. 
Ask me to read something on the spot and i get nervous and my eyes get blurry.
So... don't do it.


3. Seekers (509 Bloor St. W.)
A bookstore for those seeking spiritual enlightenment
Oops! Sooooo totally my fault! I cannot be trusted. We missed looking out for this place cause of me. I guess I totally skipped over this one on the cards and we ended up going straight to Book City. So mad at myself when I realized this. But then I found these pictures. Someone posted pics of the place and based on their descriptions of the place... well, lets just say Alma and I could totally be friends with "Jimi S". Check out his pictures and what he has to say about the place. Funny stuff!

http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/YIy-YsNhgdxNIFT6OtVA_A?select=OdWBnx5PhoxUd5EVYwEekg

No worries, Mon. You're still a good navigator. We can blame it on the cards somehow.

4. Book City (501 Bloor St. W.)
For general interest titles 

Second time a Book City has appeared on a walk. What's up with that? Why not the BMV?
Good question! BMV is huge!




This is where Mon tells me that she's no longer collecting these books. 
:(


While we were in the Children's section, there was a little boy and his father on the other side of some books from us. Can't remember exactly what they were talking about or which book they were perusing, but the name Nicolas came up and Alma heard the boy say to his father "There's a Nicolas in Harry Potter". At the time I was having an uncharacteristic Harry Potter brain cramp and couldn't retrieve the reference immediately. On the subway ride later that evening it came to me. Nicolas Flammel! The created of the Philospher's Stone! What's truly ironic is that the same thing happened to Harry Potter. He read about Nicolas Flammel on the train over to Hogwarts and forgot about him. And then when his name came up later in the school year when he and his friends were trying to solve a mystery he knew he'd heard the name before but couldn't place it properly.
This happened...though it was a girl, not a boy. this was not a forced Harry Potter reference made by Monica.  



5. The Outer Layer (420 Bloor St. W)
To shop for cards and gifts

I had never been here before, but I liked it. Lots of cute stuff.

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Great fish face, lady!
She kinda looks cross-eyed too!

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    I like this shop too. Though it can be kinda pricey.  
    6. Future Bakery (483 Bloor St. W.)
    I always thought it was Futures (with an "s" at the end). Are the cards wrong?


    Think the cards are right... (it's funny saying 'the cards wrong'... cause it sounds like we're speaking of tarot cards or something of the like)
    ... check out the blue sign in the picture below, it says Future. It's hard to see because of the interior. But look closely to the top right panel next to the door.

    Definately have been here a lot. One of our go-to places for me and the Loretto girls when we couldn't decide where to meet or go. Back when Sean and I were on our La Paloma carrot cake mission we ended up here at the end of an unsuccessful night and Sean ended up buying a slice of carrot cake here for his sister. At the time we didn't realize that the La Paloma cake was a Dufflet's cake and so are the ones here at Futures - so it actually was the long sought after carrot cake!
    Hey, remember the time we went out to dinner here and you had mashed potatoes... and there was this couple that looked like they were on a first date?! They looked so shy around each other waiting in line for cake. So cute.
    And of course there's Labyrinth that attached to Futures which has $3.50 martinis on Wednesday nights.  
    I've only been to Labyrinth once and let's say it was an interesting evening. Damn tequila.


    Hmm... I want cake!

    7. Green Room (296 Brunswick Ave.)


    These girls were looking for the Green Room too! They looked unsure on approaching the place and I don't think they stayed. Do you think they were doing a walk!? I kinda doubt it. Anyhow, I've been here only once for Lindsay's birthday. I couldn't stay long for some weird reason, but it looked like a cool place, where cool people hang out. I not being one of them..

    8. Brunswick House (481 Bloor St. W.)
    A pub attracting old-timers and frat boys alike
    Oh, the Brunny. Haven't been here since 1st year. What a dive! I still have my VIP card that we got in our frosh kit. Liam found it a couple of weeks ago and was walking around and playing with it. I let him think it was a credit card.
    I remember that card! Wait.. is it red?! 
    It was!


     
    9. Trinity-St. Paul's United Church (427 Bloor St. W.)
    Home to the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir, one of the world's premeire period-music ensembles.

    For several of my music classes, I had to attend different musical events and write papers about them... I attended Tafelmusik twice and enjoyed it quite a bit. The sound of these instruments are so much more warmer sounding and it being in some church makes the performance that much special. I'm not sure how much performances cost these days, but as a student... it was pretty cheap. 
    Aside from Baroque music... they hold salsa classes here. Sean still goes?! 




    Sorry, that's a pretty horrible picture...









    Christie Pits and the Annex 018
    We stopped for dinner at a Thai Restaurant across the street. Mmmm.... spring rolls
    We ordered the same thing! 
    Or that's what i remembered....
    did we?
    Ummm.. possibly. Pad Thai? I usually remember this kind of stuff...hmmm


    10. Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (750 Bloor St. W.)

    I thought it was hilarious that Angelina Ballerina was playing at the theater here and so it became a bit of an overused joke by me for the rest of the evening. Later when we came back to use the bathrooms, there was a long line - undoubtably cause of all the Angelina Ballerina fanatics (none of which where children!). And when we sat at the Second Cup - not this one but the one on the other side of the street - and played "1,2,3 he's your's!" and other people watching games, Angelina Ballerina patrons did come up a few times.



    The lighting is nice... what a nice evening!


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    Greg's ice cream! Mmmm.... I'm convinced when they were at their old location (further east on Bloor) they had more flavours.
    This is part of the walk? 
    You took this pic, Mon?!
    Remember when Greg's ice cream used to be by St. George station, near philosopher's walk?! Oh those were the days...
    What's your favourite ice cream to get here?! I had a favourite, I just can't remember it... it's been that long. Let's do ice cream, Mon!
    UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOLS
    Arguably Canada's most academically stringent high school, it's known for producing Nobel laureates and Rhodes scholoars.
    Why didn't they make this an official venue on the walk? They have more to say about it than some of the other places on the walk.

    Lots of stories about UTS. My friend Andrea went here. And she says that every year, that graduating class pulls off a crazy prank. For her year, they got into the school at night and removed all the seats from the theater style auditorium - not an easy feat! The only ones they left, were the ones designated for the their grade. Oh those crazy nerds!

    This building is also known as little OISE because it houses some OISE (UofT Teacher's College classes). I had my Science classes in here so spent a lot of time here, hnece the reason why I have lots of memories here. There's also a library in here that's on our to do list. But its a tricky one, cause we're not exactly high school students. We tried to do it once, but I chickened out.

    I was thinking about that time too when I saw the building... yeah... I didn't think it'd be that big of a deal when we went inside. We should've just went in because we were hanging outside the library for such a long time. I think that was more awkward than it would've been to go inside. Anyhow... I was surprised that Mon wanted to skip out on this library because she's awesome in getting us into places we don't belong... i.e. EJ Pratt... upstairs library and that time when we tried getting into MS building after school hours. So good! Don't know what happened here...



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    Hmmm... so somewhere over here, across the sctreet from the Maddy, Smashfest III came to a premature halt before we could make it to the Labyrinth because someone (cough, cough - ME) had a bit too much at the prefestivities at Vikki's place (just down the street). I had to sit down on the picnic benches that were here while someone went to fetch me water. But within minutes I was completely back to normal. I recover quickly.

    11. Madison Avenue Pub (14 Madison Ave.)
    Oh, the Maddy! Never gets old. I spent the most time here during OISE. It's like the official OISE bar. At least once a week, after OISE Bio class, my little clique of friends and I would head over here for some hardcore bonding. Then one day, we were waiting around playing pool and waiting for someone to come by and take our order and no one came. So we finally flagged someone over who got us a menu but didn't come back. So we got tired of waiting, and left and went to the Fox and the Fiddle instead. And thus started our buoycot. We were so annoyed. We were regulars! Didn't go back until we had our end of the year thing there on the patio.
    Is that the same day that I met up with you?! I recall you and Dave hiding in the corner of the pool room. That was so bizarre! "He's so animated!"... I think is what I said to Mon the rest of the night... as we went to Future and... that's when we saw that couple on their first date! Wonder if they're still together.
    Yes, this is the same day that we went to Future's afterward for dinner.  And just to clarify, Dave and I were hiding from Emelie who was in the bathroom. I'm not sure why... I remember needing to sober up after which is why Alma and I lingered at Future's so long.
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    Canoe with plants in it... that sounds way too familiar.... 
    Name the walk...


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     The aforementioned Fox and the Fiddle. Not actually apart of the walk, but significant to us. Not only did it become our new OISE bar, but it somehow by default has become our (Alma and Monica's) bar. Too often we've been in the area, and it's the only viable option. Like St. Patty's 2010. Or anytime we see a play at the Hart House Theater. And we always get the same waiter who is a little bit incompetent a slow with the orders. The night we saw a Midnight Summer's Dream we totally misjudged the time we had and our appetite. We ordered nachos to split and our own entres. We ended up eating the nacho's but taking our entres to the theater and then home.
    Oy! Remember when I had ordered the nachos, he thought that I was ordering them for myself... alongside the burger I probably got. Who orders a plate of nachos for themselves?! Did he invite himself to eat the nachos with us? Or did I make that up?!
    You didn't entirely make it up - I think you just got in confused with another outing. We had a recent outing at Jack Astors and the waitor became fast friends with us. He helped himself to my hand sanitizer and then another waiter came by to try it too. When he brought us the nachos he made a comment about them looking yummy and kind of implied he wanted some.
    We also came here to meet Sean and his friends (who turned out to be Immanuel!) before seeing High Fidelity... the musical. It wasn't that good... 
    12. Bata Shoe Museum (327 Bloor St. W.)
    An exhibition space shaped like a show box, illuminated the history of footwear.





    We've been here too. A few years ago when the Winners on Bloor that used to be a Chapters had openned up, I got a free pass for 2 when I made a purchase. So we went. I remember it started off okay. A lot better than I thought it would. I mean, its a shoe museum. The lowest level where we started had shoes of different cultures and different purposes, and I liked that. But somewhere along our way through the museum it got a little to repetitive and boring. At the very end there were tons of shoes that all looked the same.

    The following pics are of the street dispays. They are always quite nice.
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    Willow Books moved?! We should check if they still have a store open along bathurst. was it bathurst?! Check the blog.. wait... I'm on the blog. Oh well... 
     there's a willow books in uxbridge! we should go there next corn maze outing!


    MONICA RATING: Fun times. Definately a trip down memory lane. But I wonder if someone who doesn't have sentimental attachments to the area would enjoy this walk. Honest Ed's though alone is an experience. Later I realized the cards didn't include the Bathurst Street Theater which I totally think it should. Hmmm... not sure what to give this one.... another 3 I guess.  3 pints of beer out of 5 - an ode to the annex bars.
    Mug Mug Mug

    Alma Rating: The annex is a pretty hip and happening place to be... (who says that?! i guess just me. oh well...). But yeah, it's a cool area to hang out... i mean, the girls and i always have sushi here and always have to make a stop over at the bmv.... things that aren't on the cards. But the cards have some of the top places that people do tend to venture to when in this area... so like mon... I have to give this walk a 3 out of 5. (I was just thinking about my wording of top places... maybe that wasn't correct... but I don't feel like editing it.).