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The weather is now getting better. In the past couple of days we had clear skies, snow-free pavements and above zero temperature allowing comfortable stroll around the city.

When I passed by Royal Fairmont Hotel one fine day, it was so unusual to see more officers manning the traffic flow. Then a vehicle with a car loaded on it with all the cameras on drove by. I realised they are filming a movie, a French movie as I overheard it. It was quite interesting to witness how they filmed the stunts.









Further on, I bumped into the PATH(underground shopping complex) that I haven't been so far. This is really amazing! I thought that I have covered the whole place already but still day by day I'm discovering more of this humongous underground complex. It was even surprising to know that it is very close to where we live.

PATH is downtown Toronto's underground walkway linking 27 kilometres of shopping, services and entertainment. Follow PATH and you'll reach your downtown destination easily in weatherproof comfort.

PATH provides an important contribution to the economic viability of the city's downtown core. The system facilitates pedestrian linkages to public transit, accommodating more than 100,000 daily commuters, and thousands of additional tourists and residents on route to sports and cultural events. Its underground location provides pedestrians with a safe haven from the winter cold and snow, and the summer heat.

Check out the official website: http://www.toronto.ca/path/index.htm



The TD Towers. Below pictures are actually taken inside the TD Towers. This is still part of the PATH. This place is packed: people shopping, dining, heading to the different transport stations. You can technically spend the whole day here because everything is available in this complex; from shops,restaurants,services,office,banks, even some hotel lobbies are connected to it.(i.e.Royal Fairmont Hotel, Sheraton etc). PATH really provides a perfect refuge especially with the freezing temperature outside.






Last weekend, we have invited our friends to dinner at Lemongrass in Bayview Ave. So far, it was our first time to be in this place, north of downtown Toronto. It seems to be a busy street.Both sides have a long stretch of shops, mainly restaurants. We were told that this place is crazy busy during the summer.

Well, the restaurant is not that big but very cozy. They serve Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. One of the house specialties is the Drunken Crab (wok fried in roasted garlic,lemon butter and wine sauce). Oh, that was delicious! As we say that having crabs on the table is too much work. With the tools we had, it was really fun and of course very much worth it. Being in a Thai restaurant, dessert is one thing I always look forward to. I had the black,sticky rice in coconut milk with mango slices on top, yummy! Over all, a nice restaurant and very good food. Highly recommended.




We spent the Easter in Niagara On the Lake. On Friday evening, we watched a choral concert by the Niagara Community Male Chorus. The group is composed of men (50 plus years old) from all walks of life, many of whom are retired, represent numerous churches across the Niagara Peninsula. It was a very nice performance. The next day since the weather was nice, we decided to take a walk in the town; people were out and the streets were a lot busier than before. As we passed by the busy shop which is The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, I can't resist to take few shots of the yummy stuff they have on display.