Chinatown and Kensington Market lie in the western part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto’s Chinatown is, after Los Angeles and Vancouver, the third largest Chinatown in North America and the home to around half a million Chinese. A large part of the population in this district only speaks Chinese. A look at the labeling of […]
Eaton Centre in Toronto – Canada
The Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is named after Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant who opened a general store at this point, in 1869. It was the foundation stone for the former Eaton’s department store chain. One reaches the Eaton Centre via Queens or Younge Street. We were astonished to see relatively few people […]
Changing the Guard – Parliament Hill Ottawa
The Changing the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill is a colorful spectacle with music and one of the tourist attractions of Ottawa, Canada. From late June to late August the parade takes place every day at 10:00 am in front of the parliament buildings. The Ceremonial Guard consists of two regiments, the Governor General’s Foot […]
Casa Loma in Toronto
Casa Loma, the Hill House, is the quaintest building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sir Henry Pellatt, a rich eccentric industrialist and financier, built the palace built from 1911 to 1914. It has nearly 100 rooms, of which the entrance hall, the ballroom and the conservatory are the most impressive. Please watch the video You are […]
Parliament Hill Ottawa
The Parliament Hill Ottawa is the most popular attraction of the city. In 1857, Ottawa was determined by Queen Victoria as capital of the “United Provinces of Ontario and Quebec”. This ended a bitter dispute between the three candidates Montreal, Toronto and Kingston for the title. The expansion to the capital progressed rapidly and was […]