Toronto - Should be a capital!

It is hard to believe that Toronto - such an exciting, lively, vibrant and colourful city - is not the capital of Canada, as it is comparable to London, Madrid and Paris.

Toronto, Canada is one of the best places that I have been lucky enough to visit, which explains why I have since returned to experience more of the lifestyle four times!

One of the best features of Toronto is perhaps the environment. In comparison to other capital cities like London, there is a much more safe and friendly atmosphere. It is noticeable how clean the streets are, especially when you consider how many visitors the city attraction a daily basis. Although the city is constantly full of activity, the people who live and work there are never too busy to smile and make you feel welcome.

The list of possible attractions is endless. There is the choice of shopping downtown in the famous Eaton centre or for even more trendy and individual shops I thoroughly enjoyed visiting Queens Street.

There is a countless number of restaurants to choose from and the breakfast buffets are amazing but unfortunately rather unhealthy! There is the CN Tower or Niagara Falls for those who aren't afraid of heights and who wish to see someof the most spectacular views in the world! There is Wonderland, a theme park that is on another level when compared to our own Alton Towers or Light Water Valley! This is situated right next to an incredible water park, for those extremely hot days.

One of my personal favourite places to visit is a five-minute ferry ride away from the city centre which takes you to an island that provides a sense of complete escapism from the occasionally chaotic city life. The island has its own little beach and a wide variety of paddleboats, canoes, ponds, rivers and parks. There are not many vehicles on the island and all visitors are able to hire a number of different types ofbicycles in order to fully explore the island. Another feature of Toronto, which greatly appealed to me, was the sense of multiculturalism. Not only is there a little China but a little Italy and India.

Having two universities located within the city encourages a great deal of international students (one of which happened to be my own brother, who studied in Toronto for four years!)

This adds to the wide variety of nationalities and cultures in the city, which makes it what it is. I thoroughly believe that Toronto provides a wide variety of activities, sights and shops and is suitable for everyone, whether they wish to go on afamily holiday or with friends.

Author: Cherry Sandhu

Manchester iJourno Group