The Portland Press Herald recently gave our city a visit citing this summer's must-see as the forthcoming Ripley's Aquarium, the $130 million project expected to open later this summer. When reporter Ellen Creager asked exactly when it will open, a workman joked, "Never…The outside windows won't keep out the rain, and the inside windows won't keep in the fish."
The second recommended attraction according to the Herald is the very source of this year's headline panda-monium, the May 18 launch of the Toronto Zoo's panda exhibit. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived via FedEx from China in March and will stay in Toronto for at least five years.
Before launching into a series of recommendations over the sometimes-confused St. Lawrence Market and Kensington Market, the Herald warns of the city's vapid construction. "Spindly cranes reach for the clouds as new glass skyscrapers rise. The biggest disruptions are on Front Street, which is partly closed, and at Union Station -- all part of a giant five-year renovation."
The Herald knows its stuff. "This multicultural city of 2.7 million people welcomes 2 million visitors a year from the United States," the article says before encouraging American tourists to attempt the navigation of the TTC.
"Kensington Market is a groovy neighborhood near Chinatown, northwest of Spadina and Dundas. (Both streets have streetcars, so take a chance and ride one to the market.) During the summer, some days the area becomes a pedestrian-only zone.
"One of the coolest little corners is where Kensington meets Baldwin, home of the Good Luck Shop…Across the street is Global Cheese, from which the ripe smell of Stilton drifts into the street… On the blocks nearby are wares for sale, including frilly petticoats, macramé hammocks, artisan bread, curried goat, chocolate truffles and buckets of parasols; in other words, all the necessities of life in modern Toronto."?
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Original source: Portland Press Herald