There's only a sprinkling of snow in the city so far but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas regardless. Here's what Toronto looked like like yesterday (December 8th):
The view from Front Street:
Four foot high gingerbread recreation (created with 54lbs of flour and 54lbs of sugar) of the Royal York hotel's original 1929 construction. You can find it in the lobby of the Royal York:
Chilly, lonely park along the Esplanade:
Overhead Christmas decorations in the Distillery District:
Christmas Market at the Distillery District. It runs until December 12th. Note the snowy sign pointing the way to the gingerbread house:
Distillery District Christmas market stalls:
Voila, the {edible} gingerbread house:
It was too cold to attempt the market ferris wheel:
But watching this choir singing Avril Lavigne's Keep Holding On was fun:
And then we moved on to watch the skaters at Nathan Phlilips Square. I couldn't see where the skate rental place had gone but apparently it's currently in a construction trailer on site:
Menorah in front of Old City Hall:
The nativity scene at Old City Hall has been vandalized again this year—the glass had been smashed and the baby Jesus stolen:
As usual, the Hudson's Bay Christmas windows are absolutely gorgeous:
The Swarovski Christmas tree at the Eaton Centre was pretty much the only visible Christmas decoration in the place:
Berczy Park, Front Street:
Restaurant poinsettias:
Brookfield Place holiday lights:
The view from Front Street:
Four foot high gingerbread recreation (created with 54lbs of flour and 54lbs of sugar) of the Royal York hotel's original 1929 construction. You can find it in the lobby of the Royal York:
Chilly, lonely park along the Esplanade:
Overhead Christmas decorations in the Distillery District:
Christmas Market at the Distillery District. It runs until December 12th. Note the snowy sign pointing the way to the gingerbread house:
Distillery District Christmas market stalls:
Voila, the {edible} gingerbread house:
It was too cold to attempt the market ferris wheel:
But watching this choir singing Avril Lavigne's Keep Holding On was fun:
And then we moved on to watch the skaters at Nathan Phlilips Square. I couldn't see where the skate rental place had gone but apparently it's currently in a construction trailer on site:
Menorah in front of Old City Hall:
The nativity scene at Old City Hall has been vandalized again this year—the glass had been smashed and the baby Jesus stolen:
As usual, the Hudson's Bay Christmas windows are absolutely gorgeous:
The Swarovski Christmas tree at the Eaton Centre was pretty much the only visible Christmas decoration in the place:
Berczy Park, Front Street:
Restaurant poinsettias:
Brookfield Place holiday lights:
