We contacted Bo’s friend Victor and his wife Malgosia who invited us to dinner that evening. In the morning we drove to the harbor, parked the car and took a very cool and relaxing boat ride through Toronto harbor and islands. They have a number of islands which are mostly recreational – golf courses, parks, yacht clubs, etc. You can get there by ferry, but cars are not allowed. One of the islands houses a small city airport and we saw planes taking off and landing there. After the boat ride, we visited an art gallery in the harbor housed in a converted power plant. The exhibition was interesting --- about coexistence of wild life and civilization. Then we drove a few blocks to Old Town Toronto, parked the car and walked as much as we could. The heat and humidity were record breaking. We went to Lawrence Market, a huge food market with all kinds of ethnic foods. The selection was amazing – cheeses, meats, fish, pastries. We loved it. After that we walked to a very funky art district called the Distillery. It was a real huge distillery converted to narrow cobblestone streets with art galleries, cafes, shops, flowers. It was really lovely. We walked around as much as we could and then drove back home, changed and took the metro to Victor’s for dinner.
They live in the most posh area in Toronto – Yorkville, near a street that is like Rodeo Drive so after dinner they took us through the Yorkville area and walked us to our metro stop.
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