In Photos: Mini Trip to Canada

It’s easy to daydream of living in one of the floating houses bobbing in the bay at Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, on Vancouver Island. You could spend days exploring the museums and galleries, shopping for quirky one-off treasures in Chinatown, and nights enjoying tapas in Trounce Alley, sipping locally made wine as the lights of the Parliament Buildings twinkle.

Snap up fresh-fried fish and chips at Barb’s and watch the seaplanes take off and land in the inner harbour. Or just watch playful seals basking in the sunshine.

Things look different from 342 metres above the ground. Feel the breeze on your face from the outdoor Sky Terrace of Toronto’s CN Tower. Your heart hammers as you step on to a glass floor to see the city far below. Look out, past the skyscrapers and busy streets, to the chain of islands off the shores of Lake Ontario.

Smile and remember cycling there yesterday: the ferry ride, the picnic you packed with goodies from Kensington Market, stretching out on the sandy beach and seeing that tall tower, knowing you’d be high in the sky today.

The T-Dot, or The Six as rapper Drake calls his home town of Toronto, comes alive at night. The clanging of the red-and-white “Rocket” street trolley as it shuttles the length of King Street is a siren sound to come and play through the glitzy entertainment district, the high fashion of Yonge Street, and with the hipsters of West Queen West.

Sip molecular gastronomy cocktails at Barchef, eat tacos at the latest hip Parkdale joint, or just see what adventures The Six will take you on tonight.