Hi guys! I’m still in Toronto and today I’m going to discover the Distillery District.
This district is full of art, hip people, cool restaurants and shops,
and the theme of the art here is love!
All of these big houses behind me used to be a large whiskey distillery,
but nowadays, it’s home to hip restaurants, cool bars and boutiques.
It’s also a place for art lovers because there are many great outdoor sculptures,
galleries and theatres around the area.
In December, they host the annual Toronto Christmas Market here.
I spotted my first large outdoor sculpture, so let’s go check it out.
It kind of looks like something from out of space.
I guess it could be a giant pacifier, at least this part.
I don’t think you can climb this. It doesn’t look like it’s meant for climbing,
but maybe it’s a large playground. Who knows?
Okay. The sign actually says “do not climb,” so we know it’s not a playground. It’s a sculpture.
There’s supposed to be some kind of a love theme going on with the sculptures,
but I can’t really see the love in this thing.
I mean, it’s really cool, but I don’t really get the theme.
Maybe we’ll find some more sculptures that are more love-y.
I like this t-shirt. It says “poutine.”
The picture is actually of poutine, which is a Canadian traditional dish,
I guess you could say, or something that you eat a lot here in Canada.
It is French fries, gravy and cheese curds.
It might sound a little strange, but it’s actually really tasty. I like it.
Oh look! Some more street art. Now I can definitely see the love theme.
Let’s check it out.
I think they’re getting married or maybe they just got married.
I hope they get some good pictures. Beautiful!
Let’s check out the art.
So, we have one big heart with all these different types of locks.
I think this is a love symbol, kind of locking in your love with each other.
This is really neat - and very romantic.
There are all these different locks that people have written their names on.
Some of them just have the initials on them.
We have the big heart right here and then the letters “love” spelled L-O-V-E.
That’s really nice!
I know this guy. Can you guess who it is? It’s John Lennon.
It’s so nice to walk around here, window shop, look at the different art works and pieces.
I feel like in every window, you find something new.
It’s so colourful! Look! It’s a huge peace sign. Peace and Love.
It has all these different symbols from different religions, I think.
I like this. This definitely goes with the theme of love.
Speaking of art, I found this really interesting art gallery I want to check out.
Come on.
Here’s another huge sculpture. I actually know this one.
It’s called I.T. by the artist Michael Christian and it looks like a giant spider.
It has the little red thing up there, which I guess could be the heart.
Heart … love … I totally get the theme there.
However, it kind of looks scary, especially when you’re standing right underneath it.
It’s like, hello! It’s a giant spider!
This is a cool store! It kind of looks like a warehouse.
I want to see what it looks like on the inside.
It smells so good in here. This is my favourite skin care brand.
Face cleanser, some serums…. Wow. Thank you so much!
Today has been really fun, but I’m starting to get super hungry,
so I’m going to head inside and grab something really Canadian.
Let’s see. I’m looking for some waffles with maple syrup.
They do have waffles and if there are waffles, I’m sure they have maple syrup.
The maple leaf is really important to the Canadians.
You can see it on the Canadian flag, among other things.
It’s definitely a staple here in Canada. Maple syrup is a must.
Thank you so much. I need to take a picture of it.
I’m just going to take a quick picture of this for me. There you go.
Oh my goodness. How amazing does this look?
First of all, and most important, is the maple syrup.
Let’s drizzle that on. Yes! Wow. Oh, this looks amazing.
I’m going to try it first with just the maple syrup because it’s the best part.
Here we go. A nice big bite with lots of syrup. This proves that we’re really in Canada.
Apparently, for being a sweet treat, maple syrup isn’t even that unhealthy.
You get full of antioxidants and other nutrients, so it’s not really that bad for you.
You can put it on waffles or pancakes, if you prefer pancakes.
That’s also really delicious, but I’m a waffle girl.
Today is my last day here in Canada, but I’ve had so much fun.
Today I’ve seen some really great artwork.
I want to know, what is your favourite piece of artwork that you’ve seen?
Please comment below for the chance to win this very Canadian mug
and don’t forget to watch the next episode. Bye!