Buhay Bangkok

I spent one week in the Queen St. West-Bathurst-Richmond St. West-King St. West area of Toronto in early October. After staying for a night at the Holiday Inn on King, I transferred to Travelodge, which is closer to the IFEX office. The picture above shows a section of Queen St. West as seen from the IFEX office. Those brick buildings, I learned, are at least a hundred years old. Don’t be deceived by what looks like a sunny day in Toronto. Outside, the temperature hovered at 10 degrees! 

 A view of Richmond St. West. The trees are starting to turn yellow and red.

 Aside from being dubbed as a “fashion district”, Queen St. West also has a row of restaurants and cafes. After walking for two blocks, I counted a Thai, an Italian, an Arab, and a Mexican restaurant, aside from the usual burger-and-fries diner.

 Corner of Queen St. West and Tecumseh streets. Notice the yellow 60s-era bus and the traffic lights that are definitely from the 20th century?

 I took this photo while looking for a place to eat on Queen St. West. Note the streetcar’s rail tracks. The building where IFEX has its offices is at the background.

 A streetcar at the corner of Bathurst and King St. West. I really like these trams. They may be slow, but they definitely beat the rush hour traffic. I wonder how Manila’s streets would have looked like if the “tranvia” was not phased out.

St. Mary’s Church on Bathurst St. Reminds me of San Sebastian Church in Manila. This one is not made of steel, though.