Look down!

Another look at the Harbourfront shopping center. It's very well-designed!

Hope you're enjoying the blog on auto-pilot.

Look up!

The skylights at the Harbourfront Center shopping center. The Museum of Inuit Art is located inside this building. It had really nice architecture.

I am hopefully in Berlin by now. Hope you enjoy the blog on autopilot, I'll be checking in when I can! Until then, take a look at Skywatch.

PS: For those of you who don't already know, The City Daily Photo website has been hacked.  The developers are working to restore it, but it might not be operable by the time of the April 1 theme day. If the main City Daily Photo website is not ready by April 1, and you are a City Daily Photo blogger who wants to post, please go here on April 1.

Mother and child

Another work from the Museum of Inuit Art. I found this mother and child especially sweet. 

Well, the time is here. I'm off to Berlin for ten days. The weather has taken a turn for the worse here in Toronto, so it will be nice to enjoy some springlike temperatures in Germany. I've set up my blog for automatic posting for a few days at least. Hope you enjoy!

Double doorway

Since coming to Canada a year ago, I've dreamed about trying my hand at a real Canadian passtime - curling! It was a lot of fun, but much more difficult than it appears on TV. My husband and I have another lesson scheduled for the end of April. I can't wait!

Red bricks and benches

I found this scene down on the Harbourfront. There are so many things I like about this shot: the red brick, the shadows, the paving stones, the huge windows with their reflections... I don't think there's anything here not to like!

If you like seeing red, take a look at Ruby Tuesday.

Best bakery in town!

I showed you Saint John's bakery last week, now here's a look at a mural on the side of Dimpfelmeier's. It's my favorite bread shop in town and I'm not alone. Both the parking lot and the shop are always packed each time I go. Unfortunately, they don't allow photos inside, but they've got all kinds of German-style breads: kaiser rolls, hearty buns and of course bretzels! They also make a pretty good baguette, but still not as good as a real French one. The search for the perfect baguette continues, but at least I know where to get a good bretzel. 

To see more murals, take a look at Mural Mondays.

Stone bridge

A stone bridge that takes you over this little piece of the Don River just behind the Riverdale Farm. It's a very pretty area to walk around, no matter what the season.

To see more bridges, take a look at Sunday Bridges.

Inuit owlies

Another look at some of the art from the Museum of Inuit Art. I must admit, the bird sculptures were my favorite and I especially like owls.

On the tracks

A look at the subway tracks from a bridge at the Saint Clair station. I find train tracks so fascinating!

To see more monochrome shots from around the world, visit the Weekend in Black and White.

Teeny tiny

I've been doing a tour of various Toronto museums the past few weekends. These beautifully carved animals come to you from the Museum of Inuit Art. It's not a big museum, but it's rich in work! I'll be showing some more of the works in the coming days.

Yummy!

I sampled some of the bread from Saint John's over the past weekend. I still have yet to find a baguette in North America that comes close to a good French one, but their pumpernickel loaf was quite tasty! 

To see more signs from around the world, take a look at Signs, Signs.

Toe the line

I've shown you the old-style subway cars before, now here's a look at the new ones. It's a totally open train, so you can follow this red line from one end to the other. And believe me, there are still many people who find that an entertaining proposition!

For more red from around the world, visit Ruby Tuesday.

Gallery bench

I visited the Nicholas Metivier Gallery last week to take a look at an exhibit by Mexican photographers. There were some good works to see, and you can take a look too by clicking on the link!

The other side

It seems the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" also rings true for our porcine friends!

To see more animals, visit Camera Critters.

Into the unknown

This sculpture is just near the fine foods store and benches I showed you the other day. The work is by Dale Heinzerling and is entitled The Unknown Student. It makes reference to Rochdale, an open-learning type college that once stood on this spot. Unfortunately, like many of the social experiments of the 1960s, it didn't quite work out. But I do like this memorial to the times.

Enjoy Saint Patrick's Day! Drink some green beer and eat some soda bread. I'll always remember five years ago when my husband and I stepped off a plane with our heavy winter coats slung over our shoulders in Jackson, Mississippi. The hot, humid air was a shock after the German winter, but we  have enjoyed every minute since.