Night And Day In Toronto's Chinatown
Of course, when in Toronto two weeks ago, we ended up in Chinatown — again. Looks like I can never really escape my Chinese roots — wait a minute… I’m not Chinese!
Nonetheless, I feel at home in crowded Chinatown. The smell of the food, the colorful signs and displays, the multicultural atmosphere make me feel good. Plus, it’s a great place to take pictures. It’s not easy though. From my experience, people get really nervous when you pull out a camera in Chinatown. I usually don’t have problems to shot whatever I feel like it but each time I was eyed suspiciously as a photographer, it was in Chinatown. The funny thing is, still from my experience, most Chinese love to take pictures. Hell, each time I went to China, I had to pose for pictures!
In the evening, we had the best baozi (small steamed buns filled with cabbage, meat etc.) in a small restaurant. It looks a bit like that (these were homemade) but steamed.
You can see the full set of the pictures taken in Toronto here.
 Chinatown |
 Bamboo Painting |
Spadina Street
 Crowded Street |
 Night In Chinatown |
 Wonton Soup, Anyone? |
 Busy Intersection |
 Grocery Store |
 Spadina |
 Waiting For Someone |
 Construction at Night |
Restaurants Street
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It’s an absolute nightmare driving around down there, however the sites are great. I shudder though just thinking about the driving.….
Great photos,
Gill
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@this indonesian — That’s too bad. It’s rare too: most countries I’ve been to had some kind of Chinatown.
Glad you found me again! I lost you when you closed your old blog
@Soleil — Yes, the signs really take you halfway across the world. I love them!
@Cynthia — Oh yes, it is! The one in Montréal was a bit too small I found.
@Ines — I’m pretty sure the one in Vancouver is bigger. I mean, it has to be, Vancouver is such an “Asian” city! Or maybe it’s a stereotype?
@micki — Mmm… It may be a Japanese place. I think the sign above was in Chinese, but it could be Japanese food advertised in Chinese!
@Sidney — Totally!
@khengsiong — Toronto has pretty good public transportation: bus, the red rocket (tramway) and a subway. Better than Ottawa, for sure! Yes rush hour can be brutal, especially given the number of people who live in the greater Toronto.
@Seraphine — I find people are way more suspicious when I have my “big” camera (DSLR). The small one is a “tourist camera”, the big one means business. That’s what I imagine people think.
But eh, these days people have cameras on cell phones… so really, you can’t hide from pictures and crazy photographers
@Gail at Large — Really? I’ve been told to not take picture of really innocent things (like signs) tons of time. After I took the night pictures, we went to a restaurant and while I was reviewing the pictures on the camera, the waitress rushed to tell me to put it away.
@Beth — You should! There are some awesome restaurants too. Try one that say “North East China” (right beside the place captioned “waiting for someone”). The food was great!
@Yogi — I did enjoy it a lot.
@shionge — Wanton soups are great, especially when it’s cold outside! They are so comforting.…
@Max Coutinho — Chinatowns always look good at night from my experience — must be all the signs!
@DianeCA — Oh yeah, the one in Toronto is huge. It’s a whole neighborhood, really.
@London Caller — Same for TO, the Chinatown is right downtown, it’s a good location. Most Chinatowns are very central I find.
@Gill — Driving in Toronto is not for me, for sure!
Salut Zhu,
Very nice, dear lady.
It was good to feel another place where I have no attachments.
I was just losing myself a few instants… Which is in part, why I like to travel, for the experiences and feeling of places.
J’espère que la vie est belle pour toi. Ici, le devise est ” jour par jour”. C’est long et on se sent encore triste, mais c’est normal après un deuil.
Je né vais pas toucher à mon blog pour l’instant.On verra bien… Je n’abandonne pas; je marque une pause.
Je t’embrasse et je te souhaite bonne continuation. Continue à profiter de la vie.
xxx
I’ve been there! I think I had the best dimsum ever in Toronto’s Chinatown a couple of years ago!
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