Toronto 2025

My third visit to Toronto in almost three years. This time work-related for the first time, attending the IEEE SmartGridComm conference, but thanks to two weekends, there was also time for some nice trips in the nearby area. On the way back, I stopped at two more events in the Netherlands and London, so as a bonus, I’m including a few photos from there as well.

Toronto

What can I say – not much really surprised me. Compared to Glasgow, Toronto seemed beautifully clean this time :) Otherwise, the usual: accommodation in the city center, perfect weather, crowds of people, endless things to do, and of course, a few homeless people on drugs.

Loch Lomond

Waterfront

Music garden

Ireland park

Old City Hall

Yonge Dundas

Contrast

Fire fighters

CN Tower

Little Norway

CN Tower

Terrace

St. Andrew

Roundhouse Park

Calm evening

Campbell House

Scarborough Bluffs

Scarborough Bluffs are sandstone cliffs, not entirely unlike those in Dover. They are located a few kilometers east of downtown Toronto with relatively easy access by train. We took the train to Guildwood station and walked along the lake all the way to Scarborough Bluffs Park, from where you can then return via the local train station. At one point, the lake level reached the cliffs, so it probably wouldn't be possible to pass without getting wet, so we had to go around. I suspected this, but still hoped that path shown in Mapy.cz would be passable :) Otherwise, this route would have been ideal for cycling – route record.

Path

Rescue

Beaches

Park

Cliffs

From the top

Shortcut

Paradise

Highland Creek Trail

The second trip we took was in a similar area. We took the train again to Guildwood, but this time we headed north and along the creek through Highland Creek Park all the way to Rouge Hill station. The little valley was nice, though it would have gone faster by bike. The best part was when we reached the lake with beautiful beaches. Along the way, we stopped at Shamrock Burgers – a few years ago they supposedly won the award for the best burgers in Toronto – route record.

Start

Path

Lower Highland

Lake Ontario

Coyotes

Bambus

Inukshuk

Sea-like

Beaches

Picnic

Idylic

Paradise

Vegan

Toronto of course offers endless options for vegan dining. The best discoveries for me this time were the fully vegan restaurant Planta (with several branches in North America), the ice cream shop Mizzica, where even Vatican monks were waiting in line, and the carrot cake at the chain Healthy Planet – unfortunately it was so good that I forgot to take a photo, even though we had several of them. I even got to eat on the plane, which is usually not the case – WestJet improvised and made a custom menu for me.