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| Toronto Discoveries - Ride through funky neighbourhood |
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The fact that it's already late October (Oct 28)
didn't deter me from another bike ride. So at
about 10:30 am this morning I linked up with my
friend Randy at the Taylor Park Bridge in the Don
Valley. We cycled down on the west side of the
River on a packed dirt trail that is quite
reminiscent of a roller coaster, with all its
exhilarating curves and turns.
Just south of the Leaside Bridge we arrived at the
makeshift dirt riding park that has been created
in the middle of the woods by a group of unknown
volunteers. We came across five young guys in
their mid to late teens, all experts in dirt
biking and terrain jumping.
We spent a good half hour watching the guys
jumping from hill to hill and doing 180 degree
turns in the air and one of the guys told me that
they usually ride in the skate park near Wallace
Emerson (High School). This was their first outing
on a dirt trail and they really impressed us with
their jumps (check out my footage on Youtube and
search for "travelandtransitions", you should see
some footage of their advanced riding skills).
Then we continued on southwards and came up at
Riverdale Farm where we connected with my good
friend Shauna. The three of us checked out the
various farm animals at the farm (all accessible
for free), including the chickens, horses, cows, a
rather sad-looking donkey and some very
affectionate goats in the barn. They sure liked
their head scratched...
Off to Queen Street East for brunch where we had
an absolutely scrumptious meal at "Le Cafe Vert" ,
a place that features lots of vegan and vegetarian
meals. My spinach/bacon frittata and the
passionfruit creme brule were to die for. Shauna's
mango chocolate parfait looked pretty awesome too.
After a little excursion back towards the Queen
and Broadview area and a ride past all the funky
cafes and boutiques on Queen East and recently
gentrified Leslieville, I rode home on Gerrard
Street through Little India. This colourful
neighbourhood is always an interesting
destination. A perfect day for a bike ride...
Check out some of my other travel stories and
articles at www.travelandtransitions.com.
Tags : toronto canada don valley riverdale farm queen street riverside |
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| Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch |
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Clip from a hilarious quiz with Dame Edna from
1992.
Dame Edna's bridesmaid Madge Allsop goes rummiging
through rooms & cupboards at the home of an
unsuspecting contestant.
Emily Perry who played Madge lived to be 100 years
old and died in 2008. She features on a BBC web
page - search for BBC entertainment 6383779 to see
it. Her death is also reported on the BBC news
site, which has put a link to my other Dame Edna
video which features Madge displaying the prizes,
which I put on to celebrate her 100th birthday.
Tags : Dame Edna TV television telly |
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Durée : 442 s |
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