So we went on a long Valentines Day walk through Toronto. We ate lunch at the Pulp Kitchen on east queen st. Great food there. Wheatgrass smoothies too. Then we continued on downtown and eventually crossed yonge st. to find the ice skating rink being prepped by the zamboni. Everyone sat on the surrounding benches with skates on in anticipation It was very romantic.
We’re people watchers, so we sat on the bench in our shoes watching all the couples skating or trying their best to skate. A young couple stopped in front of us on the ice. They waited for their friends to circle by for a picture. They were both dressed alternatively and had various piercings – they were adorable – quite punky. We sat for a little while longer oberving the beautiful event before we continued onto west queen st. This was our newfound favorite spot of town: kind of punky young cool crowd around. Some head shops, small music venues, and alt. clothing stores. The houses and buildings in the area are older and much prettier than on the far east side past greektown. Victorian houses, ornate designs, probably from the late 1800’s, I would guess. Colourful apartments in the 2nd floors and attics, various storefronts on the 1st floors of them.
Walking about, several hours later we passed the young alternative couple from the skating rink in the area. All around the streets were people holding hands, kissing, carrying flowers. Someone had even painted and chalked hearts up and down the sidewalks of all the streets west of downtown. On the subway couples holding onto each other in anticipation of getting home, perhaps. I know we were. Every station we passed seemed to display at least one couple on the platform about to catch the next train in leiu of their own distractions. Toronto may have been cold on Valentines Day but to a pair of moniless bohemian kids in love it was warm and cozy.
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