Once we went with two other friends out in Toronto and had the most crazy night all underground and impulsive…for me the best way to have just the best fun ever.

Anyway, we first went eating nice Mexican food drinking mango daiquiris in a tiny Mexican close to Kensington Market. We then ended up walking and “bussing” towards Parkdale as one of us knew a little bar with a jamming session that night….in which my other friend could join being such a great musician. The place is called Open Kitchen and you wouldn’t go expect if you were a local.

On our way we found an open customised/funky T-shirt shop open during night with folks drinking beers and having fun…They had T-shirts such as I love Parkdale…so we hung around a bit and just chit chat with them before walking our way towards Open Kitchen…It is really a hole in the wall but with that night the best vibes. We just had the best time chatting, drinking a bit, jamming for those who could and also for those who aspire to…I even ended up ‘on stage’ being a kind of Caracas drummer! Short: we were just having a blast!

When the bar closed we just walked up the street a bit and sure the T-Shirt shop being still open we bought a ‘I Love Parkdale’ one! Then with the nice people we met, we all just went to this really underground arty/musician flat which is really underground as in basement on top of being an really alternative 60’s – 70’s place with even a recording little studio. We just stayed there drinking Tequilas and listening to vintage vinyl’s disks of The Beatles, The Doors and so on….

On our way back, we walked up the street and had a funny encounter with a gay hairdresser who “by the way I love your hair” was asking for “money to catch a bus to pick up his little niece (at 5 AM ??!!!) because some people stole his car’s wheels and the police refused to give him a lift to pick up his little niece after they wrote the report of the incident”…well we lost some pennies and had a big laugh about the elaborated street begging…We finally decided best to catch a cab who actually ended up taking a ‘detour’ to the highway trespassing closed streets (not once nor two but three times!) on the fair ground just to be quicker…we ended up safely and sound to our sleep over place and just had the great time unexpected and impulsive!

The next day, we went to the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) which was actually very very good and I highly recommend it. They have redone the building and both the building and all the exhibits were wonderful and I wish to have had more time but after 4 hours there I just couldn’t.

For great coffee and brunch and just day hang out: MoonBean in Kensington Market and the whole area is just great with amazing coffee & tea places…and even a CHEESE shop and great bakeries!! All to make a French girl upper happy :-)

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