Luminato weekend

One of the best things about Toronto is that S and I can walk to a movie theatre after work on a Friday, catch a movie, then listen to a free concert at Dundas Square.  Friday night’s concert was “Goran Bregovic: musical superstar of the Balkans”.  I wouldn’t have stopped for it based on the title alone, but we couldn’t help but stop to listen (we couldn’t watch – the crowds were too thick).  It was fantastic.  The music was amazing.  The crowd was huge, people were dancing and singing along. 

We walked home and the next day headed to the Infant/Child choking, first aid and CPR classes at the Jewish Community Centre as part of the Baby and Me Fitness program (overall, not very useful.  But it was a handy reminder of stuff I learned in a short AED/CPR course at work).  Part way through the class, we couldn’t help but notice the local participants in the World Naked Bike Day as they nakedly rode their bikes along Bloor and down Spadina.

After the classes were over, we took the streetcar down to Harbourfront where we strolled amongst the Luminato performances (very Cirque du Soleil) then went to our favourite harbourfront patio for pizza.  Sitting in the shade, listening to music, watching the crowd, watching the boats.  Perfect. 

Walking home, our route took us past the Woofstock booths in the St. Lawrence Market area.  The booths were all shut down for the evening, but there were still plenty of dogs around, some on patios while their owners had dinner. 

And on the home stretch, we chatted with a neighbour and ended up learning about a lot of the past owners of our house — so many of which had been caterers or cook book writers.  (Oh, and that our house had been known as “The Drugstore” for a while.  I’m glad that nickname hasn’t lasted).

Yep – an excellent day in an excellent City.