There are lots to see in Toronto, starting at the Eaton Centre. This is the Quiapo of Toronto. For starters, there are lots of beggars many of them young and strong enough to work. ( Many look stronger than me ) They hang around in the busy areas, ( where the cops are sparse ) sometimes in the subway doors where they hold open the door with one hand and hold a coffee cup in the other. No coffee in the cup but change in dimes, nickels and what have you. Well, some say pandhandling can get you about 50$ a day! Can't beat that. But there is no pride in panhandling, I can tell you that. But city folks are naturally kind hearted. So out of towners ( runaways, drug users, basket cases) would comprise the bulk of the beggar brigade! Anyways, thats the dark side of Toronto and now that we have touched based on that issue, let us look at the bright side. Assuming you were not turned off by what you have earlier read.
Eatons is not as big as the Glendale Mall in California. Still it is big. There is a food court in the concourse level with the usual smorgasboard of Italian, Chinese and North American fare. Yes there is KFC and the Mc Do. But if you are sick of these fare in your own home city, you can try the Cafeteria in the adjoining ( and competition ) store; the Hudson's Bay or simply the Bay. The Bay is a nationwide chain, like Penny's or Nordstrom. The food in the Bay is different and the eating premises is not as crowded as Eatons. They have European dishes which are really out of the ordinary, and very tasty too. Not counting the fact the prices are afordable ( even to those panhandlers).
If you want to continue walking though the alleys named PATH you will find that there is a CITY under a CITY under the streets of busy Toronto. Exploring this underground city is very exciting because not all big American cities have this labyrinth of malls, shops and stores that connect several city blocks without the noise and bustle of motorists and pedestrians . But lets talk about this next time...
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