Things to do in summer

Summertime in Toronto is great. Even though it's pretty hot (sometimes even nearly too hot) there is so much to do.

From BBQs at friends last weekend, a kayak course on Monday, some patio visits through out the week to a Thai food festival today. The city of Toronto organizes a lot of festivals during summer, so that todays Thailand festival happened at the same time as one of the Indian festivals (I think there was even a parade). It was pretty good.

However, today's highlight was the unexpected discovery of a very nice café. They had excellent homemade lemonade. Tasty!

You probably noticed that there are a few more links on this post. I have decided to use the associations to shorten my explainations (I'm lazy afterall) and for personal reference.
Alright I'll keep this entry short. Hopefully I'll be back with more shortly after next weeks visit to Germany (the second wedding).

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