{"id":60838,"date":"2019-11-19T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=60838"},"modified":"2020-03-04T08:40:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:40:35","slug":"do-you-have-a-personal-rule-for-appreciating-toronto-as-you-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2019\/11\/19\/do-you-have-a-personal-rule-for-appreciating-toronto-as-you-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"REID: Do you have a personal rule for appreciating Toronto as you travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dylan<\/a><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago I was travelling on the subway between the east side and downtown when, as I always do, I looked up and out over the Don Valley as the train crossed the Bloor Viaduct. I realized suddenly that this was a personal rule I’d created for myself when I travel around the city: always look out the window when crossing the Don Valley in the subway. Travelling in Toronto, by any mode, can be a stressful experience, and I’d created this rule for myself to introduce a moment of beauty in my trip and remind myself of one of the joys of this city.<\/p>\n

I was curious about whether other people had a similar rule for themselves, so I Tweeted out a question<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I got a pretty good, and interesting, set of responses. One of the themes was taking surface transit over the subway when you have a choice, so you can look at the city as you move about it, which is a rule I also follow.<\/p>\n

Another theme was to try a different route or cut through a laneway whenever you get a chance — mix up your own experience of the city.<\/p>\n

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Take different routes whenever possible to see new things. Cut through laneways. Look up. Look down. Take the streetcar instead of subway if you have time.<\/p>\n

— Vic Gedris (@vgedris) November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n