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This is a picture of the decorations at the Eaton Centre during christmas. There are christmas decorations everywhere you look, a real display!
Eaton Centre is the third largest mall in Canada and it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Toronto. The Centre is bordered by Dundas Street (north), Yonge
Street (east), Queen Street (south) and Bay Street (west).
There are more than 285 shops, restaurants, and services! So there is plenty of shops for the shop-aholics. Hahaha, I would be happy enough with only one store, because I don't really like shopping. But I have to admit that even for a 'not-shopper' like me that it is fun to see the inside of Eaton Centre. The mall is huge, and the glass roof makes it look very special. At the entrance you can see the artist Michael Snow's sculpture of Canada geese entitled, Flight Stop. And maybe the most fun is to stand on the 4th floor and look down on the shoppers from above. Hahaha, they look so miniature from up there, it is like looking at a miniature world.
Hours :
Mon-Fri 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sat 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Eaton Centre is open 7 days a week, including most statutory holidays.
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Phone: 416-598-8700
Address: 220 Yonge St
Directions: The Eaton Centre is on Yonge Street between Dundas and Queen.
Website: http://www.torontoeatoncentre.com/
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Parking :
There are two parking lots, the Yonge Parkade on the east side of the Centre, and the Dundas Parkade on the north side.
Getting there :
The Eaton Centre is accessible by TTC and the PATH system. Take the Yonge Line subway to Dundas or Queen station.
The PATH system connects downtown buildings by an underground walkway. The Eaton Centre is north of The Bay department store and south of the Atrium on Bay. Union Station is the closest GO Transit station. From Union Station, walk north approximately 15 minutes on Bay Street to Queen Street. The Eaton Centre doors are found on Queen Street, east of Bay Street and west of Yonge Street.
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Phone: 416-598-8700
Address: 220 Yonge St
Directions: The Eaton Centre is on Yonge Street between Dundas and Queen.
Website: http://www.torontoeatoncentre.com/
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Sometimes it's hard to find the exact magazine your looking for but this is a great place to find it. It's Presse Internationale on College Street. I am always looking for a British magazine that I love to read called 'Practical Photography'. It's hard to find, but I could find it here!
The one I went to was on College street in Little Italy, but there are a few more of these magazine stores in Toronto. You can find them at : 537 Bloor Street West, 364 Danforth Ave., 2068 Queen Street East.
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Phone: (416) 535-9666
Address: 622 College Street
Directions: On College Street at Grace Street in Little Italy
Website: http://www.presseinternationale.com/
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Name of Shop: Kensington Market
If you love antique shopping, Kensington Market is the place to be. They have a few antique stores here which are great to browse through. Hahaha, in this picture you can see a store with stuff from the 70's, hahaha, so much fun to see :-)
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Directions: Kensington Market is west of chinatown, bordered by College Street to the north and Dundas Street to the south.
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Name of Shop: Kensington Market
You can find many of these fruit and vegetable stands and shops in Kensington Market, but also in the adjecent chinatown. Seeing all these fresh fruits and their prices made me want to buy all of it! Where I live (1 1/2 hours north of Toronto) the prices are so much higher and the choice isn't as big as here. Mmmmm.. it made my mouth water! I just loved walking around here!
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Directions: Kensington Market is west of chinatown, bordered by College Street to the north and Dundas Street to the south.
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Name of Shop: Caribbean Style Fish Shop
In Kensington Market there are so many great shops, like this fresh fish shop Caribbean Style. I wish I could have taken some fresh fish with me! But I wasn't planning of going home right away and walking around with fresh fish for hours didn't seem like a good idea, LOL.
What To Buy:
Kensington Market has a lot of food shops with fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, bread, cheese and also spices. There is lots to choose from!
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Directions: Kensington Market is west of chinatown, bordered by College Street to the north and Dundas Street to the south.
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If you are a visitor from outside Canada, you may be eligible for tax rebates.
You can claim a refund of 7% federal GST (Goods and Services Tax) on your purchases. The total amount has to be a minimum of $200 and each separate receipt is at least $50 in goods before tax. The goods have to be taken out of Canada within 60 days of purchase. Forms must be submitted within one year of the day the goods were exported.
GST charged on hotel and motel accommodation is also eligible for refund, provided that the stay in each hotel or motel does not exceed one month.
Excluded items are consumable goods, transportation, automotive fuels, services, rentals, campsites, cruise ship cabins and train berths.
In Ontario you also maybe eligable for the 8% PST Each retail receipt must be at least CAN$625 (before taxes). PST is not eligible for a tax refund on accommodation.
Rebate forms are available at the airport. For more info, call (613) 991-3346 (for GST); or (800) 668-5810 (for PST).
You can also download the online application form :
http://www.canadiantaxrefund.com/form.pdf
It's important to validate your Original receipts! If you also have a claim for good your original receipts for good must be validated by the Canadian Customs before departure. Goods must be available for inspection.It only takes a minute to do so. When you leave from Toronto Airport, you ca find the Canadian Customs in the far corner of the departure hall.
You can read much more about the tax refunds on this website :
http://www.canadiantaxrefund.com/
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Website: http://www.canadiantaxrefund.com/
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Great page on Toronto! Yes, I agree that the hot dogs there are great (better than New York in my opinion). Best regards from the USA, Bill | Mikebb Sat Feb 10, 2007 23:18 UTC
Simone, Nice pages, will help when we visit late May'07. | Faiza-Ifrah Sat Dec 9, 2006 18:12 UTC
we have started exploring toronto a bit more from summer of 2006. in winters, i decided to explore it through your pages. i started with customs tip and liked 'conversions' table. yes, we get confused too :-) | Ralf43 Wed Oct 25, 2006 19:16 UTC
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