Restaurant Aria Toronto

I've been known to make a day trip to Montreal now and again {it's a long day but it can be done}.  Unfortunately, my one and only planned trip to Toronto happened to coincide with a blizzard and I never actually made it, so I'm always interested to see what I'm missing up there.

via Sifu Renka on Flickr {CC BY-NC-ND 2.0}

I love the wall of wine and the giant sparkly lighting at the Restaurant Aria in Toronto. The Moooi Raimond pendants are beautiful but will cost you a pretty penny.  If you are on a limited budget, there is always the ubiquitous IKEA MASKROS pendant.  Despite it being everywhere, I still haven't yet grown tired of it.

Happy Canada Day

I was reminded by the Bonhomme that today is Canada Day.  Montreal is probably my favorite place on earth {next to Boston} and if I was ever offered a job there, I'd be there the next day.  Until then, it's only a few hours away.

The houses above are the ones I like to see every time I'm in Montreal.  One day I'd like to have a house on this street {a small apartment would do, too}.

{photo: suntom}