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Article: Mirror Travel: The Big Maple; New York may claim to be the world's Christmas shopping Mecca, but Nigel Thompson goes to Toronto and finds culture, good beer and bargains.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2000
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Byline: Nigel Thompson
PETER Ustinov cruelly described Toronto as "New York designed by the Swiss".
Well it's true that Canada's largest city is a bit like a vast Canary Wharf ... lots of shiny, happy skyscrapers.
But it's a confident, young place with plenty of interesting neighbourhoods embracing the cuisine and culture of many nations and overall it's friendly (even the street bums are startlingly polite), safe and fun. After all what do you want to do on a long weekend break? Shop. Eat. Drink. Take in some sights. Well, it's all here. So ...