The weekend of July 11th-13th, 2025 my wife suprised me with a belated birthday present. A little trip for the two of us to Toronto to see TB & LB. It was also the weekend of the Toronto Coldplay concert and with a little help from Abby we scored 4 tickets to the show.  |
| Toronto skyline at night We arrived late on Thursday and started to gradually roll into the weekend. We started picking up a little speed at lunch. |
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| Expresso Martini 🍸 time!! |
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| Moscow Mule. The ginger is healthy The lunch was fantastic and the hummus was on point. The drinks made the blog so obviously they were fantastic as well. |
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| Just two legends taking a power nap Refreshed and renewed for a nap and a shower, it was time to take the train to Coldplay. An uneventful and smooth ride out of Toronto to the venue. Once there it was like a 2 mile walk in the heat to get into the actual park where the show was taking place. I was sustained by the thought of a cold beer at the end of the dusty road. |
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| Pregaming!!! $11 dollar Mich Ultras!! |
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| The sun is still out and our seats look great. |
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| #ColdplayToronto |
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| Let’s get the show on the road |
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| Game on, the place is filling up |
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| Kari and I are prepared to ROCK!!! |
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| The show goes on! |
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| The lights and the music radiating some positive vibes |
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| Rocking out, but in a polite way. #canadianway |
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| !!!!!Yellow!!!!! |
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| The visuals on this were so good, I thought 2 pictures were necessary!! |
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| Fix you!! After the concert it was a train ride back into Toronto and straight to bed. We needed a plan for Saturday. Hopefully, we could find something to do in Toronto. |
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| Skyline of Toronto by day! After everyone was up we decided to ask ChatGPT to help us with a food tour of Toronto’s iconic Kensington Market neighborhood. We will get a little food and maybe some drinks. |
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| Street Art!!!!! Street Art!!!! Our first stop was the Finka Cafe. Scandinavian inspired coffee shop with sweet treats, fresh coffee and chill vibes. |
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| Fika 🍵 |
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| The menu board at Fika Cafe |
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| The book wall at the Fika Cafe!! |
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| Street Art or Vandalism? You be the judge. |
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| Sleepy Pete’s is a go to for sandwiches. The mayor of Toronto even ran into a few coworkers |
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| Fried Chicken sandwich was the 💣 |
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| Sleepy Pete’s can’t be beat! |
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| Are there hidden messages in the street art? |
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| Snacks from Blackbird |
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| Crumb empanadas were high on ChatGPTs list of things to do. They did not disappoint. |
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| Empanadas!!! Gracie don’t pass out! |
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| More Vandalism!! |
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| Seven Lives Tacos 🌮 |
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| Camarones à la Diabla 🔥 🔥 |
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| Look at those beautiful tacos 🌮 |
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| Burdock Brewery to wash down the 🌮 |
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| Burdock Brewery |
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| Enjoying a cold frosty beer on a hot day |
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| Street Art everywhere |
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| Kensington Market |
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| More food and possibly another beer 🍺 |
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| TB, LB and Kari by the Market car |
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| Not sure you can see it but the bike rack spells out “Kensington” |
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| Kensington Market |
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| Beam me up, we have had a full day of fun We returned home after a fun day exploring the Kensington Market. Great food, Great views and Grea family. We cleaned up and refreshed and headed to dinner at Don Alfonso’s, a Michelin star rated restaurant at the top of the Westin in downtown Toronto. |
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| The tasting menu |
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| Don Alfonso’s take on an Old fashioned |
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| Small bites |
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| Smoked Amberjack |
 Tagliolini with Red Snapper Carpaccio |
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| Our Sommelier was excited about this selection |
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| PEI OTORO with smoked cherry tomato sauce |
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| Manitoba Tenderloin Swiss Chard |
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| Tiramisu!! |
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| We survived the dinner and the wine |
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| Elevator Selfie After dinner, we took Abby out for a birthday 🎂 🍺. Shortly after that it was bedtime and then an early flight back to MSP. It was a great weekend north of the border. |
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