Why August Made Me Smile
August hasn’t ended yet, but so far it’s been a pretty swell month. The next two weeks are going to be busy, so I thought I would post this before I forget. Enjoy!
My favourite windows in this building.
Push-ups are easier in the air.
I love my face in this one, I couldn't not post it.
My museum partner surprised me with a trip to the Bata Shoe Museum! Having lived in Toronto all my life, I have never been here.
Inside the ground floor, there are these beautiful stairs.
Tiny tiny shoes! These yellow shoes are from the Zhejiang province, Ningbo-Shaoxing, China. Wherever that is.
The Halizah shoe.
This shoe is the Chestnut Crushing Clog (ouch!). Worn in a region of Auvergne, France in the 19th century for the innocent task of shelling chestnuts.
Huron moccasins. Made of wool, silk, beads, and sequins. Circa 1880.
Collection of shoes from the 1920's.
Ballet slippers in "Art in shoes in art" exhibit.
Looking at ballet slippers in "Art in shoes in art" exhibit.
My museum partner made a pun and called this a "tap shoe". Get it? Get it? :D
The museum staircase leading up to each floor had these beautiful glass walls. This one had a stained glass pattern with shoe prints and stuff.
Another glass walled staircase shot :)
The admission desk attendant asked us where we were from. I said, "Toronto! I'm a tourist in my own city!" It's true. And here are some touristy shots.
The lovely lovely staircase to the ground floor at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Another angle of that lovely lovely staircase. I was obsessed with it, as you can tell.
All About Shoes indeed.
My museum partner then surprised me with my first visit to Balzac's Coffee! Nice atmosphere but very limited seating. I was playing musical chairs as people left their prime spots.
My museum partner used a Powerpoint/Keynote presentation loaded on an iPad to give me clues to our next destination. It was a surprise adventure and I had to follow the orders on the iPad to ensure the surprise was not spoiled :)
We browsed a little vintage shop in the Distillery District... cute stuff!
Vintage fan!
We stumbled upon the CubeWorks Gallery also at the Distillery District.
All of these artworks were created by rubix cubes!
Artist hard at work!
I don’t have anything in particular coming up next month, besides the start of another school year – my last! The photographing may end, or slow down, as I usually just bury myself in textbooks and projects. After September, it’s a very unexciting time of the year because it’s cold and dreary and very little sun outside. But, with lemons I made lemonade, and I might be surprised what fall and winter looks like through my lens…
you look really pretty in your museum visit photos!! (you always look nice but i think cuz you were so happy there and being a happy tourist and all it made you look even prettier :) how big is the shoe museum?
Aw, thank you! The museum is quite small. There are only 4 floors and each floor can be viewed in about 15 minutes. I would say it’s an hour-long viewing type of place. It’s no ROM, that’s for sure!
Oh my, you’re making me want to go to the shoe museum and the distillery district!!! GAHH, when i’ll suggest these two places the next time I’m on a date… LOL hopefully soon. LOVE that vintage shop too! I love looking at little things that are not very functional but are always so darn captivating and cute.
Distillery District is best enjoyed on the weekend. There is more people and more shops are open. If you go on the weekday, it’s really desolate. Bata Shoe Museum is “Pay Whatever You Can” on Thursday nights after 5pm. Regular admission with student ID is $8.
I love your new way of push-up, maybe I should try it as well ;) the shoe museum is great! Wish I had a chance to visit there.