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Originally Posted by dewE
Nice job of catching many of the neighbourhoods of Toronto!
I live in the suburbs and visit downtown quite often for concerts, baseball, or just to explore different areas. I'm a fan of Kensington Market and wouldn't compare it to George street at all. It reminds me of a "mini" New Orleans. There's a park south of Kensington that can sometimes be a bit sketchy. Toronto is fairly safe to walk around in the daytime, of course there are pockets of bad areas that I would avoid at night, especially if travelling alone. A general guide to "downtown" at night is to stay west of Yonge Street. I usually travel around Queen or King West. Dundas Square can get a bit sketchy at night, but there is usually plenty of people around.
One last note, there is transportation to the beach (I'm assuming you mean "The Beaches" area). The Streetcar travelling on Queen Street East will take you out to the area. I haven't been there for awhile, but I think the different beaches are a short walk south of Queen once you get a bit past Woodbine.
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Thanks! We were told it was very complicated by taking public transport, and that we had to walk far in the heat from the tram, so we skipped it. Architecture was the main goal on this trip anyway.
Btw, we stayed at Comfort Hotel at Carlton/Yonge St. A nice area, but I was a bit surprised to see more shady people then I would expect and feel the smell drugs right on the street (just like in Amsterdam). And right next to this area, where there was some abandoned townhouses a few blocks away, they build this luxury residential skyscraper, Number One Bloor!
Crime rate is much lower in Toronto then most other big cities, for example if you compare it to my city i Sweden with only 300 000 inhabitants, Toronto is much safer despite being almost 10 times larger:
http://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_...&city2=Toronto