Mondays are a special day for most. Usually when all of the unattended issues from the previous Friday come crashing down and you think, great, here's to the start of another hellish workweek . But for Kristin and I, our 'demanding' schedule often lends to a day of relaxed exploration after a long weekend of late nights. On this particular Monday we decided to check out the recently blooming rose gardens of the famous Rosedal. With over 12.000 different kinds of roses from all over the world, we knew it to be the perfect spot to capture photos, people watch, and smell the flowers. But like all Mondays, a fact that we conveniently forgot, the gardens, along with the nature reserve and most museums, are closed. Upon arriving and discovering this inconvenient truth, we decided to take a stroll around the park instead. Oh the
sights we saw...
From top left: 1) Sunbathing is common in public places. Men, women, old, young, fit, and not so fit. 2) A lovely carriage ride around the lake 3) How bout a nap on the bench? 4) Family bicycle cars. Highly popular on the busy weekends 5) Paddle boats or maybe a loaned city bike for a spin in the sunshine. These baby-grass green bikes are available to residents for 2 hours, free of charge, and can be returned to any of the many kiosks located around the city 6) And assisted stretching for anyone who may need a hand after this busy day of park activities
Unfortunately it is impossible to capture on film the environment that exists in this park on a busy day or evening. Not from the city, I'm clearly not accustomed to some of the urban practices, but this park still amazes me. From rollerbladers (and I'm talking full on protective gear, figure skating style, or hard core speed skaters) to thong clad sunbathers to entire family BBQs, this place is a people watching utopia! xo
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