{"id":39601,"date":"2019-10-24T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=39601"},"modified":"2019-10-25T07:44:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T11:44:54","slug":"my-favourite-things-to-do-during-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/10\/24\/my-favourite-things-to-do-during-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"My favourite things to do during Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"Throughout my life I\u2019ve realized how important it is to me to remain active. I don\u2019t necessarily mean this in a sports way, but rather a personal and even social way. When it gets cold, my first instinct is to stay indoors, but surely enough I start feeling down. For this reason, I decided to make a list of my favorite things to do when it gets cold. These are the things that make me feel better:\r\n\r\n<strong><u>Ice skating in Nathan Phillips Square<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\nYes, this is probably the most <i>clich\u00e9<\/i> thing to do in Toronto, but it\u2019s also incredibly fun. I love going with a bunch of friends and just skating around until we\u2019re all exhausted. It truly makes me feel in the Christmas spirit, and all that moving around for sure keeps us warm. Also, it\u2019s a great photo-op!\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_39607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39607\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39607\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5878-e1571936747813.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of people ice skating in Nathan Phillips Square with the Toronto sign in the background lit up in different colours.\" width=\"525\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5878-e1571936747813.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5878-e1571936747813-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5878-e1571936747813-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5878-e1571936747813-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice skating in Nathan Phillips - Love the lights!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong><u>Walking around High Park<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis might not sound like the brightest idea for cold winter days, but I cannot explain how much I love doing this. Coming from a country where there is no snow, walking through this winter paradise makes me happy. Everything looks so beautiful and so peaceful, and when I get too cold or tired, I head over to the little cafe in the centre of the park. Nothing beats a yummy hot chocolate after a nice winter walk.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_39611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39611\" style=\"width: 174px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39611\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/132c9dc2-32e7-4fe5-8269-7ae5a1ddae20-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A path in High Park, the trees are bare and there is some snow on the ground.\" width=\"174\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/132c9dc2-32e7-4fe5-8269-7ae5a1ddae20-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/132c9dc2-32e7-4fe5-8269-7ae5a1ddae20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/132c9dc2-32e7-4fe5-8269-7ae5a1ddae20.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting my walk - Not covered in snow just yet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong><u>The Distillery District<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_39609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39609\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39609\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5013-e1571936854375-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Distillery District with many lights put up for the Christmas Market\" width=\"205\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5013-e1571936854375-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2019\/10\/img_5013-e1571936854375-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Distillery District during the Christmas Market - Looks so pretty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThis place is a really special one for me. I hadn\u2019t had the chance to visit the Distillery District during winter until last year, when my mother came to visit me. We decided to check it out, right in time for the Christmas market. It was the first days of November and it was snowing gently. We strolled around and checked out every store that was open, without even buying anything. Yes, we love window shopping. We finished the night with some hot cider and more hot chocolate as we bought some small gifts for my mom to take back home. I can't wait to go back this year!\r\n\r\nAlthough all these places are open-air, and it does get pretty cold during winter, I think it\u2019s important to get out there. Even if it\u2019s just for a bit. All these places are accessible by TTC, or even walking distance! The upcoming weeks, I\u2019ll be putting on my warm and heavy winter coats and exploring not only these beautiful places, but finding other new cool spots.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThroughout my life I\u2019ve realized how important it is to me to remain active. I don\u2019t necessarily mean this in a sports way, but rather a personal and even social way. 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