Just so you don't think I fell off the face of the earth (though it has felt like I fell off this past week) I ventured all the way into Toronto to get some ice cream and photograph it for you.
Though this is actually pomegranate sherbet - not that you can tell underneath all the whipped cream and fruit. There is even a home made waffle piece for scooping.
There is always a line up outside this place. I know, because I used to live just up the street. They are open until late (1am) and many summer evenings the line could be snaking around the corner. People will wait an hour to get inside. And once inside, the choices seem almost endless. As does the kitschy decoration. There are so many toys and tiles and pictures and Dutch stuff that they are hanging from the ceiling and on every inch of wall space. It certainly gives you something to look at while you are eating, or waiting to be served.
And these colourful milk pails provide some fun much needed extra seating.
Really, I did this just for you.
What fun! It must be good if people are prepared to queue for such a long time.
ReplyDeleteThis place is real special,
ReplyDeletethe ice cream,the things hanging all over and i bet the owner of the place must be someone special too.
Your self-sacrifice, to make such a perilous journey, and *have* to eat all that sherbet and fruit and whipped cream, and a homemade waffle piece, just for those of us who read your blog is amazing. Of course, now I'm thinking I need (it's always a matter of need, of course) some ice cream.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us this wonderful sight in the middle of darkest Toronto. Your efforts are much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteNow if I could just have a bite..it would be a successful trip. It looks fabulous!
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SueAnn
Now I am grumpy. There is no fabulous ice cream place like that near me. Now I have to go to Toronto, and I do not like humidity. Blah!
ReplyDeletePinklea: come quick, the humidity is all gone. but only for the weekend. it is loverly!
ReplyDeleteSueAnn: when you come to visit, I will drag you there, too.
ReplyDeleteLGS: that's all I ask, your eternal gratitude.
Gianna: you are welcome. now, if you find a place with such good ice cream (and abominable decor) you must share, too.
Betty: too bad my interior shots didn't come out for you to see.
ReplyDeleteThomas: it has been a family business for over 30 years.
Jabblog: my friend has a fancy cone, but had already started it before I thought to take a picture. he was overwhelmed with the options of flavoured cones. he also thought I was strange for taking pics and went to sit somewhere else. he's not a blogger.
i'm thinking that you should do this for me more often! ;P
ReplyDeletethat looks so yummy
Char: if you insist...
ReplyDeleteThat looks like my kind of place. But if I lived up the street from it, I'd weight 400 pounds!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this for us :-)
jj
You must have done it a little bit for me too. It sounds like a place I would go to if I lived there.
ReplyDeletePlease don't ever do this for me again. I don't like ice cream and I abhor waiting in line. Just stay home and tell me what you're thinking. It will be easier for both of us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for these ever so quaint pictures!
ReplyDeleteBut then again, I'm Dutch and I live just a couple of km from the Belgian/Dutch border.
Nora you know I was thinking of you! I suspect you might think it a bit tacky.
ReplyDeletePeter: I didn't know you were Dutch. it is most quaint.
Geewits: okay. but isn't "abhor" a bit strong? I'm not overly fond of ice cream, which is why I had sherbet (and the fact it was 39 celcius with humidity, which is something like 103 in your temp.)
How nice of you to do this just for us... you're a saint you are!
ReplyDeleteWe are forever in your debt. How noble of you, to put yourself to such efforts just for our entertainment. Really. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLove the milk pails btw.
Your readers thank you for your sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteSanna, I knew you were a humanitarian, but you have gone above and beyond the call of duty here! I can't imagine sacrificing myself on the altar of ice cream to benefit humankind! ;) It looks luscious...and who would have guessed from looking at the outside...well, except for the ecstatic looks on the faces of the women eating it!
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