The City of Guelph
- Karen
- 7. Sept. 2016
- 2 Min. Lesezeit
Guelph is a lovely city and so worth-living! But maybe only for people like me who grew up in a small town and therefore prefer living there. The city center is a 10 to 15 minute bus or bike ride down Gordon Street (downtown down the hill, back to university up the hill).
In the city center you won’t find the common brands, but only small owner-managed boutiques as well as many bars and restaurants. Common brands such as “H&M”, “The Body Shop” or Canadian ones such as “Roots” you can find in the Stone Road Mall close to university.
I bought a really nice and comfy sweater from “Roots” with a beaver on it <3
Downtown I found a nice boutique offering another cool Canadian brand called “Matt & Nat” producing very tastefully bags made out of vegan leather (recycled plastic bottles). The shop owners and workers are very nice and it’s not unusual to have a nice talk with them.
In the bars and restaurants downtown burritos and poutine seem to be very popular, but as Canada is an immigration country you can find food from many different nations.
The Guelphites are proud of the “Basilica of our Lady”, a gothic cathedral, presenting the highest point in the city. It’s a beautiful church, but I had the impression that the Canadians were a bit disappointed that we, the Europeans, weren’t as impressed as they wanted us to be. In Europe old gothic buildings like that aren’t as rare as here.
The city itself looks different from European cities as the streets seem to be broader everywhere in this country. It must be like that as Canadians drive very big cars and the gas is cheap (C$ 1,15/ liter = 0,80 €)! It would be tough living here for my professor of sustainability back in Bremen; he always rails against SUV cars and I totally agree. It’s not the only difference, it looks somehow different in general, but I’m not so sure why :D
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