Be a tourist in your own city.
The Vintage Garden Tea Room 35 Pine Street Locke Street Shops Since the four of us have been scattered to different locations in recent months, we look forward to the times when we can get together to catch up and, of course, to continue our discovery of the City. Jenny, Carly, and I decided to … Read more
Rockton World’s Fair Rockton, Ontario We kicked off our fall adventures by travelling to the Greater-Hamilton area to hit up Rockton World’s Fair. Carly, Jenny, and I set off on the chilly Friday evening of Thanksgiving weekend, along with Honourary Tour Member, Breanne. As always, hilarity ensued during the car ride there. We caught up … Read more
Cake & Loaf Bakery 321 Dundurn Street South My fellow tour-mates and I are obviously quite partial to sweets (every restaurant we’ve been to so far has heard us inquire about the dessert menu, often while still eating our meals) and we have definitely been sampling our way in cupcakes around the City. I had … Read more
Mulberry Street Coffee House 193 James Street North We may have wrapped up our official summer leg of the Tour at the end of August with our Stoney Creek day, but up until this particular tour stop, it was technically still summer. Avishka, Jenny, and I wore our summer-edition tour tees one last time and … Read more
Sew Hungry: Food Truck Rally 2011 Ottawa Street Here at I Heart Hamilton Tour, we’re self-proclaimed foodies. Hamilton is getting to be known for its upsurge of food trucks, and an event dedicated to bringing them all together, plus even more trucks from out of town, seemed like an ideal tour stop. We first heard … Read more
Supercrawl James Street North Even though we have only experienced a few James Street North Art Crawls, it was time to amp it up and take on Supercrawl! This was the 3rd annual Supercrawl – an event full of music, art, food, shops, you name it. The event was expected to draw 40,000* people throughout … Read more
Festival of Friends Ancaster Fairgrounds 630 Trinity Road Bonjour mes amis! So we figured, since we’re a group of friends touring around the city and making friends along the way, what better way to celebrate friendship than attending the annual Festival of Friends! Normally held in Gage Park, this was the first time … Read more
Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum 64 Sulphur Springs Road Hello everyone! Hope you have been able to keep up with our adventures in Hamilton! Today the girls and I set off for tea at Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, located just off of Sulphur Springs Road. Our stay at Fieldcote was certainly filled with delight … Read more
Locke Street The marathon of tour stops continues! This was the third tour day in a row for Avishka and Kristin. We love dedicating a day to a specific street or area, exploring it on foot and popping in and out of shops. This day was all about Locke Street and we were excited to … Read more
Ottawa Street Ciao a tutti, or hello everyone! Perfect way to greet our readers considering that our first stop on Ottawa Street was at the lovely Cafe Limoncello. From the moment you walk in, it’s like you’re walking on sunshine. With a warm and inviting atmosphere, Cafe Limoncello certainly stays true to its name … Read more