| One of the priviledges of living near a city that hosts one of the most prestigious film festivals every year is the opportunity to attend film premieres and see the celebrities in town for the event! This year, my friends and I decided to stay over in the city at one of the hotels where many celebrities nest their heads for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2011) Our adventure at The Ritz Carlton Hotel was one I will never forget! I have never stayed in a 5 star hotel so it was pure luxury. The service was immpeccible-well I hope so for the price we paid for our room during the Festival! George Clooney and Brad Pitt stayed at our hotel but we missed them by two days. We did however bump into Terrance Howard and a few local celebrities: Joe Mimran and his wife, Jake Gold and his wife, Colin & Justin. (Unfortunately I didn't get pics of the local celebs but chatted to them all except Coliln and Justin. They were lovely. I was actually wearing some of Joe's clothing line called "Joe Fresh!") The following pictures tell a bit of the story of our adventure that weekend in September! You'll have to excuse me as they are out of chronological order. I can't figure out this new blogger interface! (It wouldn't spell check from me either!) Also, some of the pics were taken with my cell phone so the quality isn't the best, especially the night shots. But, I know you will enjoy this pictorial diary nonetheless! |  | ||||||
 |
| Ritz Carlton room treat price list on bamboo paper! |
 |
| The view from my bed at the Ritz Carlton Toronto where I see the CN Tower, Skydome (now the Rogers Centre) and Centre Island all overlooking Lake Ontario! |
 |
| The coolest gadget in the bathroom: the tv in the mirror! |
 |
| Top quality service at the Ritz...they found out it was my birthday and the front staff personally signed this card along with a tray of freshly warm chocolate chip cookies delivered right to my hotel room. They even spelled my name correctly! Impressive! |
 |
| Cool lights in the spa |
 |
| Relaxing in the spa water room! |
 |
| The spa co-ed relaxing room |
 |
| The hotel pool |
 |
| A mix of young and old downtown Toronto! Roy Thompson Hall is to the left of the pic |
 |
| The Globe and Mail delivered to our door in the morning. |
 |
| One of the hotel bars...this is the one where Brad Pitt and George Clooney had drinks out on the patio two days before our stay! |
 |
| cool lights |
 |
| another cool light fixture at the other hotel bar |
 |
| Breakfast coffee! I loved this saucer because it was wider on the one side to house spoon, cream and sugar! |
 |
| Chocolates left on our nightside table before we went to bed! |
 |
| E Talk is an entertainment tv show. We were interviewed at the Red Carpet outside Roy Thompson Hall and broadcast to all the movie watchers inside! |
 |
| The Red Carpet papparazzi interviewing the cast from "Winnie" |
 |
| Another view of Lake Ontario from our hotel room with the Metro Convention Centre and base of the CN Tower in the foreground! |
 |
| The hotel lobby |
 |
| My friends who shared this adventure with me! |
 |
| The front of our hotel, The Ritz Carlton, Toronto! |
 |
| The plate of chocolate chip cookies delivered to our room for my birthday! |
 |
| The front of the hotel |
 |
| Enjoying appetizers fireside in the hotel bar! |
 |
| Terrance Howard, star of the movie "Winnie" stayed at our hotel. (He also recently starred in Law & Order Los Angeles!) Here he is as I called out his name. He came over to have his pic taken with us even though they were waiting for him on the Red Carpet! You can also see my favourite door man to the left of the pic with the bowler hat. He was so friendly to us! |
 |
| The offical TIFF vehicles that transport the celebrities to their movie premieres! |
 |
| One of our lovely beds! |
 |
| One thing I loved about the Ritz Toronto is they tried as best as they could to have a Canadian flare. Here are maple leaves embossed in the floor of the hotel lobby! |
 |
| Here we are with Terrance Howard! He was soo nice and sooo gracious! Our bellman took the pic so that is why it is blurry! |
