Our 2021 Year-Ender at The Winter Village

Life has certainly been full of ups and downs this year. We all thought this pandemic would be over but it was not. The chance to spend holidays in Canada was pretty hazy to me, but the universe gave me a plot twist and all these happened.

To cap off the year and celebrate, we decided to hit the last day of the famous Winter Village at The Distillery District.

The Winter Village's tree is the most crowded area most likely because it's actually very pretty. We took quite a few photos with the tree. Getting a good photo spot is a bit challenging because there's just tons of people but I'm happy we took a lot of good ones for ourselves.

 

I think the shops are what completes the charm in the village. They are like the ones we see in the European winter villages. Although there were a lot of them closed due to COVID, it was still fun having a look around and see what treats were available to buy.

Christmas is not yet over when we went to the Winter Village.

The fee to enter from 4:00 pm was CAD $10.26 (including taxes and fees) and proof of vaccination was required. We've read reviews that the experience is underwhelming. However, I strongly disagree to that.

It may not be the grandest of all winter villages and my feet were sore by the end of the night but I still think it's worth every penny. It felt like a wonderland for me. I have always wanted to experience these kinds of "winter villages" like the ones I saw on movies and I can gladly say the experience was one for the books.

While we are surely far from going back to normal, 2021 still gave me the best few months to end it. 

I think it's the same for a lot of us. We might have been going through different things and it may have been more difficult to others, but I hope we still take a moment to see the good in our lives and realise that somehow we're still so much blessed than we deserved.