{"id":106,"date":"2017-11-09T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T22:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2023-10-04T03:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T03:30:29","slug":"five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations","title":{"rendered":"Five student-budget-friendly date destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Living in Toronto is expensive enough as it is. Showing your loved one how much you care can be pricey, unless you know where to look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out these top five places to go for a great date on a student budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations\/#1_Art_Gallery_of_Ontario\" title=\"1. Art Gallery of Ontario\">1. Art Gallery of Ontario<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations\/#2_Queen_Street_Warehouse\" title=\"2. Queen Street Warehouse\">2. Queen Street Warehouse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations\/#3_Royal_Ontario_Museum\" title=\"3. Royal Ontario Museum\">3. Royal Ontario Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations\/#4_Toronto_Islands\" title=\"4. Toronto Islands\">4. Toronto Islands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/five-student-budget-friendly-date-destinations\/#5_Allan_Gardens_Conservatory\" title=\"5. Allan Gardens Conservatory\">5. Allan Gardens Conservatory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Art_Gallery_of_Ontario\"><\/span>1. Art Gallery of Ontario<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_02_01_2800-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_02_01_2800-2.jpg?w=720&amp;h=533\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5170\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Art Gallery of Ontario. (Photo credit: Brent Smyth\/RUtv News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep it budget friendly:<\/strong>&nbsp;Admission is free every Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located at Dundas Street West and Beverley Street, the AGO is a visually stunning building. Considering the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) is right around the corner, you can expect a trendy area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home to over 90,000 pieces of artwork, stumbling through the AGO can last for hours. With a wide range of artwork, stemming from African to early Canada, Europe and abstract, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost as impressive as the art is the interior layout of the AGO itself. Winding staircases and patterned ceilings make for a spectacular view to walk through in good company, and an even better place for those Insta pics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling hungry, the&nbsp;Art Square Cafe and Creperie&nbsp;is right across the street from the main entrance and offers a spectacular view of the building, local art inside, and top-notch crepes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Queen_Street_Warehouse\"><\/span>2. Queen Street Warehouse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_6595.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_6595.jpg?w=720&amp;h=540\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5172\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Food from Queen Street Warehouse. (Photo credit: Brent Smyth\/RUtv News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep it budget friendly:<\/strong>&nbsp;$5 mix-and-match menu items!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid the buzz and draw of Queen Street West, you\u2019ll find a place as unique and hipster where the purpose is to share a meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen Street Warehouse is a restaurant with one policy: All food items are $4.95, all day, every day. Although only turning three this fall, a certain vibe gets emitted the moment you walk in. Throwback tunes, string lights and a space to take free air guitars \u2013 it has a feel like no other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the items are so cheap, Skye Stevens, a waitress of nearly 9 months, recommends splitting two or three items with your significant other, because when she has seen that happen it \u201calways ends with laughs and smiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Royal_Ontario_Museum\"><\/span>3. Royal Ontario Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_03_21_5573.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_03_21_5573.jpg?w=720&amp;h=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5173\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Royal Ontario Museum. (Photo credit: Brent Smyth\/RUtv News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep it budget friendly:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tuesdays all day, FREE for students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you may be taking a break from school, it never hurts to keep learning. Whether grabbing a map and exploring on your own or visiting key exhibits, going to the ROM week after week will always provide a new adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Impress your date with the history of warfare, clothing, natural history, palaeontology (there\u2019s some cool dinosaur exhibits), art or even mythology. Whatever you think you know the most about, there\u2019s for sure a place to show off your intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring the ROM is half the fun. In 1933, it was called&nbsp;\u201cmasterpiece of architecture,\u201d and it maintained its reputation, and in 1978, received a $55 million renovation. Every inch of the ROM is picture-esque, so bring your camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t be missed: The outside structure off University Ave. is completely reflective, look for that mirror image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Toronto_Islands\"><\/span>4. Toronto Islands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_9461-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_9461-2.jpg?w=720&amp;h=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5174\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toronto Islands. (Photo credit: Brent Smyth\/RUtv News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep it budget friendly:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you\u2019re under 19, the ferry rate is only $5.05! But bring your student card, most of the time, that exists as the student rate as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s where we met 35 years ago, it\u2019s where we go all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill and Doug Robertson met in the summer of 1982 on these very <a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/tag\/toronto\">Toronto<\/a> islands. Back then, the CN Tower was fairly new, and the only building in the skyline. Now it\u2019s a bustling environment, attracting hundreds of people looking to explore daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe try to come once a month, just to relive it,\u201d said Doug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came with my friends, he came with his. It was just natural they would mesh. And mesh we did,\u201d said Jill. \u201cWe had our first date and got engaged, all on the islands. They\u2019re special to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you\u2019re looking to have an adventure, and fall in love with the city and your significant other all at the same time, look no further than the islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hungry after? A short walk from the ferry terminal is Beaver Tails, a wonderful and quick dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Allan_Gardens_Conservatory\"><\/span>5. Allan Gardens Conservatory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_03_06_3783.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rutvnews1.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/2017_03_06_3783.jpg?w=720&amp;h=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5175\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allan Gardens Conservatory. (Photo credit: Brent Smyth\/RUtv News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep it budget friendly:<\/strong>&nbsp;FREE all day everyday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone loves nature, and there\u2019s hidden gems everywhere. There\u2019s little trains that follow their tracks around certain areas, waterfalls, and don\u2019t forget each section represents a different type of plant (ex. tropical, coniferous, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even further, there\u2019s benches and stools all the way through to stop and have some chats. Take your time here; it\u2019s all about connecting with who you\u2019re with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be a good spur of the moment decision to take a quick walk or to explore a very entertaining region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run by Toronto Parks, in the vicinity are two dog parks and a playground. If your date loves dogs, take her around the gardens, then watch some pups play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weird rule: You\u2019re technically not allowed to take pictures of anything except the plants, so be cautious if a worker is nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showing your loved one how much you care can be pricey, unless you know where to look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutvnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}