Toronto

After being in New York and Montreal, Toronto was lame. Just another city. Not thriving with culture like Montreal, not bustling with people like New York. Just big tall buildings, a waterfront, a tower…

The hostel I stayed at was in an awesome location and can’t be faulted at all. I made a new friend – Jessica who was from Calgary – on the first day I was there. We had dinner up at the CN Towers revolving restaurant (the CN Tower is SO like the Sky Tower) which was nice. Did some exploring with Jess the next morning through the streets of Toronto.

That night we got another girl staying in our room – Andi who was from Adelaide. We went out to the Hard Rock Café for dinner and had to walk for ages in the pouring rain.

Jess left the following morning, and so Andi and I went and got haircuts (WELL overdue!) then wandered around the waterfront. We went to a Major League Baseball game at night time which was by FAR the highlight of my time in Toronto. It was great going with her as she used to play for South Australia so could explain the finer details to me. We paid $9 each and had awesome seats right behind the home plate.

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Allstars.
There were 2 home runs (which apparently is unusual).
There was a proposal on the big screen.
Brian Littrell of ex-Backstreet Boys fame was the celebrity pitcher. Yummmmmm

The funniest part was watching grown men scramble for the ball when it got hit into the stands. At one point there were about 20 adults crawling around trying to find the ball. One guy picked it up, and his mate was SO annoyed. He stormed off, and when he returned, sat with his back to his friend.

Canada has been cool, but I have to say that Montreal was by FAR the better city.