Our adventure to Toronto started out in a much more
interesting way than we had anticipated. We crossed the border without any
issues, and were headed up the Q.E.W into Toronto, when we heard on the radio
that the city had record rainfall that day. People were stranded on commuter
trains, sections of the subway were completely closed, and much of the downtown
area was flooded. Luckily we missed the worst of it, but check out some video
of the storm here:
Needless to say, we ended up in a major traffic jam outside
of the city, and were stuck on the highway for about 3 hours. We finally made
it in, and were pleasantly surprised that our lovely friends Nenad and Lauren
had delayed a delicious dinner for our arrival!
The next day Heather and I spent some time walking around
the city. It was fun getting to show off the campus where I went to grad school
and the parts of the city that I remembered so fondly from my time in Toronto.
That night, Nenad and I went to attend my fifth and final Phish show, only to
find out at the gate that it had been cancelled due to the previous days’
weather. The venue was right on the water, and although they had worked to try
and get things ready, it wasn’t going to happen.
It was a bit disappointing, but we salvaged the evening by
having a picnic down by the waterfront. The weather was beautiful, and we were
able to walk the boardwalk and take a long walk home through a neighborhood
called Roncesvalles, a cool section of the city that I’d never seen before.
The next day Heather and I took another walking tour through
downtown.
It made me miss living in this city, and we both talked about how it
would be great to possibly come back and live here someday. It also made us
really excited to finish up this road trip and move on to Japan. One step at a
time!
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