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Day 13 - 14-6-2007 Toronto

No french speaking - merci

14.06.2007 - 14.06.2007 sunny 0 °F
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Today is my first full day in Toronto, so i have taken the usual walkabout tour. and the place is BRILL

The place has 4 open areas of many that i've seen, where there is open air performances going on through the day and night. There's so much to do and see here. Also, Niagra Falls is only about an hour from here so id be better off trying to do a day tour and stopping here a bit longer

All the shopping malls are again underground but on a much larger scale. they're so large, there is 2 tube stops between them, and thankfully a bookstore that this not all french

Nighttime is great, the city is buzzing with all kinds of performers and once a week in Dunda square they show a movie on the big screens, again all free.

The other thing is you feel totally safe wherever you go. The place isn't perfect there are a few street people, but thats no different form all the other cities ive been to so far.

Not sure which way to go next, either Chicago or Calgary i'll decide in the next few days.

And the Chillian Pann Pipers have found me again. Damm them. Un Dos Tres......... and they brought a marriachi band with them!!

Posted by I Langley 14.06.2007 9:35 AM Archived in Canada

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I like the Marriachi bands... no pleasing you... at least they're not mimes!! The thought of you trying to speak in French brings tears to my eyes.. with pride?...mmmmm hehe!!
Stop shopping or you'll have to do that friends sketch of Joey wearing all of Chandlers clothes "could I be waering any more clothes!!!"

15.06.2007 by Lydia H

I dare anyone to comment on my bad spelling.... you know Im half blind...... Im taller than I look ya know....hehe

15.06.2007 by Lydia H

Hi I.L
Its good to see your having a great time, Toronto is fantastic, theres a small touring company that can take you to Niagra Falls for the day and include Lunch in the Sheraton Hotel at Niagra, well worth tryng to find it, I'm useless at names and can't remember what it is called.
Don't forget to go to the top. Great View, plus a little Island away from Toronto.
Have fun.
C x

16.06.2007 by Carol0302

PS.
Watch then shops. How many pictures do you need to fedex back.
x

16.06.2007 by Carol0302

Hi Ian

Andys wedding pics

http://www.thelittentree.co.uk/photos.html

Hope your having a good time

Chris

16.06.2007 by DJ_BMC

You should definitely get yourself to Niagara Falls, i believe you can borrow barrels from the gift shop so you can experience the awe inspiring majesty and raw power of the falls at first hand, should make a great kodak moment too.
These performers that are "buzzing" about at night, anything like the ones in Prague, i'm gonna need to see photo's!! (better than the train set you got for your fifth birthday eh mate)
Mariachi band eh, at last you finally get a chance to use your Spanish, how exactly do you say ".......and you can take your guitar and shove it up your arse, sunshine" (really hope you get the wording right on that one or you're gonna need the number of a good proctologist)
Bye the whey hav u notised the state ov Lydia's spellin its shooking!!

16.06.2007 by ANDY T

This is the translation for say ".......and you can take your guitar and shove it up your arse, sunshine. Quita tu maldita guitarra y metetela por el culo, cariño.
I hope this is useful to you when you find the pan pippers and mariachis I cannot stand them either!
Have fun and keep us informed.

17.06.2007 by krazyanita

Well, You might as well come home now - trip ruined.What sort of life will it be for you now you've missed "Evil Dead the Musical" Can't believe the bad timing with that. Never mind, you might find the local operatic society in Calgary are doing a latin only version of "I Spit on Your Grave" or a mean salsa "Friday the 13th".
Glad to hear things are going ok, Richard Branson is still messing me about so i usually go on your site from work - remember that you dole scum!?
You aren't missing much here you'll be suprised to know. It's been pissing down for the last two months - and i mean of biblical proportions. The spray from Niagra was nothing compared to Pelham Road in Immingham today. Town have a new goalie, signed from Rotherham so it's nice to see us putting our conference credentials on the table so early on. I went to see Muse at Wembley last week, not a bad ground, it's like Glanford Park with bells on.

You can take your guitar and shove it up your arse...! Pity someone didnt say that to Daniel O'Donall(?!)in either English or Spanish.

Have fun and go and see some bands!!

26.06.2007 by marinergy

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