I arrived to a brisk Toronto afternoon. Rohan had kindly travelled out to the airport to collect me. We met at the terminal gate. One of his close Canadian friends, Kevin, had actually offered to bring him out to collect me from the airport. How very thoughtful! Kevin and Rohan happily made it to the airport in good time. It was also at that time that the car they brought finally packed it in. My diagnosis, either the battery or the alternator.
Now Kevin is studying to be a Jesuit priest and grabbed the car from the car pool. It seemed that the Jesuit order is fairly thrifty, too thrifty for roadside assistance. Kevin insisted that we leave him at the airport and catch the bus/subway into town. Reluctantly we agreed, it was pretty cold and I needed to check into my hostel. I heard later that it took 3 hours for Kevin's friend to come and help fix the car. Still, it was a massively kind gesture and highly appreciated.
So Rohan and I caught the subway system into town. It is a fairly simple system, with two main branches, one east/west line and one line that runs north/south. I checked in without hassle and then it was off to the pub. Rohan walked me through downtown Toronto, which is similar to many other cities I've visited. It was a little cold though.
We headed to Elm Street and dropped in to the Wolf and Firkin. It is weird to have table service at a bar, and also running a tab was very common. Lyndal came along on her last night to say hello and goodbye. She is now back in Australia. We had a few pints and caught up. It started snowing outside, which still fascinates me.
Just towards close, Rohan nad Lyndal bid goodbye, so they could catch the subway home. I stayed on to meet some of the locals, and failed. Instead, I met Sarah, a physiotherapist from Traralgon. At least the walk home was a new experience :)
ps., I managed to upload some photos and updated earlier posts. Enjoy!
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