Thursday, July 10, 2008

Farewell to Toronto

Currently sitting in YYZ waiting to head down to Boston. It was great to be back in Canada and to catch up with old friends. It's been three-and-a-half years. Hopefully the gap between this trip and the next won't be as long.

I've been back in Toronto and surrounds since getting back from a great couple of days up north at Three-Legged Lake, where my old exchange partner has a cottage. It was a great spot and I could have chilled out there for a few weeks and enjoyed it just as much.

Since the return I've mainly spent time catching up with people, though did have a couple of trips downtown, including a visit to Toronto Islands which was well worth it considering how good the weather was (a rarity in Toronto!)

There are photos on facebook if you're keen to have a look!

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Jazz in Montreal

Blog has been a bit slow, but doubt there are too many readers...

I got back from Montreal yesterday, having spent the weekend there for a second visit. My first trip in 2004 was a bit ho-hum because the weather was ordinary and I had a cold. This trip was much better, particularly since I was travelling with a semi-local. The jazz festival was on and it certainly added a buzz to the city, with a lot of people enjoying the free acts and soaking up the atmosphere on a great summer's day - unfortunately the rain put a dampener on one of the days, so a wander around Old Montreal was a bit shortlived. But I won't complain too much about the weather, lest you think I'm turning into a Canadian.

On a related matter, I have only heard the term 'humidex' once since I've been here - must be a record!

Facebook is a hundred times better for uploading photos that Blogger, so feel free to check out the album. Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=129415&l=ff136&id=641760192