So last Thursday the kid and I took the Go bus to Union Station and walked around downtown Toronto. Now that was a first for me because I've never taken a Go bus. In fact I haven't even been on a city bus in years. Would definitely do it again. It's economical and worry-free. You don't have to stress about finding a parking spot and can drink all the wine you want at a café guilt-free.
We had a great time. Stopped for lunch at a restaurant with an outdoor café (the weather was beautiful) and of course, shared a half litre of wine and people watched. Then on to the shops and outdoor kiosks.
I love Toronto. Anyone who knows me knows that. I was born there and lived most of my life there. I've always loved downtown and my first full-time job out of school was at Yonge and Temperance St. Working down there was fun because you had so much at your disposal. In those days everyone had an hour for lunch so we would choose somewhere different to eat every day. When I worked at Bay and Bloor I could walk over to the Colonnade on my lunch to television show tapings which I loved. Those were the days...
Now although we had fun we knew we had to get back to Union Station to get the Go bus back home. This is where we screwed up. We were told the Go bus didn't run again until 7:20 pm. something we neglected to check out beforehand). It was 4:20 pm and we were tired from all the walking. We had to take the Go train or wait. We were told it was going to arrive any minute so all of a sudden I felt like a participant in the "Amazing Race Canada"!!! The kid grabbed my hand and we were off!
I never went up and down so many stairs in my life and I worried about my heart to be honest. By the time we got on the train I was pale, short of breath, soaked in sweat and my heart was racing. I thought, "Is this it?" I'm going to die on a crowded Go train about to leave Union Station sitting between 2 girls playing on their I Phones. I never even had dinner yet or a last smoke! People were staring at me probably thinking they should call 911 but my breathing finally slowed and I somewhat returned to normal.
Needless to say I wanted to kiss the ground when we disembarked the train. Quite the adventure and lesson learned. Plan ahead...
Me & the Kid in Earlier Days
So tomorrow we are off to a matinee but staying in town. No Go trains in the near future...
Until later,
Ciao
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