Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 13, 2009
Toronto
Visiting the land of free healthcare and progressive politics, I still saw SUVs and bums. Not as many as grace U.S. urbania, but certainly more than I saw in Europe. The citizens still complained about the government. The city was, however, much cleaner than any U.S. metropolis. It's true also what they say; Toronto is incredibly diverse. Visiting Canada is always a fun experience. Kind of like visiting and alternate universe, if the US had just behaved itself and continued holding hands with Britain. The people ARE generally friendlier. It's always a fun time.
Toronto is thriving. There are oodles of museums, stores, restaurants and fun things to do. Especially if you have money. Our money flew away like Canadian Geese while we were here: $3 to ride the subway, $22 for museum entrance, $16 for breakfast, $10 for a hat, $7 for shampoo, etc etc etc. There are definitely free and cheap things to do here, however. The Royal Ontario Museum offers free admission on Wednesday evenings, for instance. Most of the museums have discount days or hours. If you know the area, you can also sniff out some pretty good happy hour deals, like at The Madison Avenue Pub.
We stayed for 5 days with Phil's family, saving us room and board, but we still managed to spend hundreds of dollars. Worth it!
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