Maple Leaf Country
First full day in Toronto (after a full glass of white wine and 10ish hours of sleep) and I spend most of it indoors. Though from the others I hear that outside it I wasn't the cup o' tea weather we expected, but more like a real boiling cup o' tea. Inside of Bonnie and Tony's apartment (which is fucking beautiful) I finally have my computer running at average speed after hours of watching file transfers and 2 very panicy hours of believing that I had lost 40GB of transfered work (a good portion of which had been trashed from my HD).
At 3:30 we started to get ready for dinner and by 5:15 we were finally ready after my mom's paniced urgings for us to be out the door since we would surely be late. We were the first people their besides the hosts. I meet a LOT of family and 5 or so people I knew well through their mention and stories of them. The food was delectable!
The salad was rolled up in a cucumber that acted like a napkin ring and the dressing was kind of like thousand island. The main entree, salmon for me, we so delicious it was to die for. it had a flaky crust around the parimeter (like rice on sushi) and inside it in the center it had sauteed mushrooms and it was all over a delicioud gravy sauce. The greenbeen and grilled tomatoe were just as delicious. I love my family, but I really can't wait for dinner tomorrow night, haha.
Afterwards, Jamie and I had another dinner with our housing hosts, Bonnie and Tony, the Matza Pizzas (not-so-distant cousins on my mother's grandfater's side). They took us to Little Italy and we ended up at a place called Li'Ly (haha). The eggplant was delicious and I had my first martini, i think it was Pear Apple (various vodka like things flavored with pear, melon, and apple). the downstairs (where the bathroom was) was a dance floor in a low ceilinged space mostly black or dark brown with reds and rounded corners that made it look like an underground space ship.
After diner we walked around Little Italy and saw some interesting stuff. There were lots of cute patio bars, a couple in an old fashion light green VW Bug (that had a cylinder outside the side window horizontally that Tony found out was air conditioner), and lots of naked bikers. Wait.... WHAT!? Yes my friends 10-15 or maybe more naked bicyclers and many a cute girl among them. Bonnie explained they're a group who is trying to raise money... cool either way.
When we finally found the car we were all exhausted and ready to go home. And now... I am more than ready for bed.
At 3:30 we started to get ready for dinner and by 5:15 we were finally ready after my mom's paniced urgings for us to be out the door since we would surely be late. We were the first people their besides the hosts. I meet a LOT of family and 5 or so people I knew well through their mention and stories of them. The food was delectable!
The salad was rolled up in a cucumber that acted like a napkin ring and the dressing was kind of like thousand island. The main entree, salmon for me, we so delicious it was to die for. it had a flaky crust around the parimeter (like rice on sushi) and inside it in the center it had sauteed mushrooms and it was all over a delicioud gravy sauce. The greenbeen and grilled tomatoe were just as delicious. I love my family, but I really can't wait for dinner tomorrow night, haha.
Afterwards, Jamie and I had another dinner with our housing hosts, Bonnie and Tony, the Matza Pizzas (not-so-distant cousins on my mother's grandfater's side). They took us to Little Italy and we ended up at a place called Li'Ly (haha). The eggplant was delicious and I had my first martini, i think it was Pear Apple (various vodka like things flavored with pear, melon, and apple). the downstairs (where the bathroom was) was a dance floor in a low ceilinged space mostly black or dark brown with reds and rounded corners that made it look like an underground space ship.
After diner we walked around Little Italy and saw some interesting stuff. There were lots of cute patio bars, a couple in an old fashion light green VW Bug (that had a cylinder outside the side window horizontally that Tony found out was air conditioner), and lots of naked bikers. Wait.... WHAT!? Yes my friends 10-15 or maybe more naked bicyclers and many a cute girl among them. Bonnie explained they're a group who is trying to raise money... cool either way.
When we finally found the car we were all exhausted and ready to go home. And now... I am more than ready for bed.