Today is Family Day in Canada, this is a Bank Holiday. Its as big as Christmas everything is closed, even my beloved Longo's!!! The only trouble is I wish I had known this as we don't really have any food in so Tasha and I are going to have to make a very eclectic meal! Odd that this is Family Day as this is the day Mike flies BACK TO ENGLAND!! Can you believe it he seems to think he is coming back on Saturday but I'm not convinced.
Anyhow on a lighter note, we done the Museums so Tasha is in a kind of Mexican ARIBAAAAAA!celebratory mood because it means this week is S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G!! I have a car so we can visit the malls. The Canadians driving is almost as fab as mine so its going to be interesting to put it mildly. Tasha is quite nervous about this but the urge to splurge is out weighing the nerves :)
We went to Toronto Zoo in a snow storm, we actually went with the intention of getting them to extend our Toronto Pass, however when we arrived there were about 300 other Canadians visiting the zoo so not chance, honestly they r nuts!! nothing stops them, they just dress up in ski wear - a tip we've yet to pick up on...brrrrrrr! Anyway cant say much about zoo as I hate them with a passion, I just want to free all these poor animals they are kept in the name if conservation, I don't get it how can keeping them in the area equivalent to a small bathroom be good?? Anyway its horrible seeing Polar bears just walk up and down with patches of fur missing its very distressing.
We went to the pictures in the afternoon, you just HAVE to to go pictures in either Canada or USA its the most amazing experience. In the UK they smell quite like a locker room until the the air con is turned onto freezing. Here there are movie props all over the ceiling, restaurants, coffee bars, popcorn bars its a really great experience. Afterwards we went to a bar which was like a nightclub they had a DJ playing music and nobody could even hear themselves scream! In a way Tasha was a bit blue seeing all of the groups of friends together as she is stuck with 'rents' as she calls us. She misses all her great friends, she's not alone we all miss Friends and Family, its just that she is yet to meet young peeps here. Fingers crossed that when we are settled in the house she can get to grips with a small job and meet new peoples!!
Yesterday we started out a Caplinkseys which is theee most fantastic deli, got a Canadian mobile/cell phone and then went to meet the people who own the house we are renting, they are amazingly funny and lovely people. They took us all over the house showing us how everything worked. Most important for me is that they told us all about our neighbours who were party people and who were the quiet ones etc. Apparently on a Friday everyone meets on the green just outside all our houses..cool beans. The great news is that after meeting them the 3 of us felt so much better and happier. We are really looking forward to moving there, it will be great in the summer as its right on the lake and next to the marina.
Happy Days.... Everyone keep their fingers crossed Mike gets the Visa and comes back!!!
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