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I've not had a chance to update this yet.....
I arrived into Toronto on Wednesday afternoon, and my aunt Gerda picked me up at the airport.
Spent the day at hers, and then headed into the city centre to meet cousin Remy and his ex wife Val. We had dinner at a lovely wee place, that was super cheap (love Canada food prices!) and I tried my hardest to stay awake. Finally started to fade, and took the subway back to Gerda's. Almost fell asleep on the way back.... Ooops!
Thursday morning I woke up early (goddam jetlag!) and went out for a tubro walk with Gerda and her friends. We walked for an hour, and I struggled to keep up with her, she's pretty speedy for an 84 year old!
Went into town to meet Remy and his friends Adam and Dan, and Val for lunch. More super tasty cheap food, and then went shopping with Remy. I needed to pick up a few more things for my trip, like fast drying underpants, and other essential items. Managed to also find pink sparkly toothpaste! Wooohoo!
I saw the funniest homelesss guy, he was passed out on the ground,but on a bike, so it looked like he was riding the bike on the ground. Resisted the temptation to take photos as it would probably be frowned upon.
Went to kensington market, and bought the most amazing vintage dress, after having a fight with the guy in the shop. He made me measure my waist and bust in front of him before I was even allowed to touch the dress. Luckily it fitted perfectly, and I even got a wee discount, as Remy knew the guy who was wokring there.
We took the subway over to Gerda's house for dinner with loads of my cousins and their kids. Remy's new girlfriend came too. The whole experience was a bit overwhelming for her I think. Everyone speaks at once, and it's pretty hard to keep up! It was really nice to see everyone again, and will be catching up with them next Wednesday for passover dinner.
Went to stay at Monica and Gilles' house, and then on Friday morning, I got a ride into town to get the bus to Peterborough to my cousin Sally and Kayhan's house.
Arrrived on Friday afternoon, and their kid Madeleine has a really bad cold, so I'm sure I'll be catching it.
Woke up on Saturday to snow!!! It snowed all day!
Spent Saturday hanging out here, and some other wee kids came over and I got to play colouring in and making cookies. Poor Sally and Kayhan are exhausted, as Maddo hasn't been sleeping well, and they also have a 5 month old baby, Leo.
I'm taking the bus today (sunday) back to Toronto, then into Guelph to stay with my cousin Billy and his wife Andrea and their kids.
It's been really nice to see everyone so far, and am looking forward to Guelph, and finding out more about Costa Rica from Andrea.
Not taken any photos so far, so need to make a bit of an effort.
Not really much exciting to report, but heading to Costa Rica in under a week......
woohooo!!
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