The Annex House Toronto

Today basically, I just worked and then we met up with Laine in the afternoon. We picked Bangkok Garden, a restaurant just around the corner because it had mediocre reviews on TripAdvisor. It turned out to be really great (if expensive).

We went to bed really early zzzz.

By the way, we got a great deal from Hotels.com for our hotel, BTW. Props to my employee discount once again!

... station which is just a 15 minute walk from our hotel. We took the Southern Train instead of the Gatwick Express train because I read that Southern train tickets qualifies you for 2 for 1 tickets at many attractions in London and I had printed off a bunch of the in the hopes it will save money. And the Southern train is just 5 minutes slower than the Gatwick Express. The tickets were just 24 pounds each including return.

We got a little lost leaving Victoria Station ...

... bar onto the goaline and out. Noone on the thriller team had the heart to tell her that even if it had gone in it wouldn't have counted.

At the end of the half, there were some inspiring words exchanged among the thriller team, and they came out determined not to repeat the mistakes of last week. Haikney took a turn off before coming back on in various defensive roles, and making a succession of vital clearances and blocks, which left Thindata having to take pot-shots from 20 ...

... is to promote remembrance. Please feel free to contact me if you have an idea or an audience through which I can "pass the torch" of remembrance. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. If you are the family member of one of our fallen comrades whose names are listed on the cenotaph at H H Knoll Lakeview Park in Port Colborne, please contact me since I have visited many graves and hopefully I have a picture of your family member's grave. Thanks for listening!
Cheers
Mary

... of performances will take place on August 2nd on Olympic Island.

Each year, Caribana attracts millions of tourists from around the world. If you haven't experienced it, you don't know what you're missing out on. Summer really is the best time to visit Toronto, so come to the lively city and remember to bring your party spirits, a costume, and comfortable shoes. You may be able to find a little bit of your home in Toronto.

... This makes me very angry indeed. If you have no credit, you can’t be called. This also makes me angry. The only SIM card which offered an alternative required me to pay $35 for it, and then to pay $1 a day to avoid incoming calls. No thank you, says I.

The accommodation hunt doesn’t seem to be going so great either. Everyone seemingly either wants a female roommate or someone who’s going to live there for 20,000 years ...

... like to, tell me. You can also follow the blog by going to www.travelpod.com/members/aarondewitt or through a link on my facebook (if that means anything to you). You can also post on the blog (i think...) and write me directly back from any notification you get from me. Next week in Jerusalem! Aaron

... To have some structure in my travel, I've decided to enrolled in a Mandarin course at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) for a semester staring September 10 to January 25, 2008. That way I will learn the language faster, maybe even meet a few more people and not wake up at 1 pm everyday. I've also to decided to start a blog (this one). To record my adventures in Asia. For the next month I will blog about my travel preparations. So stay tune.

... well-known sites around Toronto. The city is home to the world’s tallest free-standing tower (553.33 metres or 1,815 ft., 5 inches) and when it’s a clear day, from the top of the CN Tower you really CAN see forever. A busload of Choir baseball fans were in the bleachers as the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a night baseball game. Toronto boasts ownership of several other pro sports teams (Maple Leafs, Raptors ...

... a Toronto Rock Lacrosse game at the Air Canada Centre, a visit to Much Music and an inside tour, a local gospel church, and a short driving tour of the old city including Yonge Street). We stayed in a YMCA accommodation out in the countryside. We were all given "buddies" from the Etobicoke group, mine was Wahid from Afghanistan. Fun times!