Thursday, June 12, 2008

Day 2: Toronto (The Tour of Pain)

Reminder: the hyperlinks are for your education

Though the roadtrip is about being active and seeing new things and meeting new people, there are few better pleasures than a lazy morning using the internet and eating some balling yogurt. Now how can yogurt be ballerific you my ask? Try this with some blueberries and tell me I am wrong.

Toronto is like New York for people with San Fransisco like sensitivities. Its an urban center without the chance of being offended by pushy travelers or being told to "Shove it." There are large skyscrapers, diverse ethnicities, and some of the most delicious street meat available.

Given the man's loveable ever-confident tone-of-voice, agreeing with Dave is sometimes painful like a nail through the finger tip (or in Daniel Craig's case losing a finger tip all together). But the man is simply right... As a city Toronto has the best hot dogs/sausages around hands down. The quality is par none, the dogs are freshly grilled and scored, and the condiment selection is ample.

The day of walking was worth the hot dog alone, but 15-20 miles of walking can wear on your feet. What? Oh yeah... we walked about 15-20 miles... that is the conservative estimate. That is what you get for spending 12 hours on your feet.

The sights of Toronto are beautiful. The CN tower is a strange but sufficient landmark. However, the microbrewery at the bottom of the tower is a much better sight. Yeah, for free beer!

Just an FYI, SteamWhistle Pilsner is the best I have ever had...

Suck it Heineken.

Traversing the city you'll see a very eclectic mix of old stores and new corporate outlets. You meet nice people like Chalkmaster, Mr Peru the Chessmaster, and cute older girls at slightly sketchy shops. To be fair the 28-ish-year-old girl was very cute and funny and in a different situation flirting would have been done, but the older woman-younger man thing is now officially dead.

Speaking of illicit substances (click the dang hyperlinks people... just kidding they'll make you go crazy), Hemp Ale sadly does not produce the effect one would expect. But it may explain Dave and I's certain paranoia over a spider sneaking his way around the rail next to our table. To be fair, I swear that spider was deadly and out to get us.


FACT: Dave can bend Space and Time

1 comment:

Cass said...

Urgh. I clicked all your links and I think I left parts of my sanity in one of them.
I hope you guys are still with all your extremities and having tons of fun. Not too much, cause I hear that's illegal in some states.