And we're back after a couple weeks out of the blogging scene. Luckily we've got a pretty good hook ... our trip this weekend to Toronto! My parents came out to see us for a few days and we all decided that we'd take a little trip north of the border to see Canada's biggest city.
Only two comments on the trip there. First, it sure feels like you're going faster when the speedometer reads 120 instead 70. I'd forgotten how much sense the metric system really makes. Second, noted a complete and total lack of driving manners. I'm not totally sure if they're that rude to everyone or just the drivers with Virginia or other US plates, but it was pretty stinking bad.
Once we got there, we unfortunately didn't have too much time out there so we only got to do a few things. First, Natasha and I took a little night trip downtown to get a feel for the very active nightlife. The night sights and the restaurants were lots of fun though we had to endure 30 minutes of looking for decent parking; I guess the parking lot companies there feel they deserve a lot of money for their spots (cough cough NYC inferiority complex cough cough).
The next day, we went down and saw the CN Tower, formerly the tallest standing structure on the planet. It was pretty cool - when you get up close to it, it's tough to really keep it in perspective with the rest of the city.
Finally, we stopped by the Lake Ontario harbor along Queens Quay, which had some pretty cool old boats and a nice little shopping center, where according to family tradition we picked up our 'Toronto' refrigerator magnet. This is the first time we opted for a nice small magnet because the fridge is starting to get a little full already ... and we've still got a lot of traveling to do.