The Swishes visit the United States of Canada.

[Swish]

After a short Friday flight on a big shiny aircraft carrying almost 20 people, we arrived in the land up north and proceeded to our hotel. The cabbie was a pleasant fellow, uttering at least 8 or 9 words during the 20 minute ride. He then charged me a reasonable $44 US and nodded a thank you or f.u. or something like that.

We met the RR crew at a local school where they also serve alcohol. What kind of strange people are these Canadians? Audio Bill and his wife, Forever Autumn and her husband, and Barry L. were there, and they proceeded to foist strong beer and prog cds on us, even though we had peace offerings of cigars and Snow Patrol cds. Enough of that, I thought, as they led us to the subway for dinner. No, we didn't eat on the subway, but it took us to where we were going. But I was concerned about that for a few minutes since these people are hard to understand with their thick Canadian accents. At least they didn't pull any of that French drivel on us!

We ended up an area called Danforth and the Greek restaurant they selected seemed ok at first, but we were forced to eat something called moose caca. I was scared, but somehow was able to eat most of it. Then the next thing you know a bunch of strippers were parading up and down the aisles! "What kind of eating establishment is this?" I wondered. Next thing you know, the waiter tried to steal my Visa card afterward, but I was onto him and recovered it the next day. We then headed across the street to a local watering hole for a nightcap before returning to our hotel and saying so long to the RR people.

Our trip didn't end there, thankfully, as we explored more of this city called Toronto. A very interesting trip to say the least.

Swish