Kinky Boots

 Chris and my birthdays are 4 days apart so, to celebrate them together, we went to see Kinky Boots in Toronto. I hate driving in Toronto (I also hated the $45 parking fee that the hotel wanted to charge me) so I drove to the GO train, parked there

and took the GO in to Toronto. You can park for free for 48 hours. If you can find a parking spot that is. I couldn't find one at Aldershot and ended up embarking at the Appleby station. The train was comfortable and  wasn't crowded so I had a nice hour long commute.

 

Union Station used to be a bit of a madhouse and confusing but since the renovations it seems more efficient and spacious.

I always feel like a tourist when I am in Toronto. I am not comfortable there, don't know my way around or the city culture. I just accept this and act like a tourist, stopping and taking pictures of random things.

It was about a 20 minute walk along Front St and up Yonge to get to my hotel.

Not a lot of trees in downtown To.

I love the juxtaposition of new and

old. Side by side, one on top of the other.

I checked in to Yonge Suites Apart Hotel, right across from the Eatons Centre.

I was impressed; a full kitchen including a little dishwasher, washer and dryer, living room,

bedroom and 2 bathrooms. Nicely decorated and well equipped and no more expensive than any other downtown hotel - that is to say, ridiculously expensive!

There was also a little patio area

that overlooked Yonge St.

I walked up Yonge St 

to meet Chris at her workplace. We ate at a falafel place (excellent  falafel and salad, I couldn't finish it all) and then went back to my hotel. I needed Wifi to download the tickets.

Even so the box office had to print my tickets because my phone wouldn't display them.

Beautiful theatre and Chris and I worked out that we hadn't been there since seeing Phantom of the Opera when she was in High School. She, however, saw Harry Potter there.

We also took a joint selfie but, luckily, that one was very blurry.

It was an excellent show, great sets, fabulous choreography (how can they dance in those stilettos?) and some great voices. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Chris walked me back to my hotel before Ubering home. 

I slept surprisingly well, helped by all the walking I had done, had coffee in the room, baked goods from a bakery across the street and returned the way I had come.

Recent visitor - a Flicker digging for bugs in the lawn.

 

Rick's most recent photo - the Whirlpool Galaxy.