Free Jays Tickets
If you recall when I took Claudia to the baseball game I filled out an
on-line survey and they were going to send two tickets to an upcoming
game. They arrived last week and Angela and I went down to see the game.
The seats were Section 516 Row 4, along first base side. We started the
day at Yorkdale Subway. From the line up you'd never know they just
jacked up the price.
Although it was a nice fall day, the 40% chance of rain meant the roof
was closed, what a difference it makes to the atmosphere of the game. It
also makes you notice how many seats are really empty.
We lucked out with Roy Halladay pitching. They were playing the
Baltimore Orioles, the same team Claudia and I saw.
The first pitch of the game.
Angela taking in the game.
The Jays had a great first inning, scoring 6 runs and chasing their
starter.
Frank Thomas hit a 2 run homer in the first, here he is crossing the
plate.
IT was number 509.
A couple of peppers racing.
Angela had a good time.
The final number of the game, the Jays won 8-3!
After the game we headed over to the Mountain Equipment Co-op, I took
this picture while we were waiting for the light to change.
It was chilly. Angela sporting her new baseball hat.
The MEC on King St. West.
The subway back to Yorkdale.
I asked Gillian if she wanted to go to a baseball game with me or do
something else, and she said she wanted to go to the Mandarin for
buffet. I don't think they sell baseball hats there. I guess I'll have
to take her for lunch one day.
Bottles and Books
We took advantage of the great weather today and headed downtown. We
parked at Yorkdale and took the subway down. You can't beat the $9.00
family day pass, unlimited travel for the day for two adults and up to
four kids. We took the subway, streetcar and the bus. Here are the girls
on the subway as we left Yorkdale station.
Our first stop was the Mountain Equipment Co-op down on King St. Usually
this is our last stop of the day, but today it was our first.
Unfortunately the climbing wall didn't open until 1:00 pm. We bought
some new water bottles, these ones are Bisphenol
A (BPA) free. We use to have the Nalgene
bottles that were in the news recently. The girls have been coming home
from school with some misinformation and we have been trying to figure
out what is fact and fiction. Anyways, long story short we bought the Camelbak
bottles. After the Co-op we took the streetcar back to Bay St. and
waited for the bus to head up Bay St.
Here is part of the Bank of Nova Scotia building.
The TD Centre buildings.
Looking up Bay St. toward old city hall.
We got off at Queen St. and headed over to the Eaton's Centre on our way
up to the World's Biggest Bookstore. The old City Hall building.
The Canada Geese are still flying in the Eaton's Centre. Did you know
that the artist who created the sculpture "Flight Stop" also created
"The Audience", those are the sculptures of the fans that are outside of
the Skydome.
While we were having lunch a Protest against Bill C-51 went by on Queen
St. Bill C-51 would lead to more regulatory scrutiny of natural health
products sold in Canada. The funny thing was the guy with the biggest
sign in the middle.
He was marching with the protesters except his sign was about Resisting
the Mark of Slavery. Something about how everyone fitted with a bar code
and put to forced and rationed labour. Apparently that is what he does
all day, walk around with his sign and hand out flyer's
We made our way up Yonge Street and saw the Chalk
Master, some guy who takes up part of the sidewalk on the SW corner
of Yonge/Dundas. Wonder if he has a permit. This was his picture on our
way to the World's Biggest Bookstore.
This was how far he had gotten by the time we came back.
Next to the Chalk guy was this lady, she would stand there like a statue.
Close-up.
A Dairy Milk billboard overlooking Yonge-Dundas Square.
Some of the sights from the square.
It was time to head home, we took the subway back to Bloor and then over
to Spadina and then transferring to the Yonge-University-Spadina and
back to Yorkdale. On the way down I told the girls about the long people
mover they had at the Spadina
station. So we figured we would transfer there instead of at St.
George. I guess it's been a few years (more like 30) since I was last on
it. Imagine our surprise when we turned the corner to see a 450 ft
walkway. After a little Google search, we only missed it by 4 years, it
was removed it in 2004.
Has anyone seen the renovated Museum stop. We only saw it from the
subway car, but it almost looks like it's worth a trip on its own. Here
is a picture I found on the Internet.
