The morning hostel scene was mostly a young one with a few older folks like us in the background. From the looks of the rooftop venue, the hostel may be a party place at times but was very quiet during our stay. We slept in and started slowly with a look at the hostel breakfast options but we decided to go find a coffee shop to plan our only day in Toronto. A short walk solved that need and we planned our day there. We walked downtown and visited the first post office in the city which is still working. The history of the place was quite interesting and Laurie was able to mail cards to friends.
We continued down towards the waterfront in search of the mysterious unmapped Inuit Museum. We got to the waterfront where lots of construction is underway probably for the Pam Am games coming in 2015.we were able to thread our way through a maze surrounded by equipment and workers. It is clear Toronto is having a building boom but we don't know if it has to do only with the Pan Am games or other factors too.
We needed a break and snack and found a spot that seemed close to fast food standards but promoted their "green" and healthy fare. It was refreshing and we pressed on with our quest. We eventually found the museum by asking inside the building we tracked the mysterious museum down to and it was well worth the effort and we greatly enjoyed our time there. We nearly had the place to ourselves although it is located inside a busy mall.
We made a travel loop today and just as our feet were getting tired we spotted the trolley that would take us close to the hostel on College Street again. That also put us near an Ethiopian Resturant for an early dinner. We were clearly hungry and finished everything on the serving tray. Back at the hostel we had a few Skype calls to make and packing for an early start back to the subway and train station in the morning. We know the drill pretty well by now and got things ready with time to relax with notes, photos, and reading. We would certainly like to explore Toronto and the general region in more detail later.
Tomorrow we need to be up early to check out with our sheets and pillow cases turned in. We have just over a kilometer to walk to get to the subway and hump our way down the stairs and revolving doors to the under construction subway below. We decided that we need to be at the station by 8:30 at the latest if we are to pick up any food, check bags if possible and catch our breath before the 5 hour ride to Montreal.
Laurie found "her" moose!
A popular and creative use of parking space in Kensington Market
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