Weekends are family times, 2 days when we can spend the entire day together!! And thank the lord that Anwer has his own company, can afford to take off even during the weekdays.
Took off, on the weekend to Eaton Centre. Why is it so famous …..don’t even ask me, coz in my books , its just another Mall !!! But was interesting driving around the downtown area, where for the first time in so many days, we actually hear the impatient car Honks…. Humare raste ki yaad diladi !!!!! Next day was dedicated to shopping for the week & buying some decorations for the house & painting stuff for me…. Let me see if I can manage to do a decent enough job with the 3 canvass we have bought!!! Walmart here is better equipped than the one’s I have been to US of A, including the quality!!
Anwer has become our self appointed official host (not that we are complaining!!), he has made it his call to make sure he takes us around every distinct attraction, even if it kills him. Considering the poor chap, half dead & dying still took us around through Ramzan with the fasting, which began on 13th Sep.
CN Centre, 1815 feet free standing tallest building. An imposing structure…. One has to give it to the people who have a vision and actually create something like this!! Kitna dedication, discipline, patience …. Just about everything that helps a vision come to Life!! Was fun watching everyone skeptical about walking on the glass floor deck for an eye view of the city at 1122 feet… which also includes mother dear ….. who, Anwer & I, thought would faint with Vertigo!!! Just imagine walking across a glass floor & looking down straight at the ground below …. Take’s a while to get use to it ……
Rogers Centre, with the world’s first fully retractable roof , looks better from this vantage point . As do the Harbour, the impressive buildings of downtown, the Islands …… the complete city!!
CN Tower & The Cathedral Church of St. James’ spire, the oldest & the second tallest church, are structures that look over the city at all times!!!
Couple of days disappear with me painting & helping Osman paint his first canvass, which comes out real nice. Rayan takes off from going to his play school & gives company to Mom!!! Take off for a late night show of Bourne Supremacy & another day for a late night Coffee ….. just like we do in Bombay!!!
Royal Ontario Museum was an eye opener. They have redone this place & the bldg is modern & impressive. With collection, artifacts, galleries, natural habitats …. Fantastic display…. If only we could learn from them & make our museums as interesting & informative!!!
Modern & old architect do give this city a European touch.
Highlight….. a sea gull deciding to take a photograph with me at the CN Centre, wasn’t scared & made sure it gave us a perfect profile!!!
Highlight …. Rayan pressing mom’s leg, applying pain relief ointment coz she had sprained it & was in pain, she still hasn’t got over it!!!
Highlight…. Seeing pictures of the Dalian gang when they were in school …. They look so different & funny, I could just about recognize 3-4 of them!!! How everyone has changed … so grown up ….. then again … maybe not …..
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Hey! I didnt know that you could paint! That's a pleasant surprise!
Do have any pics of ur work? Do send them in!
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