About a year ago I bought a Bicycle. Approximately 30 minutes after the purchase, I experienced a pretty bad accident involving some streetcar tracks. This not only left my knees in pretty rough shape, it also caused me to cancel a trip to NYC I had been pretty excited about.
Since then I’ve been back on the bike, quite a bit actually, but only in the Suburbs. I’ve always been afraid of biking in The City – and the accident only made things worse.
However, after just two short months of living in Toronto, I’ve realized something. Everybody Bikes, like, Everywhere. Especially when it’s nice out, there are literally HERDS of Cyclists all around the city. It’s impressive, and I really want to be a part of the club! So, yesterday (when it was over 20 degrees out!) I headed to Canadian Tire to outfit my bike with a Proper Bell, and a Side-Mirror, and filled my tires, and was on my way!
I biked along Bloor about 8Km from Yonge Street to High Park to see the Sakura Blossoms (while I still had the chance – a few pics I took can be seen here). It went GREAT! I then biked back along the waterfront to Sugar Beach with no issues! I’m feeling quite proud.
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It was just about a year ago when I first heard about the documentary on the 3-Michelin starred Restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, and its octogenarian chef/owner Jiro Ono. I couldn’t wait to see it. I was heading to NYC for Easter Weekend, and was excited
I think it finally hit me this week. I know that’s probably a funny thing to say after nearly a month, but it finally hit me that I Live In Toronto. What’s worse, is that I realized in many ways, it’s seriously no big deal.
This entry is about four things. Food, Booze, Games & Cars.