Amazing things I did in Canada

And now an update of my adventures in Canada-or I guess it's more like a downdate, cause it all happened more than a week ago, when I was still there. But this blog is also for me, to look back at when I'm 90 years old and ponder about how cool I was when I was 20 years old. And how the world changed. And, dear grandchildren, how everything was better then. Always better. Just so you know.

Anyway.

Final Adventures In Canada:

#1: I went to a drive-in cinema.

I hear you think... a drive-in cinema?

How cool is that! And yes, dear readers, the answer must be: very,

very cool. The funny thing about drive-ins is that even here, in North America, they are incredibly oldfashioned. Nobody I spoke to in Kingston had even heard that there was a drive-in-cinema in their own town. Which is sad, because they are very exciting places. It's like you're at the end of the world. You drive upon a field, position your car in front of the screen, and tune the radio to the right channel-which is the sound of the movie. Fortunately Paul's car had a really good stereo system-proper surround sound, and the movie was great -The rise of the planet of the apes.

#2 Paul and I went onto the highway, and highways have 16 lanes here.

#3 We arrived in Toronto. Which is a super duper great city. SUPER DUPER, did you hear me? I know super duper doesn't sound very exciting to everybody, but it's a very hip and beautiful city. I would almost want to study there. You should all visit Toronto. In fact, I will put up some pictures in the next post to show

how cool toronto is.

#4 In Toronto we went to a really fun nerdy store, with lots of hardware supplies (Pauls idea). And I enjoyed it a lot. The slogan of the store was "we buy everything, we sell everything".

And they made it true, to a large

extent.

Things they sold:

-Doll-legs

-Small plastic cap thingeys

-Nylon balls

-Scissors with 6 blades

-Teddy-bear eyes. (I bought those. I'm planning to sew my own teddybear sometime soon...pictures will follow).

May it be obvious to you that this store was

awesome and amazing.

-After staying in Toronto for a day, we went to Niagara falls, on the Canadian side #5.

Now let me give you a little word of advice:

Don't go to Niagara falls.

Or, in any case, don't go to the Falls in high season. The motels are expensive, and it's so crowded with people it's almost scary.

Niagra falls is a peculiar place. It's really touristy, and because of that there is no possibility to park anywhere near the falls unless you

want to pay 20 dollars for it. The city center is what I would imagine Las Vegas to be like. Lights, blinking lights, a LOT of people, and a bunch of ways to keep yourself busy which make me really sad. Like gambling. Like seeing a 4D movie of the Niagara falls, which are 200 meters away from the cinema. Like eating fast food. Like going up in a tower (which is a duplicate of a tower in Toronto, but now with a restaurant in the top), where you get a view for free-if you pay 35 dollars.

And if you walk outside of the center, with its blinking lights, tourists, fake waterfalls and dinosaurs (yes, I believe I saw one), the town is empty. Deserted. A non-place, I would almost say.

BUT

The falls are beautiful. That must be said.

#6 Paul and I walked an old bridge to the USA, which was closed down. Camera's were pointing at us. We were a tiny bit scared. But not very scared, dear grandchildren, because Weike is a very brave and reckless 2o-year old. So we went up until where the camera's were, took a picture, and ran away:)

#7 I took the bus to NYC