We got into Toronto Thursday night despite construction on the 401 and 427 and we spent a comfortable night at Jenn’s friend’s place. Friday morning we were going to head downtown and then meet my friend Ron for lunch. The plan (especially after we got there and found we were on a streetcar line) was to take public transportation. But, because we wanted to get out of Toronto by 1:30 (before rush “hour” started,) we couldn’t do it. It would take too long. But I did enjoy driving beside the streetcar for some way.

We parked right beside Queen’s Park, where we were going to meet Ron, and we popped in to utilize our Provincial public service. Apparently, Friday is a slow day at Queen’s Park, so the dude gave us tour passes to clip on our jackets and we were free to roam around.

After that, we found Ron and went wandering through the university and on to MoMo’s—middle eastern food. We had a leisurely lunch and got caught up on most of the important things that had gone on since Christmas.

After lunch with Ron, we drove north, through the city to see the area that Jenn used to live in. I saw her old place (just a block north of Casaloma and a block east of the stables.) We saw the stairs that she used to walk all the time, Walmer Road (but not the fun part of it) and the General Lee (parked behind a PharmaPlus at Eglinton and Bathurst (I think.) The most fun part about finding our way around Toronto was the map we used. It was one of those cartoon maps that has roads on it, but you can’t be sure if you can trust it. It worked out alright for us. (Hey, Ron, did I spell that all right?)

Upon a tip that Ron gave us at lunch, we went to St. Jacobs (just north of Waterloo) on the way to London. They have an outlet mall there where I picked up a copy of Löwenherz for $14.99. They also had a Lego outlet there (Robin, Tom) with a big display of Egyptian themed models—you know the big kind like they have at Legoland? I didn’t get anything there, because I wasn’t sure of the prices, but to give you an idea, the blue 500 piece bucket was marked down to $9.99 from $14.99. Is that a deal?

We arrived in London around 4:30 and got down to business. Wedding rehearsal and then rehearsal party—too much food. The ceremony is at an Anglican church. I was leafing through the book of additional common services (I’m not sure if that’s the correct name—it’s Alternative Services) and noticed in the section about the Eucharist (that’s communion, not the card game) that they recommend that references to “the Son” (fillious Filioque?) be removed from the Nicean Nicene Creed when it is used. I’ll have to check it out again today when I get bored during the sermon.