So much for the sun

I managed to escape the hotel this morning for breakfast and a walk up to the Bloor/Yorkville area, and then another brief walk at lunch to Sam the Record Man, World’s Biggest Bookstore, and Chinatown. I was surprised to discover that it would be far more expensive to buy books here than at home, since the Canadian dollar is at 90 cents US but book pricing is still set for about a 30% delta. So I didn’t buy anything.

And then when I returned to the hotel, it was time for my first meeting of the week. If I get outside again, I’ll be both pleased and surprised!

Out of timeout

The rest of the trip to Toronto was uneventful. Just long. I got to my hotel just before midnight Eastern. Fortunately, I don’t have any early calls tomorrow, so I can sleep in a little bit — but not much, because Tuesday, the Academy Meeting opens full-throttle very early in the morning.

United surprised me — they gave out the snack boxes free on the second try at the flight. I’d already bought dinner at the airport, though, which was good, since there wasn’t anything I wanted in the snack boxes, even free.