We’re all packed up and checked out of our Embassy Suites rooms. We have pictures of the view, and we have packed a thousand times more efficiently than the first time around. Some of this is because we’ve used up many of the fun bath stuffs and eaten much of the food that was sent with us. Most of this is because Benny packs masterfully. Many have remarked upon her packing genius, and I can only concur.
I’m thinking that if I can get enough student loan money, I’m going to pick up a new laptop. Student rates will make that easier, and we’ll be able to give more hardware away. I’ve had this urge to simplify and consolidate, and I don’t think that it’s all pre-moving craziness. Maybe it’s a little wanderlust, too. Damnit. :)
We came back from the diner in a Niagara Cab, instead of 50. We’ve discovered, a little late, that they’re the cooler cab company by far. We got a bit of a history lesson on the area, and thanked the cabbie with a big tip. We came back and had a little bath in the jacuzzi, and then went to check our email in the Business Center, but it was full. So, we watched a movie. We didn’t get hungry again for a while – partly because of the big meals at the Flying Saucer diner and partly because we were snacking on chocolate – and by the time that we were ready for dinner, the Rainforest Cafe was closed. So was Outback and Tony Roma’s. So, we settled on Copacabana, a Brazilian grill house. Once more, we were spoiled rotten by an amazing dining experience. Once more, a CAN$100+ bill. Boy, are we spoiled. :) You had your salad bar, as many trips as you wanted. You had a plate of mixed sides, all perfection. Then, the cooks came out with giant skewers with a selection of a certain kind of meat, cooked to different levels, and you had pieces or slices of whatever you wanted. And they kept coming! Sausage, pork, beef, different cuts, lamb, chicken, turkey cooked in bacon, just so much! And it was all cooked brilliantly.
Food coma set in, and I crashed hard. Benny stayed up for a little while reading American Gods, then joined the snore-fest. I woke up around 5, and turned off Benny’s lamp. I went back to sleep, and once again was up for the complimentary breakfast. Afterward, we checked our email, replied to a few things, and went back up to our room to check out. I love that you can check out from the room’s TV. The room key went straight into my souveneir packet, since they automatically re-code the locks for every guest anyway.
We’re going to break honeymoon protocol. We’re meeting Canada Amy in Toronto, since that’s where she lives. She’s going to show us around, go clubbing with us, and generally have a fantastic time whether she likes it or not. Heh. I’m going to get what she’s edited of the novel, and probably hand it off to Deonna. I can’t wait to see her in her native environment, and possibly meet friends of friends. I’ve heard plenty about these people, but don’t think that I’ve ever met them. Our train leaves at 5:45 today, so we’re spinning until about 5. We figure 10 minutes or so to the station, and Mary advises us to be 15 min. to a half-hour early, and I’m fine with a half-hour.
I’m secretly thrilled at how efficient the cab service is here. I can’t wait to ride Toronto’s subway, street-cars, etc.