catch up part 4 - Toronto!

We recently had a short visit from the amazing Ley
(shown here demonstrating Punjabi dancing!)
We all went into Toronto for the weekend, where we also met up with Josh & Elli!
(This is us having a picnic in the park.)
We went up the CN Tower, which took forever, and was kind of pointless because the air was so smogy we couldn't see much! We did see the glass floor which was kind of cool, but I feel no need to go again...

We hung out for a while with some friends of Josh & Elli, then in the evening we spent some time at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival. We saw some strange and interesting things including a piece which was apparently a homage to Mad Max and included all sorts of crazy wire acts and pyrotechnics.

The next day we all went to Islands, which were created by adding to natural sandbars. People still live in some parts (though not as many as used to). I'd like to go back and see more or the Islands!
We swam, and the boys & Elli played frisbee, and we tried to play hacky sack, but it didn't really work in the sand! Ben & I managed to kick feet really hard (by the end of the day I couldn't walk... I also got very sunburned on my legs). This is the view from the ferry on the way back.
Elli & her friends stayed and the beach, and the boys and I went on a tour of the Steam Whistle brewery. We scored a free tour because they were full up the day before when we wanted to go!

Ley & Ben organised this photo. It is called "The Cheese Stands Alone". It's a Magic thing... Or possibly a shop in Lincoln Square or part of a children's game...