RCW139 conventions that never ends - Monday July 30th

A notification came on Facebook Sunday evening, for those still in town and got the time, come join Tom Melissis for lunch at Fionn MacCools on Bloorstreet. While the other lady with the grey bag also stayed in the Cabbagetown area we kept company on the way there.

  

  

  

Think everyone who showed up is in this pic, well not me taking it and not Tom's son who sat by the side but he's in the "offical" photo that Tom posted. A treasure from the Due South days, the policebadge Tom's character had.

  

 

 Next on the agenda, getting to Yorkdale and watch Kathleen-Sonja/Starfleet do some axe-throwing, well I had a chance to try it too and it was harder than it seems, but now I have tried it at least.

  

  

  

  

The ducks didn't duck(these were memories from another time)

  

  

  

Now it's soon time to pack the last few things and get going towards the airport. It's been lovely as ever here in Toronto(and Niagara Falls), but somehow it will also be nice to get back home.

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Saturday July 27th - Day two of the convention

The three day of the convention are pretty much things mostly us Duesers know and understand about, but I'm still writing up a little post about it!

Saturday started at Patrician Grill, thank you again to Terry and the others who pushed the vacation up so we all could come. Outside after we had eaten we took a photo, that is on the official website so I won't share it here.

  

As we walked back in different constellations we stopped by. This is inside St. Lawrence hall which posted as the Canadian consulate in one of the seasons.

  

And on Torontostreet you find this door that's also played a bit role. The building was even used in Chasing Rainbows, so Chicago or Montreal.. everything happens in Toronto.

 The Kind Street Pilot project have left the city with nice places to take a rest when you're out walking.

 

 A fun panel this afternoon, Jackie and Chris Moulson, Tom Melissis, Michael Bowman, Catherine Bruhier and Daniel Kash. So many stories we got to hear, but I think I won't "Kiss and Towel"

  

  

More signs and the cardboard Benton Fraser

Another reaccuring fun event, our galadinner, the food was excellent and plenty, the desserts all loked lovely but you couldn't try them all.

  

  

Jackie wanted a picture with Catherine Bruhier and I ended up helping that happen and came to be in the photo too.

Dueser Day Deluxe

I don't know how we do it, but just like last year when we were to meet at Patrician Grill me and Erica ended up on the same bus, just by chance I looked around for her, saw her and thought "please look up" and when she did we waved and laughed, it's just a thing....

Well we waited for the others, Sonja, Mariellen and Judy, and they came. It looked pretty full at the Grill but we got a booth and later on the one before us got empty just in time for Tom and Geoffrey to show up and then just shortly after Jackie and Dennis. Note to self though, even if it's not a Dueserspot, look for a place with a big possible round table so we all can talk together!

 

Erica, Mariellen and Judy

Usually don't but ok I was there too, to my left is Sonja who Mariellen again tried to adopt away to me...

Remember we were five people at this table

And all of us: Judy, Sonja, me, Erica, Mariellen, Jackie, Dennis, Geoffrey and Tom!  

Thank you all for coming along! Let's do this again(at a round table)

 

Not sure what to say...

... but the three musketeers were around too

Very delicious apple pie!

Since the citybus tour is rather expesive and it just was me and Erica again we walked along downtown a bit. St Lawrence Market got a visit, if you ever need things for dinner this is the place. The fresh fish looked really nice and so did the veggies!

Toronto's oldest bilding "The flatiron building" from front and back.

 

And the cool dog fountain just behind it(at least from the way we walked)

  

And sculptures, didn't think of it then, but is there a head popping up somewhere else? Or is that the head in the roundabout back in Malmö???

  

Borrowed this on my aunt's Facebook

 

This year we just walked past Hockey Hall of Fame

Back "home" I went out to the Cabbagetown festival, and since the roads were/are closed off and people come on bikes this service is available

Not sure, but this could be a drummer's dream! 

"Den er go' Haribo!"

So when there's not so much to see in the "booths" I look up, different kinds of roofs and a lizard on the petstore. The yellow/purple house I saw already last year but then there were people sitting outside but now I could take a photo of it.