This is the first of (hopefully) many blog posts dealing with my trip to Spain. Unlike my other trips this one is purely for pleasure and exploration. My other trips have had an underlying purpose such as house sitting and/or dog sitting.

Normally when I fly anywhere I take the local airport bus shuttle service (Robert Q airbus) to Toronto International Airport and immediately fly out. As I mentioned in the opening this trip is different and I decided to travel to Toronto via train. I haven’t been on the train in Canada for nearly 2 decades and quite honestly I thought train travel was dead. Well I was wrong!

I was amazed at the number of people that take the train. It was basically full by the time we reached Toronto. Not surprising when you consider the price (which is really cheap if you book 2 weeks in advance) and that we seemed to stop at every hick town along the way to pick up new passengers. Apart from the frequent stops to pick up passengers, I loved the train. There was food/beverage service right at your seat (think airline stewardess) and free wifi. If the opportunity arises take the train – I know that I will.

The reason for the train was also that I had tickets to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play the Philadelphia Phillies at Skydome (now known as the Rogers Centre) on the Sunday afternoon. Having been a long suffering Toronto sports fan I know that the chances of actually getting to see a game in person where the home team wins is remote so I wasn’t expecting much.

I have always enjoyed the Skydome for a venue for sports games. The seating is great – lots of activity in the stands and the jumbotron is absolutely amazing. The game was better than expected – the Jays only lost by 1 run but it was exciting and they were always close to a victory.

It was nice to get back to Toronto. There is a life to this city that Sarnia just doesn’t have. I wouldn’t want to move back but it is sure nice to visit.