I arrived back from the symphony about an hour ago, and I thought, "what the heck, I'm just going to go ahead and write something". So here it goes!
I had the opportunity to join a ol' high school friend [and fellow Cambridge lad] for a picnic and a symphony with a group of his friends. It was lovely. Simply delightful.
I got to use the subway a little more today. I had to switch from one subway to the next. oooo. I needed to really pay attention to my North, South, East, West.
My destination was St. Patrick's Station, which is pretty awesome (for those who understand), AND it was green. I'm also intrigued by the Museum stop with all it's totem poles and such. Perhaps I'll take a trip there for you all one day and snap a couple photos.
Our picnic took place near Dundas and University.... I believe the we were on the lawn of the University of Toronto's law buildings. It was super hot, but the shade helped us out a great deal.
We had so many great things to eat. I snapped a photo of some of the bread and cheese we ate. Yup, a newspaper was used as a cutting board. I thought it was rather "European" of us, though I doubt any European does that.
That knife may look like it's made of plastic, but it actually has a sharp metal edge. Imagine that eh?
That's yummy blue cheese by the way. I was never a blue cheese eating kind of gal, but that stuff was good. Salty. It went well with the sour dough [that's me trying to sound all posh and like I know what I'm talking about]. We were then surprised with a roasted chicken, some salads and fruit that some others brought to the picnic. So good. I would never have thought to bring a whole chicken to a picnic! Great idea!
The symphony was awesome!! I have never been to a symphony, and I'm sure seeing the Toronto Symphony Orchestra wasn't a bad start! Since my friend signed up for the tsoundcheck program, where people between 15-35 can get $12 tickets (visit www.tsoundcheck.com for more info), it was perfect for us youngsters with little money. He actually got $6 tickets, which was even better! We saw "Stravinsky Petrouchka". Honestly, I had no idea what to expect but it was brillant. Watching all the violinists given it, and watching their bows go wild was so awesome. I learned a lot about the symphony. For example, the closer a musician sits to the conductor the better (not including the brass and drums and instruments like that), and symphonies love clapping. I thought Startford was a little bad for this, but those conductors sure love clapping! He would go off stage, come back, leave again, and then come back again, and then leave, which then they would change the set up. But still. Although, at the end of the night the entire orchestra sure deserved all the clapping. It was so nice, and lovely. I wish I knew how to properly speak about classical music, but I will say that I enjoyed watching all those musicians play. What a treat.
I highly recommend it :) It's a fun and cheap way to feel all ritzy when you're on a budget!
Alright, it's time to sleep,
Goodnight everyone, and keep smilin',
Monica
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