A day in my life

Some time ago a friend of mine ask me to talk about a day in my life in Toronto, and I would like to answer that with a wednesday! ^^ Obviously this is not a typical day in most people lifes, but I'm happy with my days and there is always room for change :)

On wednesdays I wake up at 6am (or at least try to xD), I change to gym clothes and go to the gym in the mall we have downstairs. (I'm skiping details of course :p)

At the gym I start by walking for half an hour while I read a book, then machines, weight lifting or anything else for 15 or 30 minutes more. I come back home, shower, dress while watching the news and have breakfast watching anime :D then I leave to work.

I take the subway and go reading my book while I'm standing (5 stops) and then I seat down and study for my Microsoft certification (8 more stops), so I get to the office around 9am.

At the office I work :p and eat something light for lunch close to the office, then I work some more xD and leave between 5pm and 6pm. I take the subway again, all the way seating down (13 stops) and studying for my certification.

I get home, make dinner, eat, read the anime and immigration forums I visit, as well as all the blogs, answer mails, talk to my family, and watch TV. All this time is fun time that we use to play wii, xbox, computer games or just watch tv ;)

As you see, there is more than enough time to do all the things you like before and after work, it just takes a little effort and organization ;) Of course, this is the life of the married without children!!! hehe

The tales of my life

What do tales/stories have that steal your heart? Why do we like so much to be inside a book or a movie? Are we running away of our own lifes when we don't want to leave that fantasy world?

To me there is nothing like a good book... it doesn't have to be a bestseller, and it doesn't have to be written by Shakespeare, to me a good book is the one that makes you live their story, the one you don't want to put down and the one that makes it's world yours, a side world where you can live so many things... I can't say is a wonderful world since I'm a horror fan, but it is a magic world.

I love my life, and the wonderful opportunity of living in a country like this, which I could only hope in dreams, but I can't live without a book in my hands, and when it's far away from me I think of them, I think of the characters and what they are doing; I know they are there and the story doesn't continue without me, but I can't avoid to see them as friends, friends that I want to see, live and dream.

My types of book are fantasy, horror and romance, but it has to be a book that will take me deep, if they don't do it in the first 5 pages, they are lost to me, and once I like a book, it becomes my baby; I still remember the books I had to give away before coming here! and I have my arms wide open for the ones I left at home and that soon will be here.

What makes you read a book twice? Have you done it? I have to confess this is my first time, and since it's a manga many would say is not a book, but to me is more than that. When I'm reading and remember what is going to happen next, I get excited thinking "here it comes, I'm so happy!", and when I don't remember and something good happens is a great surprise. I laugh again, I get excited again and my heart starts to beat really fast when the great moments are coming, I'm in love with my books, and this one in particular, fruits basket, I have it in my heart.

How to get there

Late but for sure :) Hot to get to Niagara Falls from Toronto! I'm sure there are a few ways that I'm not mentioning, but at least I can let you know about the ones I know ;)

1) Via Rail: We took this one since it was the first one I knew and I'd never been in a actual train :D The cost was $40 round trip per person and takes a little less than 2 hours :)

2) Greyhound: This one a lot of you must know it and it's in bus. It cost $33 (so a little less than via rail) and it's very confortable. Time? A little more than 2 hours.

3) Driving: If you have a car this one is a good option and you can get all day parking for $5 almost everywhere. We took the train since we don't have a car, but we are going to rent a car with my family to get there, since we would be 6 and it's more economic in that case to rent than to buy 6 train tickets ;)

4) Casino's shuttles: A lot of casinos offer free shuttles from Toronto but all of them have conditions as to how much time you have to spend in the casino if you take the shuttle.

5) Tours: There is always a tour option to Niagara Falls but I'm not a very good fan of tours, I like to do things however I like and you can't normally do that with them :p

Once you get to Niagara, if you get in bus or train, you can take the Niagara bus or a taxi. The bus is $2.25 and get's you pretty close to all the major hotels, and to Clifton Hill. The taxi depends on how far you are getting, but a taxi from the train station to the Canadian falls is aprox. $10 ;)

Hope this helps you a little bit to decide what to take :D