Outside the toilet paper folding report, I did actually spend some quality time in Toronto a couple weeks ago.

Although I know inherently that Canada is a different country, I wasn’t really prepared for international travel. Maybe it’s because Minnesota is so close to Canada. Maybe it’s because Toronto is so much like any American metro city. But things were a bit different.

For starters:

Also, I neglected to notify my cell provider that I was traveling internationally, and because it was Sunday, it took almost an hour negotiating between my employer and the network to get it turned on for international roaming.

And then I went up to the CN Tower – 1500 feet tall.

It was tall. Period.

The visitor center boasted of all sorts of different records that had been broken…

Including some really impresive ones…like the record for World’s Longest Yodel.

There was a sweet glass floor you could walk on, too.

Lake Ontario was gorgeous.

Not all police in Canada ride horses.

Dundas Square is SWEET.

And there were buskers galore…

Overall, a great trip. The city was clean, safe and walkable. I’d love to go back and spend more time in Toronto.