To Reminisce

This morning I went out for my walk and the sky was gray and overcast, and while I can't say there was a chill in the air, there was a nice breeze.  It felt very much like Halloween was in the air, so I tuned my iPod to my Phantom of the Opera soundtrack.  Perfect for the feel of the morning.

As I walked, the music and weather reminded me of the week my husband and I spent in Toronto, Canada a number of years ago.  I already knew the music of the Phantom by heart, and we went to see the production two times that week, at the historic Pantages Theatre.  It was wonderful.  We attended a party at wonderful old castle known as Casa Loma, and stayed at the elegant Royal York hotel (as it as known at the time when it was owned by Canadian Pacific Hotels).  We also stayed at the Sky Dome hotel and were stuck in an elevator there for an hour and a half.  We went to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and discovered the enchanting town of Niagara-on-the-Lake along the way.

It was a fun, action packed trip, and remembering it during my walk was a nice time-out from the busy pace of the rest of the day.