It has been ages since my last post, sorry about that. To be honest I havenāt had time to follow the latest tech news either, but Iāve tried to fill myself in within the past two days.
And boy have there been lots of developments since I last posted. However Iād like to shew these latest news for a while before I start to analyze them any further.
In a mean time Iād like to share few thoughts about Toronto and Canada. As I mentioned before I had a two week vacation at the largest city of Canada.
Cute little building surrounded by skyscrapers.
I didnāt want to spend my entire holiday in a 30 ft2 hotel room and I ended up leasing a two bedroom condo from the downtown. It was a good decision since I had my privacy and the location was perfect for every activity one could think of.
Letās face it. Toronto isnāt the most beautiful city in the world. Some could say it has a face only a mother could love. They are most likely correct. But the fourth largest city in North America still has plenty of more exciting things to offer.
First of all the people are simply fantastic. Friendly, polite and helpfull ā even though the city was large and life around me was hectic. The culture is different to what Iām used to. Some totally strange people started chatting with me while I was having a dinner and after a day or two I found it to be quite pleasent.
I managed to meet some wonderful people and had some really nice discussions with them. I loved the greasy and deep fried food and (letās be honest) the drinks. Thereās nothing like Old Tomorrow pale ale.
In Finland you donāt even try to approach strangers and if you dare to speak to them, youād better have some really good question. The canadian way is better, since you donāt get too feel lonely. And itās nice to chit-chat with some random characters every now and then.
For an ordinary tourist thereās plenty of attractions to see and experience, like CN Tower, the museums, Zoo and the Ontario Science Center. I visited some of them, but mostly I concentrated on sensing the atmosphere. I tried to visit locations outside the most obvious tourist regions to see how ordinary canadians live their lives.
I loved their efficient public transit system, altough I found the payment system to be outdated. One could literally hop on a streetcar (tram) from every corner and get to the destination quite fast. If one liked to go a bit further there was a comprehensive metro service.
Cute little building surrounded by skyscrapers.
Since canadians love their ice hockey I also felt compelled to buy tickets for a NHL game. I loved the Air Canada Center venue and the game was actually good one too. Some local guy said to me it was their best game of the season.
I also had a trip to Niagara Falls, which was a bit of a letdown. The thing that bothered me most was the fact howĀ artificial the place was. It was like replica of Las Vegas in nano size.
After two weeks I felt relaxed even though I managed to do more things in Toronto than I usually get to do while abroad.
I was also able to visit both Apple and Microsoft stores. I saw for the first time the Surface Book and was also able to play with it for a while. This is a story Iāll save for later.
So thanks to all the people I met, I love Canada and canadians.
Ā Ā Long time no see - greetings from #Toronto. This time no tech, only few observations of Canada It has been ages since my last post, sorry about that. To be honest I haven't had time to follow the latest tech news either, but I've tried to fill myself in within the past two days.