{"id":12246,"date":"2019-05-15T22:47:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=12246"},"modified":"2019-05-15T22:47:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:47:05","slug":"toronto-may-9-14-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=12246","title":{"rendered":"Toronto! May 9-14.19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a great trip to Toronto visiting with my buddy Anthony Jacquin, and his dad Freddy.  Enjoyed the conference hosted by Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-LNxzb8v\/0\/1236567d\/M\/2019051416212459-IMG_6485-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-ggbjSgh\/0\/dfc6f809\/M\/2019051416212459-IMG_6493-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mike and Chris picked us up from the airport.  Went to the CN tower that evening.  Fantastic views and something really special.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-thGcwzn\/0\/89e2125d\/M\/2019051416212459-2948917270295748022_IMG_0850-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAbove the clouds!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-xH57Pds\/0\/7264d1b3\/M\/2019051416212459--5323272405105164890_IMG_0851-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nPretty bad weather the whole time.  Rainy and in the 40s and low 50s<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-RPPGTtN\/0\/67520586\/M\/2019051416212459-IMG_6496-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI continued to study Spanish everyday, although the streak with working with the Muse was broken.  Got to sleep late every night.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-SHZ3Tbs\/0\/978fe813\/M\/2019051416212459-IMG_6499-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I went with the Jacquin to see Niagra Falls.  Impressive!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-gnMVrBx\/0\/466d9552\/M\/2019051416212459-IMG_6503-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-cKVF5NL\/0\/44c3a4b4\/M\/2019051416233325-6998397520869741429_IMG_0855-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nFreddy is great fun, too!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-HmhRd5W\/0\/5fac0a71\/M\/2019051416233325-IMG_6515-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWe went downstairs to see behind the falls.  Wow!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-ZDvmgTP\/0\/48135f14\/M\/2019051416233325-IMG_6524-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-TXQ3Gwz\/0\/403278a5\/M\/2019051416240322-4887966928864741722_IMG_0866-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Toronto is a beautiful place!  I loved the architecture.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-3ZpFLP8\/0\/75644390\/M\/2019051416240322-3920653572020511583_IMG_0874-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-NWnstnz\/0\/c2626cb3\/M\/2019051416240322-371772378961280016_IMG_0878-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-Jmb5rt5\/0\/9cf121da\/M\/2019051416240322--6984225059620633096_IMG_0881-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-D9k7k3F\/0\/d38e1ec2\/M\/2019051416242785--8968284858479465615_IMG_0883-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-VrhfQpH\/0\/0d47f861\/M\/2019051416245286--2804729938377848669_IMG_0908-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-5kFk3JZ\/0\/a43edf03\/M\/2019051416253962-5273871714139331183_IMG_0917-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-NtDzqbR\/0\/8cd83818\/M\/2019051416253962--4036299849600115905_IMG_0920-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went to Chinatown to see the graffiti.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-BNQ7Z7m\/0\/740f1172\/M\/2019051416260500-6044857719745433531_IMG_0924-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-QW8nCkp\/0\/09c31211\/M\/2019051416260500-7488214242693089443_IMG_0926-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-f9bnpwN\/0\/b693a29f\/M\/2019051416260500-6473992838972031199_IMG_0928-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-9NWKfFw\/0\/79b75dc2\/M\/2019051416260500-7518454654769742750_IMG_0930-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-rJjVH2J\/0\/61c463a8\/M\/2019051416260500--501729784283510717_IMG_0932-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-Swc6gMM\/0\/8809aaeb\/M\/2019051416260500-4858273542181411200_IMG_0933-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-vcFBGK3\/0\/91306ad6\/M\/2019051416260500--41399240088551283_IMG_0936-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-cNnq39k\/0\/a378e374\/M\/2019051416260500--2170110432096588227_IMG_0938-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-fdZTJnd\/0\/453936cb\/M\/2019051416260500--6848984153206500569_IMG_0939-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-L4WqVLr\/0\/11edbe2b\/M\/2019051416260500--126269282412798658_IMG_0940-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-QXkPCc6\/0\/9f09ea82\/M\/2019051416265734--2403310702010116490_IMG_0944-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-xssQp32\/0\/eea52b7e\/M\/2019051416265734--3158420453924102639_IMG_0946-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-VNrhSqt\/0\/9cdf4cf1\/M\/2019051416265734--6848984153206500569_IMG_0950-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Loved the food!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-zjxJ9GP\/0\/9d56d506\/M\/2019051416240322-8539795050795402441_IMG_0877-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of cool stuff to see.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-rnF3WRc\/0\/ee4cab6c\/M\/2019051416242785--6066028666041748256_IMG_0884-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-BVnL2BD\/0\/fe68358c\/M\/2019051416242785--5040482184693126498_IMG_0885-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Freddy and Anthony did a great job at the conference.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-bMGRDtd\/0\/42e47c1f\/M\/2019051416242785-5476732623467003202_IMG_0888-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-bnVNLtP\/0\/85dc86f1\/M\/2019051416242785-3573740361742638488_IMG_0893-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is where I lived. 57 Gloucester.  It was near the University of Toronto where the conference was held.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-k22wFtp\/0\/ab50e473\/M\/2019051416245286--865583042309941665_IMG_0899-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-nD75kGX\/0\/a9619425\/M\/2019051416245286--1104643628788042383_IMG_0900-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nOne of the interesting things is that they had toilet seats that were warm!<\/p>\n<p>This was just a few houses down.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-DqMp9VS\/0\/3ffba170\/M\/2019051416245286-6998397520869741429_IMG_0903-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One morning there was a race going on.  They weren&#8217;t going too fast.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-Vwhs2GF\/0\/bf791c81\/M\/2019051416245286-8865116298284990245_IMG_0904-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flowers were just now blooming.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-Jw6hvrH\/0\/9f6ec721\/M\/2019051416245286-4952626724238053901_IMG_0905-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anthony and I ate at Frans a couple of morning.  Excellent!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-ZFN3tBb\/0\/26eb904a\/M\/2019051416253962-IMG_6542-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ate at a Mexican restaurant called Pancho Villas.  It was terrific.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-Gd8xQmP\/0\/530c546c\/M\/2019051416281447-IMG_6546-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Toronto--Canada-with-Anthony-and\/i-kVnrmXK\/0\/fef5fd30\/M\/2019051416265734-IMG_6545-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Overall, one of the best trips I&#8217;ve ever been on.<\/p>\n<p>Good times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a great trip to Toronto visiting with my buddy Anthony Jacquin, and his dad Freddy. Enjoyed the conference hosted by Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson. Mike and Chris picked us up from the airport. Went to the CN tower that evening. Fantastic views and something really special. Above the clouds! Pretty bad weather [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12246"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12248,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12246\/revisions\/12248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}